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AirAsia aims to launch ‘flying taxis’

AirAsia aims to launch ‘flying taxis’

CEO Fernandes seeking more ways to get people using its ‘super app’

AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes says the pandemic has been a “once-in-a-lifetime chance to recast your business”. (Reuters File Photo)

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…

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