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AK1591 depart TPE for Kota Kinabalu. A True Malaysian…in reference to Malaysian strong man Dr Mahathirs a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia’s longest serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years.
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Emulate AirAsia, Dr Mahathir tells Malaysia Airlines
The former prime minister says he will take his hat off to MAB if it charges low prices yet emerges profitable.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has advised Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) to learn from its closest competitor AirAsia on how to manage airlines.
“A lot of people may not be happy if AirAsia joins MAB but we can learn something from AirAsia – gain knowledge and how to reap profit,” The Sun quoted him as saying.
He said if MAB and AirAsia worked together, complemented each other and did not compete, the chances of MAB recovering would be much better.
Speaking at a dialogue titled “The Missing Force” at Holiday Villa Hotel yesterday, Dr Mahathir said he could not believe how AirAsia, under the leadership of Tony Fernandes, had managed to do so well.
“How did AirAsia manage to give out free seats and comparable low flight ticket prices? Running an aircraft is not cheap. It is very costly,” he was quoted as saying.
Dr Mahathir added that he would raise his hat to MAB if it could follow the steps taken by AirAsia, charging low but still emerging profitable.
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