During a recent AirAsia flight, one of its cabin crew was noticed for resembling popular Chinese actress Dilireba. A netizen was so taken by the resemblance that he couldn’t help but sneak a video of her during the pre-flight safety demonstration. On the bright side, he was paying attention to the pre-flight safety demonstration. The video has since been viewed more...
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia will not give up on securing a license to operate in Singapore, despite having been rejected three times, said Capital A chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. "Don’t block me in Singapore,” he said. "Three times we had applied for an airline license, three times we were rejected. We have airlines in Cambodia,...
KOTA KINABALU: AirAsia repaid Sabah Development Bank (SDBank) over half of the load it received four years ago during the Covid-19 lockdown. Tan Sri Tony Fernandes says AirAsia is forever grateful to the Sabah government and the Sabah Development Bank (SDBank) for its RM300mil loan during the 2020 pandemic crisis. The chief executive officer of Capital A...
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia continues with its operations amid system disruptions, advising guests to expect delays for departures due to manual processing. There are no flight cancellations as of 7.30pm tonight, it said. In a statement today, the low-cost airline also said it is working with all stakeholders to manage the situation to keep the safety, security and...
KOTA KINABALU: Passengers waiting for check-in at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport are faced with difficulties as some airlines including AirAsia are facing system glitches. This comes following a global cyber outage which struck earlier Friday (July 19). An official from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) here confirmed that the airport is not affected but some airlines...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah and AirAsia have inked a strategic partnership that is aimed at connecting the state with most countries in Asia as well as Oceania in the next five years. Under the partnership with the Sabah Tourism Board (STB), the AirAsia Group aims to potentially launch 14 new domestic and international routes including Kota Kinabalu-Bandar...
PHNOM PENH: AirAsia believes it is capable of confronting rising fuel prices and the continued unfavourable currency movements, which continue to heighten global challenges. Capital A Bhd chief executive officer (CEO) Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said his confidence is based on the returned elasticity of the aviation industry post-Covid-19 despite fares rising as much as 25 per...
KOTA KINABALU: Several flights have been reinstated and airlines are arranging to fly out nearly 20,000 stranded passengers at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. AirAsia resumed several flights travelling from various locations in the country, including inbound flights from as far as Hong Kong, Taipei, Shenzhen and Singapore. A Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur was believed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Riad Asmat has resigned as AirAsia's chief executive officer (CEO). In a post on his Instagram account, Riad thanked AirAsia for the journey. "It has been a journey and a half and I loved every single bit of it with no regrets. To my wonderful AllStars, thank you for the undying support given throughout the...
PETALING JAYA: A recent flight to Singapore saw a massive “upgrade” to its in-flight entertainment system when several renowned singers, including local icon Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, treated passengers to a mini 'concert'. The pleasant surprise saw the popular songstress accompanied by Grammy Award-winning music legend David Foster and fellow acclaimed singers Michael Bolton, Katherine McPhee,...
