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In an industry where tightly scripted quotes can feel like the norm, Tony Fernandes' candid communication style is distinctive and refreshing.
Gordon Smith | 12 hours ago
Airline Weekly
A defining characteristic of the AirAsia empire has always been its corporate complexity. Now it stands to simplify by bringing AirAsia and AirAsia X together as one, while leaving aside most of the group’s laundry list of non-core business units.
1 month ago
Hotels
Tourism in India is growing, especially from domestic travelers. This is leading to a robust demand for accommodation across the country. But the India hotel industry needs to provide enough supply.
Bulbul Dhawan | 4 months ago
If completed as planned, the deal would represent the largest plane order in the history of Filipino aviation and another big win for Airbus.
Gordon Smith | 5 months ago
Better late than never. East Asia’s airline markets were slow to reopen and slow to recover post-Covid. But in Southeast Asia, or more specifically the ASEAN region, a demand revival is now in full swing.
6 months ago
Tourism
The court’s order follows the Tamil Nadu government report that said 20,000 vehicles enter these hill stations every day. This posed concerns for the elephants in the region as well as the drought prevailing in the Nilgiris.
Bulbul Dhawan | 7 months ago
Two days ago, Tony Fernandes announced that he’s putting retirement aside for the next five years. On Thursday he announced AirAsia Move’s plans to be the biggest OTA in Southeast Asia and a day later, he’s talking about his ambition to position AirAsia as the largest low-cost airline group in Asia.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 7 months ago
Online Travel
Recipe for the most-loved OTA in Southeast Asia = Free flights for a year for as less as $250. Lip smacking, much?
Fernandes is taking on the challenge of transforming AirAsia’s parent company as it tries to shake off its pandemic-era problems.
Gordon Smith and Meghna Maharishi, Skift | 7 months ago
It's all flights on board as AirAsia Move aims to carve out its own niche in the OTA space. The superapp doesn't want to be seen playing favorites with its parent airline.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 9 months ago
