airasia Marks 19 Years Of Digital Evolution, Launched airasia Museum!

After 19 years of enabling everyone to fly, what started off as a humble low-cost carrier with just two planes, airasia has come a long way to be a leading player in the region and now, much more than just an airline!

airasia has transformed into a leading all-in-one Asean digital travel and lifestyle super app, selling not just its own flight tickets but also those of other airlines.

airasia marks 19 years of digital evolution, launched airasia museum!Photo via Financial Times

Executive Chairman of airasia group, Datuk Kamarudin Meranun said: “In our birthplace, Malaysia, we have played a key role in promoting integration between the West and East Malaysia by providing unrivalled connectivity to the people, and becoming the first airline to connect this country to the once forgotten cities of Macau and Bandung, just to name a few. 

“Not to mention being the first airline to have female pilots in the country, thus recognising women’s contributions and achievements in aviation.”

To commemorate its 19th anniversary this year, airasia launched airasia Museum, an online archive of the Group’s images, documents, and publications related to the history of the company since its early days from pre-2001 up to 2020.

The virtual museum takes visitors through key milestones in airaisa’s digital journey that started from the outset in 2002, when it became the first airline in Asia to go ticketless via direct online bookings. 

During the pandemic downtime, airasia has been rigorously preparing itself for the new norms of air travel by rolling out various contactless innovations such as biometric facial recognition (F.A.C.E.S.) and the Scan2Fly travel and health documents submission via the app to make flying not only safe and affordable but also more hygienic and seamless.

In September, it launched Asia Digital Engineering to provide engineering services for airasia’s group of airlines as well as other airlines in the region. 

By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat

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