AirAsia not too long ago launched its To the Philippines with Love initiative as a manner of supporting regional resilience inside ASEAN.
This explicit programme was created to assist restoration efforts following current pure disasters that hit the Philippines, significantly the highly effective earthquake that hit Cebu in addition to Storm Kalmaegi.
By taking part in its half in expressing solidarity with its Southeast Asian neighbour, AirAsia will donate PHP15 for each seat bought from now till 14th January 2026 to assist native hurricane aid and restoration programmes.
One ASEAN household
Capital A chief govt and AirAsia Aviation Group advisor Tony Fernandes stated: “Connectivity has at all times been on the coronary heart of what we do, and it goes past flights or routes. As one ASEAN household, in occasions like these, uniting to assist each other is not only the suitable factor to do, it’s who we’re. Our hearts are with everybody affected within the Philippines, together with our personal Allstars. We hope AirAsia’s contribution can convey hope, and assist rebuild companies and allow native residents to get again on their ft.”
The donation will likely be disbursed by AirAsia Basis, the philanthropic arm of the airline group, to assist aid and rebuilding tasks, prioritising group infrastructure and coaching and consciousness to strengthen the capability of weak communities to answer future calamities.
AirAsia Basis govt director Yap Mun Ching added: “At AirAsia Basis, considered one of our essential priorities includes serving to communities rebuild stronger after a catastrophe. As the main target shifts from emergency aid to restoration in these communities, we leverage our community of social enterprises and trusted companions to attach assets with communities in want, supporting them to revive houses and livelihoods and make a significant distinction for these affected.”
Boosting catastrophe resilience
Amongst current recipients of the Basis’s catastrophe resilience grants in 2024 is Bike Scouts, a social enterprise with greater than a decade of on-ground catastrophe response expertise throughout the Philippines, to offer vital communication entry to communities remoted by typhoons, floods and different pure occasions.
In 2025, AirAsia Basis permitted a grant for Arkomjogja, the implementer of previous rebuilding and resilience programmes in Indonesia, to doc classes learnt and disseminate information on the organisation’s community-driven post-disaster restoration mannequin.
AirAsia Basis has a long-standing report of helming AirAsia’s post-disaster campaigns in Asean. Since its institution in 2012, the Basis has raised and distributed over US$4 million to fund responses to Storm Haiyan within the Philippines (2013), the Palu tsunami (2018), and the Malaysian floods (2021), amongst others.
The Basis has additionally awarded greater than US$670,000 in social enterprise grants throughout seven Asean nations, supporting impactful ventures that handle poverty alleviation, promote sustainable livelihoods, and construct local weather resilience.
The donation from AirAsia is along with the airline’s ongoing post-earthquake assist for presidency companions by humanitarian flights.
In coordination with authorities authorities, AirAsia transported search-and-rescue groups of the Metropolitan Manila Improvement Authority (MMDA) and important rescue gear to assist emergency aid missions in Cebu.
