Air Asia's Tony Fernandes can be a difficult man to pin down for an interview, preferring as he does to operate through Twitter to get his views across - in 140-character bursts of ebullience.
When asked for an interview, he said he'd not given one for "three months" but eventually agreed to answer ET's questions. Owner of Queens Park Rangers football club and former team principal of the Caterham Formula 1 team, Fernandes recently added to his resume by becoming a television anchor, helming the Asian version of The Apprentice.
What transpired at the board meeting? Things that you can share?
It was an excellent meeting. We discussed strategy and we are very focused on changing Indian aviation. I am not going to share any plans yet.
With Air Asia India getting its most important approval, and the rest expected to be a formality, how soon do you expect the airline to fly?
There is no schedule. We will finalise the schedule once we believe we can fly. But yes, we are getting closer.
30/09/13 Satish John & Anirban Chowdhury/Economic Times
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When asked for an interview, he said he'd not given one for "three months" but eventually agreed to answer ET's questions. Owner of Queens Park Rangers football club and former team principal of the Caterham Formula 1 team, Fernandes recently added to his resume by becoming a television anchor, helming the Asian version of The Apprentice.
What transpired at the board meeting? Things that you can share?
It was an excellent meeting. We discussed strategy and we are very focused on changing Indian aviation. I am not going to share any plans yet.
With Air Asia India getting its most important approval, and the rest expected to be a formality, how soon do you expect the airline to fly?
There is no schedule. We will finalise the schedule once we believe we can fly. But yes, we are getting closer.
30/09/13 Satish John & Anirban Chowdhury/Economic Times
