Tony Fernandes CEO Blog

hi Tony.
I'm happy to hear your achievements nowadays.

Hey, we suppose to meet during my event last year. You suppose to be the speaker on that night. CASFUMAL 2009. I'm not sure whether you still remember it or not.

But yet, your secretary, Jacky manage to ask Azran to replace you. Haha
Honestly, all of us quite dispointed when we heard that you not able to join us. Hwver, we understand your situation on that day.

Owh ya, just to let you know, currently I am doing my practical at France. And hoping that AirAsia could have at least one flight to here. Hehe....

K Tony. Hope we could keep in touch each other.

Have a nice day!

Regards,
Firdaus

Hey Tony, I am Daniel Lim, a final year undergrad at Singapore university. It's my first time leaving a comment on your fantastic blog. Hope you had a great BBQ session by the beach and a great trip at Bali. It is always great and nice to have a getaway in midst of hectic life. I had never tried any LCC before. And AirAsia is the first airline that expose me to the world of LCC. I had always heard of the innovations that AirAsia had made and constantly changing and improving. That makes me wanna book on AirAsia and experience it for myself. I had booked myself at the end of this month to do a trip from KUL-PEN n i am looking forward to that trip. Last but not least, Wishing you and your wife a loving Valentine Day and to all other reader of the blog a Happy Valentine/Friendship Day. Continue to work hard and bring in innovation and i am sure you'll see great rewards. I wish AirAsia will continue to be leading LCC in Asia. Cheers!

Hey Tony, why so emotional? Mind sharing some of your talk on how best to be a better team in these trying times ahead in your blog? Cheers.

Hi, Thanks for visiting my hometown, Mr Tony, although I'm not around there. Hope you really like Bali and would come back next time. By the way, do you have any idea of proposing a Singapore-Bali route instead of taking plane from Senai? Looking for your forward response. Have a great holiday.

Hi Tony,

Being honest, I thought you were off ya mind when you left the high powered job to start AirAsia. I have to admit that you have made me your fan after seeing what you can do with such limited resources and turned it around. I am impressed.

I noted the similarities between Southwestern and AirAsia and I had to keep it to myself because I didn't wanna get sued. My management papers had SouthWestern as a topic and one of the questions was about me writing about another LCC in the region where I was from and simple enough, it was AirAsia.

I would seriously relish the chance of meeting you in person and having a lively chat. And congratulations on the Stansted-LCCT route. Now everyone can definately fly to London ... Cheers..

Vignesh Anthony Fernandez

Hey Tony!!! Firstly Happy Valentine's Day!!!! Wish u have a good time for u to chill down a bit from your work!!!! But isn't Sun Sea and Sand are Better in Australia?????Ha....... Work hard and Play hard la!! Tony!!!! That' suits your image!!!! I think within ASEAN, you might be able to built another hubs elsewhere for a better growth. Because i think your network you have now is really good. Instead of a spider web network, you have been grow like a "Ryanair" Mass lines network!!! That's what my point of view for a LCC to grow in a region!!! Finally, have fun in Bali!!!! P.S: Is Air Asia planning to do any Flight between Sydney to KL?? (Or anywhere close to SYD, besides OOL.)

AWWesoomeee!!!XOX

Hi Datuk Seri Belated Valentine's. Valentine in Bali, THE place people would want to be, by the beach, sunset, waves, anyway I was happy at home in KL with my beloved other half. It is 28 loving yrs for us and still hoping for more. Wishing you the same. Still pushing ahead for our affiliation with the Ice Skating Union, so depressing, but will never give up. All those skaters DREAMS rely on my pursuit to get it and whenever the going gets tough you come into the picture and I remember those words , GO FOR THAT DREAM AND NEVER GIVE UP. We will be recognised soon hopefully and you will see a Msian ice figure skater in the international competitive scene soon. Hope to see you at our Nationals on 10 & 11 April , Pyramid Ice. We have our Msian skaters coming from USA to participate too. Keep SMILING!

Datuk, walaupun saya orang Melayu, namun saya tetap anggap Datuk sebagai saudara sebangsa saya kerana kita BANGSA MALAYSIA kerana kejayaan Datuk kejayaan saya juga baru dua tiga hari lepas saya jumpa Datuk di La Bodega, masa tu Datuk dengan Jason Lo hajat hati nak tegur, tapi maklumlah, takut dilihat menganggu perbincangan Datuk berdua Datuk, saya adalah ex crime journalist di Utusan Malaysia, kalau Datuk free, lawatilah blog saya di www.syahrilkadir.wordpress.com nak tahu impian saya? impian saya adalah untuk menemubual Datuk untuk blog saya mungkinkah impian saya akan jadi kenyataan? semoga kita semua terus TERBANG BERSAMA THE ONE N ONLY...AIR ASIA!

Hi Tony, with the world economy in a frenzy, has this impacted the plans you have for the coming year? Don't worry, I am not a reporter. I am just curious to know how does one plan for the unknown.

hi datuk, i also just back from bali,its gud for us go for holiday like this,sometim we need a peace of mind,anyway i just want to know when u wana touch your 1st billion,i just cant wait you to enter the list,i know u already adopt a billionaire mentality,just matter of time & matter of money,all about money datuk. bye

Hi, Tony I am familiar with both KLIA and Singapore's Changi Airport. Why do I get the impression that KLIA is backsliding while Changi is enhancing it's already formidable reputation? Is it a reflection on the capabilities of Malaysia Airports (MAHB) versus that of Singapore's CAAS (Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore) - the latter is due to be corporatised soon? Why, for instance, are British Airways and Qantas having significant operations at Changi and ignoring KLIA (from which they pulled out many years ago)? After all, KLIA is just as strategically located as Changi on the "kangaroo route" between Australia and the UK, right? Is it politics - where the Singapore government has been aggressive in signing "open skies" agreements with many countries? Or is it because the Singapore government has explicitly stated that Changi's regional air hub status is more important to the country's economy than the survival of Singapore Airlines? MAHB seems to be mired in a miasma of complacency, and it shows, as far as KLIA is concerned. I recall that many years ago, MAHB had said that KLIA would be benchmarked against the best airports in the world. Years have gone by and the results of the benchmark studies have yet to be released. Also, going by the CAAS financial statements, it appears that just one airport (Changi) generates more revenue and profit than all the Malaysian airports (with the exception of Senai Airport in Johor Bahru) combined under the MAHB umbrella. Why is this?