AirAsia founder plans low-cost Dubai-like hubs in Bangkok, KL
The Straits Times|November 23, 2024
AirAsia hopes to emulate Dubai's success in connecting the world, but in a low-cost format from places like Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, as the budget carrier looks to move on from its tumultuous pandemic years.
AirAsia founder plans low-cost Dubai-like hubs in Bangkok, KL

Founder Tony Fernandes envisages funnelling connecting passengers through Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur airports en route to the destinations that AirAsia and its long-haul arm AirAsia X serve.

Mr Fernandes said AirAsia's sweet spot is flights between 1 1/2 hours and six hours long.

"What I'm trying to do, which will be the first time in the world, is to create a hub in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok like Dubai and Qatar," he said in an interview in the Thai capital.

"Bangkok has kind of a hub, Singapore obviously has, but these are premium hubs. No one has really done a low-cost hub."

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