South East Asian Airlines

South East Asian Airlines, commonly known as SEAIR, is a Philippine regional carrier that operated domestic and international routes connecting Manila with various provincial and island destinations across the Philippine archipelago. The airline held IATA designator code DG and ICAO code SRQ, operating under the callsign SEAIR. SEAIR was known for serving remote island destinations that were difficult to reach by other means of transportation, playing an important role in linking tourism-heavy areas such as Palawan and the Visayas to the capital. The airline operated smaller turboprop and regional jet aircraft suited to shorter runways found at provincial airports. In 2013, SEAIR entered a significant partnership with AirAsia, and the airline was eventually rebranded and restructured as AirAsia Zest following a tie-up with Zest Air. This transition effectively marked the end of independent operations under the SEAIR brand, consolidating its routes and assets into the AirAsia network in the Philippines.