Sunlight Air to expand fleet, targets int'l routes by 2027

BOUTIQUE CARRIER Sunlight Air plans to lease larger jets by 2027 to serve international routes as part of its fleet expansion program, according to its top executive.

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“We are planning that for 2027. We are looking at some narrow-body jets,” Sunlight Air Chief Executive Officer Ryna C. Brito-Garcia told reporters on the sidelines of the airline's aircraft launch last week.

The announcement came as the airline welcomed its newest aircraft — an ATR 72-600 — expanding its fleet to four.

The aircraft will be deployed on its existing domestic routes, including Clark-Siargao, Siargao-Cebu, Cebu-Busuanga, and Busuanga-Clark, and on the new Cebu-Siquijor route, which will operate four times weekly starting December.