Despite high energy costs, South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) has flown some 141,000 passengers from January to June of this year, announced Patrick Tan, VP for Commercial Affairs of SEAIR.

This is an increase from 136,000 passengers carried to various destinations during the same period last year, as previously reported.

To further boost passenger traffic, SEAIR will introduce next month a state-of-the-art reservation system. Starting September 15, SEAIR’s new and improved web site will offer the lowest available online fares as well as year-round sales promos.

“We expect a surge of passengers due to the very competitive pricing structure of SEAIR’s online fares for all our destinations, especially Boracay,’ said Tan.

The airline uses a fleet of Dornier 328 and LET 410 aircraft. The Dornier 328 is a 32-seater twin engine turboprop aircraft which is also being used by other airlines worldwide — British Airways, KLM and United Airlines to name a few. The 19-seater Let 410 is ideal for small runways and other destinations where bigger planes could not land.

SEAIR offers the fastest flights to Boracay at 35 minutes with the Dornier 328. The airline also flies to the most destinations in Palawan: Busuanga, El Nido, Taytay, Puerto Princesa and Cuyo with as much as 40 flights per week during peak season.

SEAIR has now flown almost 3 million passengers to 17 local tourist destinations.

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