flee 5 Report post Posted November 16, 2009 (edited) With Malaysia being a tropical country, AK has to consider that it rains here A LOT. Malaysia is not a western country. Up the fare by RM1 for the bridge, I don't think anybody minds. RM1 here and RM5 there adds up, soon AK will no longer be a LCC. I think that when they started they wanted to get costs as near to zero as possible. The latest "convenience" charge (RM5 per pax per sector) is another example where pax (particularly Malaysians) did not like. I think AK is trying to do a balancing act - balancing between cost cutting and pax complaints. I would like to see AK stay close to its model as an LCC and MH stick to its full service status. That way, people have a very clear cut choice. Pay less and you get less of everything. Pay more if you cannot sacrifice the creature comforts of a full service carrier. Edited November 16, 2009 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted November 16, 2009 Aerobridge belongs to MAB and airport tax is gazette. In theory, AK can pass on the cost of using aerobridge directly over to pax as airport tax. Believe one of the disputes between AK and MAB is over the amount of discount or rebate allowed for not using aerobridge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 November 28, 2009 15:01 PM Fernandes Wins 'Airline CEO Of The Year For 2009' Award KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Bhd's group chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, has been named the "Airline CEO of the Year for 2009" by Jane's Transport Finance magazine in London on Friday. In a statement here on Saturday, the company said the award was presented to Fernandes for leading AirAsia to become the world's best low-cost airline and Asia's largest. "Under Fernandes' leadership, the airline flew more than 75 million guests in less than eight years," it said. Fernandes attributed the win to his staff and AirAsia's culture of innovation. "I've come this far because of the support of the staff who inspire me and our culture of innovation in the workplace. "We have grown AirAsia together, with everybody pitching in with ideas, actively finding new ways to increase efficiency, improving services by effectively combining technology and the personal touch, and aggressively and smartly marketing our brand," he said. Jane's Transport Finance magazine is a UK-based provider of market intelligence and integrated solutions to the transport, public safety, defence, security and law enforcement sectors. The publication gives awards annually to outstanding achievers in the airline, airport, rail, road and shipping sectors. -- BERNAMA http://bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=458468 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
