AirAsia X returned to Sydney in 2022 after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed. (Kurt Ams)
Long-haul, low cost, high aspirations
Since its first long-haul international flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast in 2007, AirAsia X – a subsidiary of the larger AirAsia Group – has become one of the staple carriers of the Asia-Pacific region. At this year’s Australian Aviation Summit, its CEO Benyamin Ismail sat down with Jake Nelson for a fireside chat on its evolving model and how it weathered the COVID-19 storm.
AA: Can you give us a general overview of AirAsia X and how it operates within the wider AirAsia network?
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says:I look forward to the big red 330 returning to Cooly, so too that big yella fella