AirAsia to set up base on isle

State of the art: Fighter jets on display at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015. — AFP

LANGKAWI: Budget airline AirAsia will set up its new base at the Langkawi International Airport in the next few months that will offer direct flights to destinations in Asean countries.

Its group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said it was a dream for AirAsia for a long time and was glad it finally happened.