Barrier-Free Environment and Accessible Transport Group (BEAT) met with AirAsia Group Chief Executive Office Dato’ Tony Fernandes this morning. 16 representatives from various NGOs attended the meeting that resulted from the protest at LCCT-KLIA. From the word go, Datuk Fernandes informed us of his airline’s plans to remove many of the barriers and conditions that are preventing disabled persons from flying with AirAsia. For starters, AirAsia has agreed to purchase 2 ambulifts – one for LCCT-KLIA and the
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Therefore, AirAsia keep changing the company strategies to meet the customer needs and wants to continuing take the leading position. This business philosophy is also help to avoid the any commercial mean that is harm to the organization and not so easy to let others company outside follow the pace of progress of AirAsia. AirAsia, as a company that no need any other introduction in ASEAN, where connecting people and places across 132 routes, 40 of which are offered by no other airline. AirAsia is one
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ASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT CASES, 3(1), 2006 SAGE PUBLICATIONS NEW DELHI/THOUSAND OAKS/LONDON DOI: 10.1177/097282010500300104 AIRASIA: THE SKYS THE LIMIT Rizal Ahmad Mark Neal This case details the rise and expansion of AirAsia in South-east Asia. The company employed a business model for low-cost airlines that was originally developed by Southwest Airlines in the United States and subsequently employed with great success by European companies such as Ryanair and EasyJet. The case thus documents
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AirAsia BERHAD MARKETING PLAN No. | CONTENTS | PAGE | 1.0 | Executive Summary | 1-2 | 2.0 | Introduction | 3 | | 2.1 Background and History of AirAsia | 3-4 | | 2.2 Vision Statement | 5 | | 2.3 Mission Statement | 5 | | 2.4 Objectives | 5 | 3.0 | Environmental Analysis | 6 | | 3.1 PESTEL Analysis | 6 | | 3.1.1 Political Factors | 7-8 | | 3.1.2 Economic Factors | 8-9 | | 3.1.3 Social Factors | 9-11 | | 3.1.4 Technological Factors
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THE BEGINNING The story of AirAsia began after Tony Fernandes observed and was impressed with the way that easyJet was run. EasyJet is a London-based low cost airline and he, decided to further explore the mechanics and intricacies of the airline operations first hand. It has been his childhood dream to run an airline someday. So, after spending two days at easyJet headquarters in Luton airport, talking to staff and passengers and learning first hand how the airline operates, he had a vision
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Strengths AirAsia is the low cost leader in Asia. AirAsia has the opportunity to lead all theflight and also having the first move advantage as a first low cost airline in Asia.With the help of AirAsia Academy, AirAsia has successfully created a “low-costairline mentality” among their workforce. The workforce is very flexible and highcommitted and very critical in making AirAsia the lowest cost airline in Asia. Inthis new advertisement, one of our ‘C’ is cheap. This is ‘C’ is represent the cheapword
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It has been a great pride in the history of AirAsia that despite the challenges that they have faced, AirAsia continues to defy the odds. Since December 8, 2001, when the company was taken over by the new Air Asia management, AirAsia has grown to become the largest low-cost carrier in Asia. Today the airlines are operating in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. With more than 6,000 talented, hardworking and committed employees and a market capitalization in excess of RM2billion
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| INTRODUCTION | 2 | TASK A | 3 | TASK B | 4-7 | TASK C | 8-18 | TASK D | 19-25 | CONCLUSION | 26 | RECOMMENDATION | 27-29 | REFFERENCES | 30-31 | INTRODUCTION A REVOLUTIONARY NAME IN AIR TRAVEL REACHES GREATER HEIGHTS (airasia) AirASia is indeed on its way on becoming the dominant player in the airline industry, It is a low cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who operates scheduled domestic and international flights. The company is Asia’s largest low fare, no frills
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discriminated against when booking AirAsia tickets online, where an icon would appear on the website asking if the ticket purchaser would require “special assistance”. According to Lee, the passenger clicked 'yes', then they would not be able to proceed with the booking. Lee also said that AirAsia charged RM12 for renting out a wheelchair, which a passenger could use to go from the ticketing counter to the departure hall. When interviewed by Malaysia's Daily Express, AirAsia Chief Executive Officer Datuk
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Jan 30, 2009 Categories: Brands, Business & Entrepreneurs, Others In the history of my working life, innovation has been the one priority foremost in my mind to ensure that we are always competitive. I was thrilled when Fast Company voted AirAsia as one of the top 50 innovative companies in the world. It was a thrill to be in the same ranks as Apple, Google, Nike and BMW. Fostering a culture of innovation within the organisation is a challenge and over the next few years, I will be seeking
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