AirAsia planes at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Photo: Reuters
This Week in Asia /  Economics

AirAsia owes Malaysian airport operator millions of dollars in unpaid fees, court rules

  • The low-cost carrier had been locked in a long-running legal dispute over its refusal to raise fees for international passengers leaving its hub in Kuala Lumpur
  • Airline CEO Tony Fernandes has repeatedly taken to Twitter to criticise the airport’s dirty toilets, uneven runway surfaces – and surfeit of bees
Topic |   Malaysia
Bhavan Jaipragas
Bhavan Jaipragas

Updated: 1:56am, 19 Jul, 2019

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AirAsia planes at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Photo: Reuters
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Bhavan Jaipragas

Bhavan Jaipragas

Bhavan is Asia Correspondent for the SCMP, covering breaking news, politics, diplomacy, trade and Southeast Asian macroeconomic trends. His work for the Post's Asia desk also focuses on the region's multifaceted interactions with the United States and China. A Singapore native, Bhavan previously worked for Agence France-Presse.