Win-win situation for airlines


Christoph Mueller, chief executive officer of Malaysian Airline System BHD, speaks at the World Travel Market event in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. Malaysia Airlines said its starting a corporate revamp with a hard reset as it terminates about 6,000 jobs and seeks to cut costs by 20 percent to return to profitability after two air disasters last year. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Local Caption Christoph Mueller

A BIT of good news for Malaysia Airlines. Group CEO Christoph Mueller (pic) managed to pull a major coup with Emirates that many others could not. Maybe it is down to timing or luck, but he certainly raised eyebrows and was the talk of the industry. This partnership with Emirates changes the course for Malaysia Airlines.

In an telephone interview with StarBiz senior business editor B.K. Sidhu, he spoke of the deal, its impact and implications on MAS going forward. Here are the excerpts of the interview.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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