Now everyone can fly… soon to Europe
While keeping his plans for Europe under wraps, AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes hints destinations could be London, Manchester or even Dublin.
This follows the launch of its Kuala Lumpur-Hawaii route on June 28.
AirAsia Bhd group chief executive officer (CEO), Tony Fernandes, said the airline would fly into Europe soon.
He, however, did not disclose the exact routes the airline would be flying to.
“We were about to launch the Europe route when the Ukraine crisis happened,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the 17th WTTC Global Summit here today.
While keeping his plans for Europe under wraps, he hinted that the destinations could be London, Manchester or even Dublin.
Fernandes earlier attended the “Meet the Experts” session and was interviewed by the WTTC CEO and president David Scowsill on the topic of “Responsible and Responsive Leadership”.
The two-day summit that ends today aims to bring together the industry’s global leaders from private and public sectors to explore the “Transforming our World” theme, focusing on sustainability.
Fernandes was among key speakers, besides former British prime minister David Cameron, United Nations World Tourism Organisation secretary-general Taleb Rifai and Thailand Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul.
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The event was attended by 800 senior executives from the global travel and tourism industry, including those from the public and private sectors, and also ministers from 13 nations.