PETALING JAYA: AirAsia’s long-haul unit could introduce flights to the West Coast of the United States “not too far away” from now, its chief executive told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s Asean meeting in Cambodia on Thursday.
Tony Fernandes was responding to CNBC’s question on whether flights to the US West Coast was in the AirAsia’s expansion plans.
“Absolutely, I had a fantastic trip to Los Angeles and I would imagine that’s not too far away as well,” he said.
The carrier’s long-haul unit AirAsia X now flies to 24 destinations, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. The carrier also flies to the Middle East and Hawaii in the United States.
Fernandes said the company was working on listing its Philippine and Indonesian businesses.
He said following the listings, the company would look into a secondary listing of its group in either Hong Kong or another Southeast Asian country.