Malaysia Airlines has stripped the discount given to Tony Fernandes, the CEO Of AirAsia:
Malaysia Airlines has withdrawn the massive discount given to AirAsia’s group chief executive Datuk Tony Fernandes following his criticisms against the airline.
Its managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Idris Jala said the airline had received many letters of protest from employees about the travel privilege in the wake of Fernandes’s negative statements about the national carrier.
“We have provided the travel privilege out of goodwill since 2006 in response to Tony’s request for interline facility for his own travel on our international routes although AirAsia does not have an interline agreement with Malaysia Airlines,” he said. [Source]
But Tony said Idris was just being “petty”:
AirAsia Chief Executive Officer Datuk Tony Fernandes said his Malaysia Airlines (MAS) counterpart was being “petty” for withdrawing the big discounts he enjoyed on MAS flights.
Fernandes told Bernama Monday night that such discounts were actually “standard practice” similar to those given to him by airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Virgin, Qantas and others.
“It’s a courtesy extended to airline CEOs. Just like in the music industry, I gave free CDs to Warner Music or vice versa,” said Fernandes, who was in the music industry before he started Air Asia six years ago, which has grown to be Asia’s largest budget airline. [Source]
I guess, Tony should have had reciprocated Malaysia Airlines’ gestures by offering Idris massive discount on AirAsia flights. No?
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he did. in fact, tony offered idris free flights. idris never took up the offer. DUHHHhh..!
in his statement, tony kata he’s not going to tarik balik his offer to idris, so he can still travel airasia for free. hehehe!
good for idris if he takes the offer once in a while.