Malaysia’s AirAsia sees delivery services as a way out of its aviation issues

With air travel crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic, AirAsia led by its founder Tony Fernandes – often touted as the “Richard Branson of Asia” – has been vigorously stepping up the budget carrier’s year-long diversification plan.

As the pandemic’s true extent became clear last May, the Malaysia-based regional budget carrier launched a food delivery service in Kuala Lumpur which gained traction among citizens who were at the time under a strict partial lockdown.