A new partnership between Banwa Private Island and Ascent Flights Global (Ascent) will offer a truly curated experience of personal safety and privacy through sustainable chartered air travel beginning September 2021.
Located in North-Eastern Palawan and nestled in Sulu Sea, Banwa Private Island is Palawan’s most talked-about new all-villa holiday destination for discerning guests seeking the ultimate in contemporary luxury, privacy, and bespoke service. Banwa Private Island has six magnificent beach-front villas, each with its infinity pool providing the utmost privacy and tranquility. World-class amenities include a stunning open kitchen restaurant and terrace bar, a spa pavilion featuring a floodlit tennis court, gym, massage suite, Pilates/yoga studio, and juice bar. There’s a dive center and short-game golf course too. Recently voted ‘Private Island of the Year’ in the Destination Deluxe Awards, Banwa Private Island’s sought-after exclusivity is more timely and important than ever before. Guests can opt to stay in any one of Banwa Private Island’s six beach-front villas or, for the ultimate friends and family escape, the entire island can be chartered on an ‘exclusively yours’ basis.
Banwa Private Island is conveniently and privately accessible by air by a preferred 8-seater seaplane directly from Manila on a one-hour-and-45-minute scenic flight, landing on the doorstep of the exclusive island. Also available are helicopters for up to 10 passengers from Ninoy Aquino International Airport or The Peninsula Manila’s helipad. Larger capacity fixed-wing aircraft from any destination in the Philippines is also part of the Ascent fleet. Alternatively, guests can choose any commercial airline to any of Palawan’s three commercial airports, San Vicente, Puerto Princesa, or El Nido, followed by a short helicopter flight across the Sulu Sea and land on Banwa Private Island’s heli-lawn.
For a more cost-effective option, guests can opt for onward travel to the island by a premium Sports Utility Vehicle from either San Vicente or Puerto Princesa airports in Palawan, followed by a short boat transfer to the island. Ascent also offers to service both domestic and international arrivals by private jets, be it in Manila or Clark for onward journey with any of their varying type of aircraft, or directly to either San Vicente or Puerto Princesa airports in Palawan. Part of Ascent’s bespoke services is ground handling arrangements with meet and greet arrangements, inter-airport transfers, exclusive lounge service, and immigration fast track.
Peter Nilsson, CEO of Banwa Private Island, greeted this new dynamic partnership with a comment: “We found a great partner in Ascent with our shared goal to deliver exceptional, personalized, and intimate guest experiences to our affluent clientele. Our utmost priority is the genuine care and well-being of our guests from their chartered flight to their holiday experience in our informal and intimate island sanctuary. Personal safety and hand-crafted travel experiences have become even more important in the luxury travel landscape nowadays. Ascent’s long-term approach and commitment to a decarbonized world is well aligned with Banwa Private Island’s continuous dedication to sustainability.”
Ascent is Asia’s Air Mobility leading company, powering air taxi, experiential, medical, and cargo services. People and businesses can avail themselves of on-demand flights on helicopters, jets, and seaplanes across cities and regions. Ascent promotes Air Mobility, as a convenient, reliable mode of mobility that addresses congestion, connectivity, environmental sustainability, and health issues generated by rapid urbanization and the pandemic. Ascent operates across the Philippines with hubs in major locations such as airports, central business districts, and popular leisure destinations. Users can complement their journey by availing of value-added services including luggage transport, first and last-mile ground transport amongst other services. In addition, passengers fly on curated aircraft following COVID-19 related safety protocols such as enhanced aircraft cleaning and frequent health checks on the crew.
Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff, founder and CEO of Ascent added: “Banwa Private Island’s vision of an enhanced experience by air between Banwa Private Island’s guests’ home, and its remote delicate environment, is dear to us. With this partnership, guests’ experience now starts with a seamless and private bubble. Ascent’s dedicated solution for Banwa Private Island, brings a holistic journey by air, like no other, beyond motion. With best-in-class air operations on fuel-efficient aircraft, Banwa Private Island’s guests elevate their journey with peace of mind.”
For exclusive island or individual villa reservation inquiries, please contact reservations@banwaprivateisland.com or visit www.banwaprivateisland.com. For air and land transfer inquiries or bookings, email banwa@ascent.flights or visit www.ascent.flights
