AirAsia tops world list

ANGUILLA AirAsia claimed the coveted title ‘world’s leading low-cost airline’ for the second year in a row at the annual World Travel Awards 2014 Grand Final Gala Ceremony, which was held in Anguilla yesterday.
Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, executive chairman and co-Founder of AirAsia, received the award from Graham Cooke, president of World Travel Awards at the Grand Finale of the World Travel Awards 2014.
The World Travel Awards, sometimes called ‘Oscars’ of the travel industry recognises companies and brands that push the boundaries of industry excellence.
AirAsia emerged as the winner in the ‘World’s Leading low-cost Airline’ category, receiving the highest votes from travel professionals worldwide, surpassing other nominees in the category, namely airberlin, easyJet, flydubai, JetBlue Airways, Jetstar Airways, Kulula, Mango, Norwegian, Ryanair and Southwest Airlines.
Graham Cooke, President of World Travel Awards, Amethyst Davis, Miss Anguilla 2013, with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Executive Chairman and co-founder of AirAsia at the Grand Finale of the World Travel Awards 2014.
Graham Cooke, President of World Travel Awards, Amethyst Davis, Miss
Anguilla 2013, with Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Executive Chairman and co-founder of AirAsia at the Grand Finale of the World Travel Awards 2014.
Datuk Kamarudin Meranun said: “This award would never be possible without the hard work, passion, dedication and creativity of our 15,000 AirAsia Allstars. Each and every one of them should be proud that their commitment to the airline has once again put AirAsia on the world map.”
Last October, AirAsia was also named ‘Asia’s leading low- cost airline’ at the World Travel Awards (Asia & Australasia) Gala 2014.
AirAsia has also attained the title of Asia’s best and world’s best low-cost airline by Skytrax for six consecutive years from 2009 to 2014.

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