Fernandes: AirAsia didn’t benefit from FAX subsidies

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has denied that AirAsia benefited from the RM249mil in Government subsidies paid to Fly Asian Xpress (FAX) for rural air service operations four years ago.

“FAX was the sole operator of the rural air services and not AirAsia, which did not receive any financial benefit arising from the rural air service operations.