He shared pictures of himself boarding a Singapore Airlines plane, and the view from his seat, which appeared to be in economy class.
A return economy flight between Kuala Lumpur, where AirAsia is headquartered, and Singapore costs about US$70 on the budget carrier. The same flight with Singapore Airlines typically costs US$60 to US$130 more.
Fernandes’ post drew praise from some users. One wrote: “It is so refreshing to see the CEO of a private airline respect his customer bookings and not find a ‘corporate’ method to shuffle some passengers around.”
Not everyone is buying Fernandes’ explanation, however.
“Good choice you won’t miss your flight now!” quipped one user. Another wrote: “Don’t lie Tony. Even you don’t wanna fly AirAsia.”
“Lol you had to take @singaporeair because of the seat quality given on your own company @flyairasia,” another user wrote.
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