Grand Air


Grand International Airways was a short-lived airline in the Philippines which operated during the mid-to-late 1990s.

History

The airline was established when the Philippine Government started to deregulate its domestic aviation industry after decades of monopoly by Philippine Airlines, then wholly owned by the government.
Grand Air was owned by the Panlilio family, which also owned Grand Boulevard Hotel in Roxas Boulevard, Philippine Village Hotel and Puerto Azul - a resort hotel in Cavite.
Towards the mid 1990s, Grand Air used to fly to Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport using their Airbus A300s.
The airline was forced to fold operation due to mounting debt problem with its Taiwanese creditors.

Destinations

Grand Air flew to the following destinations:
The airline operated a fleet of 5 Airbus A300B4-200 and 4 Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

Code data

  • IATA Code: 8L
  • ICAO Code: '''GDI'''