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...there any message that you would like to bring forth through Hello Kitty? -Serena Yong in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia That through Kitty, which is a symbol of friendship we can all be friends. I want her to be a character that encourages people to become friends. Not rivals, but friends whose starting point for friendship is Hello Kitty. I want her to be a link between all people around the world...
...only moments before takeoff when Tony Fernandes, CEO of high-flying budget airline AirAsia, rushes onto a plane destined for the Malaysian resort town of Kota Kinabalu. But there's no plum seat waiting for him. Even top managers at no-frills airlines don't get any frills. Fernandes treks through the crowded plane searching for an empty chair, ending up in one of the last rows. When flight attendants appear with a cart of sodas and instant noodles for sale, he plunks down 80¢ for a can of Milo chocolate drink. Fernandes then spends much of the two-hour...
...national-flag carriers, officials are clued in to the possibility that budget airlines can invigorate underused airports and attract much needed tourist dollars. Singapore is building a new terminal as a hub for budget carriers, and other countries have been wooing no-frills airlines by reducing airport fees. In Kota Kinabalu, AirAsia took over a mothballed terminal, which now buzzes with eight flights a day. Fernandes wants to turn the building into a regional hub. "The loyalty to national carriers is getting more and more compromised," he says. "There's no more cozy cartel where they can do what they...
...carriers, officials are clued in to the possibility that budget airlines can invigorate underused airports and attract much-needed tourist dollars. Singapore is considering building an entire new terminal as a hub for budget carriers, and other countries have been wooing no-frills airlines by reducing airport fees. In Kota Kinabalu, AirAsia took over a mothballed terminal, which now buzzes with five flights a day. Fernandes wants to expand the building and turn it into a hub for flights around the region. "The loyalty to national carriers is getting more and more compromised," he says. "There's no more cozy...
...Fares increase as the plane fills up, especially on very popular routes, so passengers need to buy early to get the dirt-cheap fares. Sam Chan, a Singaporean trader, found this out on a June business trip to Malaysia. He purchased a one-way ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu the same day as the flight for more than $80-not much less than the Malaysia Airlines price, he says. And then, he gripes, he had to buy his own food. When a passenger with whom Fernandes is chatting complains that the number of cheap seats should be expanded...