DOHA (Feb 15): AIRASIA BHD [] is in talks to establish a low cost carrier serving the Gulf region, a market that is largely dominated by full service carriers, said its group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
He said AirAsia could potentially tap the pilgrimage (umrah) and tourism markets within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
"For the low cost carrier model in the Gulf, we really are creating new markets much like what Air Asia has done in Malaysia," Fernandes said after launching Tune Middle East in the Qatari capital here on Wednesday.
He said AirAsia could potentially tap the pilgrimage (umrah) and tourism markets within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
"For the low cost carrier model in the Gulf, we really are creating new markets much like what Air Asia has done in Malaysia," Fernandes said after launching Tune Middle East in the Qatari capital here on Wednesday.
