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AirAsia Malaysia network expansion held back by hangar space, essential MRO checks

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November 18th 2022

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AirAsia Malaysia CEO, Riad Asmat, said the LCC was adding capacity on domestic and international routes to cater for rising travel demand, but is constrained by regulatory requirements for returning stored aircraft to service. Read More » “Undoubtedly, these last few years have been tremendously hard for everyone. Now, with travel fast rebounding, AirAsia has not been able to schedule as many extra flights as we would like simply because of the ripple effect of the pandemic,” Riad said. “We are still constrained by limited planes as our fleet is undergoing mandatory maintenance checks after two years of hibernation. Additionally, the limited availability of MRO hangars means these checks are taking longer than usual.” All flight crew stood down during the pandemic are back at work and the airline is hiring more cabin crew to support “a V-shaped recovery”, he said.

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