Tony Says "No" To AirAsia Being A Full-fledged Cargo Operator

November 19, 2008 22:54 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Bhd is not considering being a full-fledged cargo operator, though the carrier has an extensive network, said its chief executive officer Datuk Seri 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 today.

"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