Can Everyone Still Fly

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO and Co-Founder, AirAsia Group

23-Jun-21 08:00

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With borders still closed and travel severely curtailed, can Air Asia still survive? Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO and Co-Founder of AirAsia tells us his plans to keep the airline flying while telling us the future of travel in the post covid world whilst talking about his other pillars within the group and its monetisation efforts.

Image credit: Soraphak RUSHAKITTI / Shutterstock

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning

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