Maybank IB lifts AirAsia outlook on reopening of major markets


KUALA LUMPUR: While the Thai operations of AirAsia Group Bhd continues to drag on the earnings of the low-budget airline group, the falling rate of Covid-19 infections in the region offers optimism for a longer-term recovery, says Maybank Investment Bank Research.

Thai AirAsia recently reported wider third-quarter losses of THB2.1bil resulting from a suspension of its flight operations to mitigate a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

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