KOTA KINABALU: AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes will be naming one of its aircraft "Irene" in honor of Sabah's tourism icon Datuk Irene Benggon Charuruks who passed away on Monday (Feb 15).
Fernandes, who described Irene as a remarkable and very special woman, said it was the first time the airline would give a name of a person to one of its planes.
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