SEPANG, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The recent downgrading of Malaysia’s air safety rating to a Category 2 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not discourage AirAsia Group from\u00a0expanding its operations in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the carrier, which has been consistently named the World\u2019s Best Low-Cost Airline year after year, has so many ways to expand into the large market without Malaysia being the base country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We can’t expand to America anymore from Malaysia, but we have so many ways to expand to America. We have AirAsia Japan (for example),” he told a press conference after announcing AirAsia’s partnership with Kiwi.com here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, the FAA downgraded the air safety rating to a Category 2, which prevents the country’s airlines from adding new services to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked whether AirAsia’s flights to Hawaii were affected, Fernandes said: “Why should it be affected? Check the law. It has nothing to do with that (the restriction on opening new routes or adding services to the US).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Whatever is in operation\u00a0(will remain) in operation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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