AirAsia aims to launch ‘flying taxis’
CEO Fernandes seeking more ways to get people using its ‘super app’
KUALA LUMPUR: The regional budget airline AirAsia is seeking to launch an app-powered flying-taxi business as soon as next year, according to co-founder and chief executive Tony Fernandes.
“We are working on that right now. I think we are about a year and a half away from launching,” Mr Fernandes said on Saturday during an online discussion as part of the Youth Economic Forum.
With the airline business taking a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, AirAsia has been expanding in the digital space. It launched a…