Thursday 28 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): AirAsia Bhd has issued a statement denying claims that its group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes will be resigning from the group to venture into the financial technology sector.

The statement referred to a hoax screenshot of a news story titled Tony Fernandes leaves AirAsia, jumps on financial tech which was circulating on social media.

The group advised members of the public and the media to disregard the hoax and said Fernandes remains committed to AirAsia and will continue to oversee its strategic direction and business operations.

In response to the claims, Fernandes tweeted: "Had many scams on me. This is the best fake news. The reality is [it is a long] way to go before I leave AirAsia, and AirAsia is investing big in fintech. Some very valuable assets coming."

At 3.12pm, AirAsia's share price was down 15 sen or 3.45% at RM4.20, for a market capitalisation of RM14.24 billion.

 

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