AirAsia changes name to Capital A as it grows beyond an airline

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Airasia planes are seen parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Sepang, Malaysia, on Oct 6, 2020.

Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd said on Friday it had changed its name to Capital A Bhd to reflect its growing portfolio of businesses beyond the core budget airline.

"Over the past two years we have spent the downturn in flying building a solid foundation for a viable and successful future, which is not solely reliant on airfares alone," Capital A Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said in a statement.[[nid:538887]] The group is also seeking to raise about 1 billion ringgit this year, as it continues efforts to regularise its finances, Fernandes said.

 

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