CONNECTING PEOPLE,
TRANSFORMING LIVES
TRANSFORMING LIVES
From revolutionising air travel to
a tech unicorn:
20 years of transformation
Time flies when you’re busy making dreams come true. From the receipt for RM1 that started it all in 2001, to how we have pivoted and pushed through tough days. The first two decades of our life was daring to dream, opening the skies to the people, and through that we have achieved many of our dreams.
When Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and Tony Fernandes founded airasia two decades ago, most people could not afford air travel and flights to places like Chiang Rai in Thailand and Bandung in Indonesia were virtually unheard of. Travel within Asean usually took several days over land and sea.
airasia started with two Boeing 737s, one destination (Langkawi in Malaysia) and only 250 Allstars braving through some very tough times, including flooded tarmacs, delayed flights, bird strikes—and the aftermath of 9/11 on the air travel industry.
Fast-forward 20 years later and we have transformed into what we are today - a digital company anchored on travel and lifestyle, still making dreams come true.