AirAsia aims to re-hire retrenched employees
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd plans to re-hire the employees it had to retrench last year once the airline business starts to pick up. Recognising that having to terminate the services of some 2,000 employees last year was a tragedy, group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has vowed to re-hire all of them […]
AirAsia’s super sale offers discounts of up to 70 pct
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia is holding its first Super Sale for the year, offering up to 70 per cent discount on products ranging from fresh produce, groceries, food deliveries, lifestyle products, Muslim-friendly services and health and wellness packages via its super app or airasia.com from April 5-11, 2021. AirAsia Super App chief executive officer Karen Chan […]
Nanta helps five stranded Sarawakians
KUCHING: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi recently came to the aid of five Sarawakians stranded in Kuala Lumpur. He said he managed to meet with them on Sunday upon arrival at KLIA and presented them with some financial assistance. “They missed their flight to Sarawak due to some issues […]
Tony Fernandes willing to lead MFL
KUALA LUMPUR: “I am up for it,” was the short response from Tan Sri Tony Fernandes when asked about his interest to helm the Malaysian Football League (MFL). The AirAsia Group Bhd chief executive officer expressed his willingness to replace outgoing MFL president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin if he is nominated for the post. The […]
AirAsia explores urban drone deliveries, to offer new, high-tech jobs
KUALA LUMPUR: Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital, is exploring the use of automated drones to deliver goods from airasia’s e-commerce platforms, which is expected to create new job opportunities including for those who lost jobs in the aviation industry. AirAsia Group Bhd said Teleport was teaming up with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity […]
AirAsia introduces ‘Asean Unlimited’ to ensure smooth take-off when travel returns
KUALA LUMPUR: Capitalising on positive Covid-19 vaccination developments across the Asean region, low-cost airline AirAsia Group Bhd has revived its engines to ensure a smooth take-off when travel returns by introducing its all-new product, Asean Unlimited. The Asean Unlimited offers unlimited access to AirAsia’s international and domestic flights, as well as e-commerce delivery services on […]
AirAsia ready to help govt in vaccination campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost airline, AirAsia Group Bhd is upbeat with the vaccination programme that started today, urging Malaysians to get the jab and be ready to fly. Chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes also urged everyone to dispel any misinformation around the vaccines, and trust the scientists and experts. “Now is the time for […]
AirAsia optimistic on vaccines rollout, hints on more fundraising efforts
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget airline AirAsia is optimistic about global travel resuming amidst the vaccine rollout in Malaysia, as well as in some of its key markets. Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the nationwide Covid-19 vaccines rollout commencing this week is the first key indicator of a global travel reboot in the […]
Solid rebound for air travel demand across key operating markets
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd is navigating its recovery phase exceptionally well as key operational metrics improved in December 2020 in comparison to September 2020. This is shown by the 31 per cent increase notably, in passengers carried by AirAsia Thailand (TAA), doubling of passengers carried by AirAsia Philippines (PAA), and number of passengers carried […]
AirAsia’s domestic flights remain operational during MCO, police approval needed
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd has announced that its domestic flight services will remain operational during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) from Jan 13 to 26. In a statement today, AirAsia said for essential travel, passengers must obtain a valid approval from police before departure and have to comply with specific entry requirements […]
