Idris Jala said MAS does not want the Government to open up the Asean Skies for fear that Singapore will benefit more than Malaysia.However, MAS wants more destination route and wants the government to secure the skies open for Firefly to Singapore and Indonesia.
Thats a tough call from our best CEO that money can buy!!!!
But Tony Fernandes has his own opinion. This is what he told StarBiz in an interview published on July 23, 2007, Special Focus, page B16.
Fernandes and AirAsia have lifted Malaysia’s reputation in the global aviation sector. Whether we like him or not, he has guts.STARBIZ: In your view, why is MAS objecting to a possible early timeline?
Tony Fernandes:
Did anyone wait for AirAsia to be of certain size? From the start, we were up against an airline that had subsidies, enough aircraft and support from the government.
Just look at us. Five years ago we have 2 planes and today we carry 18 million passengers. We have not have 62 labs or 20 management consultants telling us what to do or 17 code names. It was survival for us and now look at our growth. No one protected us today.
MAS has a bigger market capitalization than ours. So why is one national champion trying to hold back the growth of the other?
Look at CIMB group. It is now a regional bank but not once did Datuk Nazir Razak talk about protection in Malaysia even when CIMB had to compete with banks like Maybank or even Public Bank.
So Idris (MAS MD Datuk Idrs Jala) needs to take a global view. It is a free market out there. Why stop others from growing? I am really surprise at what he said. He should not be scared for MAS.They (Firefly, MAS’s budget carrier) even have Subang even though we fought so hard to stay back in Subang.
Why are they afraid of competition? We welcome competition. It is time to get rid of ship on our shoulders. Just get the inferiority complex off.
Dear Idris, since you are the only CEO money can buy, could you please rebut Tony's thesis?
By the way, last Sunday (15th July 2007), flight MH2515 from Kuching to KL which was scheduled to take off at 1.55pm was rescheduled more than 4-times. By 8.20pm, MAS then announced that the flight is canceled and passengers had to line up and change their boarding pass for the 9.30pm flight MH2539. There were angry shouts and disparaging remarks from the affected passengers. I heard the flight steward told a Datuk that the flight had to be canceled because it had exceeded the flying hours for the day. Then wh did it take MAS 7-hours to decide to cancel it? Everyone was shouting "Mana Ada Sistem". Maybe, this is what it means by best CEO money can buy. Hello Mohamad Nor Yakcop, can you say it one more time????
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What does this Best CEO Money Can Buy previously in-charge of in Shell ( a giant multi-national company)? Was he really that good in Shell? Can't be in charge of tables and chairs in Shell , right?
Its just amazed us with that kind of statement he made.
This statement by Tony, made that Jala nuts.
"Did anyone wait for AirAsia to be of certain size? From the start, we were up against an airline that had subsidies, enough aircraft and support from the government."
Didn't Proton's current doldrums teach MAS a lesson ?
The new Asean spirit as shown by Malaysia's "Beggar thy Neighbour" approach is repugnant not only in Asean, but in the West.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22133804-2703,00.html
Kakakaka the best money can buy eh? We don't shop enough.
just coulnt understand the mentality of the MAS.Come on, competition is inevitable, it occurs everywhere, after complete the turnaround management, still no clear direction, then firefly pops up...i just dunno why..to compete with airasia? MAS suppose to compete in long haul destination and airasia is short haul for time being..it is the best interest among the malaysian, then suddenly.. mas promote low fair..couldnt understand and dun feel want to understand it either...:::))Malaysia Boleh!!!
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