Proud moment for family of late Sabah tourism iron lady as AirAsia unveils tribute livery

Fernandes (second left) and Kamarudin (right) taking a photo with Charuruks’ children Zudevi (second right) and Zuhun in front of the special tribute livery.

KOTA KINABALU: It was both a proud and an emotional day for the family of the late Datuk Irene Benggon Charuruks after AirAsia unveiled a special livery in tribute to the woman dubbed as the iron lady of Sabah tourism.

The airline’s founder, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes had in a video in February 2021 announced that AirAsia was planning to name one of its aircraft after the former Sabah Tourism Board general manager for 25 years.