AirAsia | 9 Questions with Riad Asmat, AirAsia Malaysia CEO

[@abrahamdecruz5128]

Riad, Post Covid travel is picking up in spectacular fashion. So take all the A321neos you have on order as quickly as possible. After 20years of operations you guys have built up the demand on some routes tremendously. The A321neo are essential for these busy hubs where slots are restricted. Also see whether in the next ten years A321LR might be useful as Air Asia flies longer routes to China Russia, Central Asia and the Middle Easr. Use these aircraft to develop the long thin routes. When the demand is strong then upgrade the aircraft to deploy the A330neos on these routes to grow the market. Tan Sri Tony was on Bloomberg in 2017 saying a 500airline fleet is possible for the three subsidiaries. If that comes about say within the next 15years you will have one of the largest airlines in the world. The infrastructure at KLIA has to keep pace with your expansion and you need to ensure you have adequate gates at KLIA. If most of the 500aircraft are based in Malaysia you and the authorities should already be discussing KLIA 3- the third terminal since new terminals take a long time to build. But salute you guys for your huge impact on Malaysian tourism.

[@zinikanoratikahmohd5138]

Ur Great sir..im liked to see peoples success!!

[@adnanharis6394]

great CEO

[@MohamadShafieKarim]

Slow audio. Improvement please

[@SomeoneTookAK]

You should buy an a350-1000 xwb