TONY: "NO" TO AIRASIA BEING A FULL-FLEDGED CARGO OPERATOR

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) - AirAsia Bhd is not considering being a
full-fledged cargo operator, though the carrier has an extensive network,
said its chief executive officer Tony Fernandes.

"I leave that to MASkargo and Transmile. We have a lot of cargo space
and
certainly we will utilise it more," said Tony to reporters after a briefing on
Tune Money Sdn Bhd Wednesday.

"We have a lot of initiatives that we are working on. We are looking at
express cargo and online shopping to ship goods to people," he added.

Tony said AirAsia had an "amazing network" such as eight flights daily to
Bangkok, whereby the company could utilise this to tap a hand carried courier
business.

"We have helped a lot of cargo operators because if they want to send goods
to Bandung, we will do it. We will be a good forward shipper to big cargo
lines.

"But as a full-fledged cargo operator, no," he stated.

In the meantime, AirAsia, which has carried 60 million people to date, has
plans to fly to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the near future.

"We are working on it and will make an announcement in due course," said
Tony.

-- BERNAMA