Air Asia Air lines Tipped to Surmount First Major Crisis
Air Asia Air lines Tipped to Surmount First Major Crisis Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Until FLight QZ8501 went down everything had gone right during a spectacular 13-year run of success for Air Asia Air lines, which unlocked a booming market of budget travellers in the region. But as long as no serious safety lapses emerge, analysts say the robust and media-savvy Business built up by the Malaysia-based group should help overcome its first major reversal. FLight QZ8501 operated by Indonesia Air Asia Air lines -- the group's Jakarta-based affiliate -- crashed in the Java Sea on December 28 en route to Singapore from Surabaya with 162 aboard. All are believed dead. From the start, Air Asia Air lines's colourful boss Tony Fernandes publicly took responsibility, visited victims' families, and vowed to find out what happened. Such actions are critical in restoring trust, experts say, and stand in stark contrast to Malaysia Air lines' fumbling, tight-lipped hand...