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3 unusual facts about Airasia


East Lombok Regency

The main terminal building also provides international terminal facilities, currently limited to international connections to Singapore provided by SilkAir and Malaysia provided by AirAsia.

January Low Wye San

She also appeared in Malaysian musician Pete Teo’s national unity music video Here in My Home last in 2008, starring alongside 49 other personalities, including football pundit Shebby Singh, Air Asia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, model Amber Chia, comedian Harith Iskander and actors Maya Karin.

Wei Long Wong

He was nominated for the AirAsia player of the month for February, averaging 16.5 points in that month.


AirAsia India

Prior to the airline's formation, Tony Fernandes announced that he would like Ratan Tata to be the Chairman of the airline, however the latter refused, though he later consented to being the Chief Advisor to the AirAsia India management board.

Economic Transformation Programme

Among the companies that are involved in the transformation programme are YTL Corporation, Shell Malaysia, Airasia, Hovid Inc, Select-TV, Exxon-Mobil, Dialog Group, Tenaga Nasional, Cisco.

Jason Lo

In December 2007, Lo was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Tune Talk, a no-frills mobile virtual network operator, owned by Tune Ventures Sdn Bhd, in which AirAsia Group Chief Executive Tony Fernandes holds a 40% stake.

KLIA East @ Labu

Finally, the criticism has made the cabinet to re-look the issue with the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak asking AirAsia to present their case to him and other cabinet ministers and the airport operator Malaysia Airports.

Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia, the investment arm of the national government, has opposed the Sime Darby and AirAsia plans.

The two parties involved in this project were AirAsia Holdings Group and Sime Darby who own the land.

It was reported on December 2008 that Sime Darby, the land owner for the new airport and AirAsia has given a green light for the building of the new airport in Labu, Negeri Sembilan.

Pangkor Island

Accessibility and convenience of travelling by road and by air to Pangkor was progressively enhanced over the two years 2006–2008, because of the completion of the upgrading workings of Simpang Pulai – Lumut 4-lane dual carriage highway (which is nearing completion), the West Coast Expressway and the introduction of more flights, including AirAsia services.

Transport in Penang

Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia fly daily to Penang from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Medan and many other major cities in South East Asia and Malaysia as well.


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