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AirAsia Targets Launch of Flying-Taxi Business in 2022, CEO Says

An AirAsia Bhd. counter at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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By Yantoultra Ngui

March 6, 2021 at 7:54 AM UTC

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Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd. said it is seeking to launch a flying-taxi business as soon as next year.

“We are working on that right now,” Tony Fernandes, the company’s chief executive officer and co-founder, said Saturday. “I think we are about a year and a half away from launching.”