AirAsia to lease 15 new planes to meet demand

“We are so bullish on growth that we’re in negotiations now to sign 15 new aircraft from lessors,” said Fernandes.

SINGAPORE: AirAsia plans to take on lease 15 additional aircraft to meet travel demand from China now that it has reopened its borders, according to the chief executive officer of the budget carrier’s parent company Capital A Bhd.

“We are so bullish on growth that we’re in negotiations now to sign 15 new aircraft from lessors,” Tan Sri Tony Fernandes told Reuters on the sidelines of an event.