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Tony Fernandes frustrated by Singapore’s rejection of LCC group’s application to establish a Changi airport base
October 3rd 2024
AirAsia will not give up on its goal of securing a license to operate in Singapore despite being rejected three times, Capital A CEO, Tony Fernandes, said earlier this week. Read More » Delivering the opening address at the group’s 14-line Asia Digital Engineering's MRO facility at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Fernandes said: “Don't block me in Singapore. Three times we have applied for an airline license and three times we have been rejected. We have airlines in Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. We could have other ASEAN countries, but Singapore blocks us all the time because they protect their airlines.”
