Malaysia talks to rival airlines as it monitors AirAsia's financial health, sources say
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Wed, 16 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia06:26first to report
Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have both expressed their willingness to expand organically to absorb AirAsia's routes and passengers rather than acquire its whole business, sources said.
Thu, 17 September 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia01:39
Bought for RM1 in 2001, AirAsia grew from a struggling Malaysian carrier into one of Asia’s best-known low-cost airline groups, but more than two decades later, it is facing mounting financial pressure from debt and rising fuel costs.
- Japan Times02:10
AirAsia, Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Fri, 18 September 2026
4 reports- freemalaysiatoday.com02:52
The low-cost carrier has sold six newly delivered aircraft since the start of last year, including two in July, highlighting the airline's financial strain.
- Channel News Asia03:53
- South China Morning Post04:00
Malaysia could struggle to preserve some domestic air links if low-cost carrier AirAsia is forced to scale back operations, analysts have warned, as rival airlines would have little commercial incentive to take over unprofitable routes. That reality could leave the government facing a stark choice: allow domestic flight services to shrink or step in with subsidies for essential routes, rather than assuming competitors will automatically fill any void left by the country’s largest budget...
- businesstimes.com.sg04:36
The airline can withstand fuel cost spikes as its current crisis is less severe than Covid, he adds Read more at The Business Times.