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,...
It appears that AirAsia continues to disappoint their clients, according to a recent Twitter post in which a netizen expressed her concerns regarding AirAsia’s incompetence. On Monday (19th September), the Twitter user posted a screenshot of her conversation via the AirAsia Super App to voice her complaint after encountering a problem when attempting to use...
If you’ve been on the fence undecided whether to buy flight tickets, we’ve got good news for you – the highly-anticipated AirAsia’s Free Seats promotion is back! Wanderlusters are already snapping those free seats like hot cakes as we speak. The low-cost carrier broke the exciting news earlier today that there are 5 million free seats...
Arman Rashid made a TikTok video to look for Izz Ahmad Danial after the latter's service impressed one of AirAsia's bosses.Screengrab/TikTok Dream jobs don't usually fall from the sky, but there might be an exception for this young man. Izz Ahmad Danial was recently offered the opportunity to become an air steward with Malaysian carrier AirAsia — after his...
AirAsia chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is a father again. The 57-year-old took to social media to introduce his newborn daughter, Aliyah Ena, to the world via a LinkedIn post. In sharing the happy announcement, the Malaysian entrepreneur shared that the birth of his baby girl is easily one of the highlights this year...
The Malaysian high court has granted AirAsia X Bhd a nine-month extension on a restraining order which prevents creditors from filing any legal proceedings against it, the airline said in a stock exchange filing. The filing on Thursday (June 17) said the extension runs nine months from the day of the announcement. The court had granted a restraining...
With air travel crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic, AirAsia led by its founder Tony Fernandes – often touted as the “Richard Branson of Asia” – has been vigorously stepping up the budget carrier’s year-long diversification plan. As the pandemic’s true extent became apparent last May, the Malaysia-based regional budget carrier launched a food delivery business in Kuala Lumpur that gained...
No flying cars in 2020? It’s okay because AirAsia is planning to introduce drone delivery services and air taxi very soon! Teleport, the logistics venture of AirAsia Digital, is exploring the use of automated drones to deliver goods from AirAsia’s e-commerce platforms. “The pilot project for the delivery of goods from AirAsia’s e-commerce platforms, including AirAsia shop,...
