Monday, July 01, 2013

Air Asia's dedication to KCG Verghese

Chennai: Budget, no-frills airline Air Asia, on Saturday, said that the airline will dedicate its first aircraft to KCG Verghese, the founder of Hindustan Group of Institutions, once it gets the licence to operate in India.
Speaking after receiving the Dr K C G Lifetime Achievement Award, the group chief executive officer of Air Asia Tan Tony Fernandes said that the airline was planning to revolutionise air travel in India with affordable fares.
“We will be in India and will have our head office in Chennai,” said Fernandes, who had bought the airline in 2001.
“When I bought the airline, I had only two aircraft. Now after 12 years I have 156 aircraft and cater to 44 million people,” said Fernandes.
He vowed to recruit the airline staff in India from Hindustan group of institutions, besides offering cheap fares so that even a common man can think of flying in a aircraft.
01/07/13 New Indian Express
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