Tony Fernandes
Tony Fernandes
Tan Sri Anthony Francis "Tony" Fernandes, CBEis a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly". Fernandes managed to turn AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company. He has since founded the Tune Group of companies...
NationalityMalaysian
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 April 1964
CityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CountryMalaysia
In Europe, they travel a lot lighter. I always joke that my Indonesian passengers bring their house and their neighbors house.
The passengers were on my aircraft, and I have to take responsibility for that.
Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldnt be only for the rich.
As long as we are enjoying ourselves, that's the most important thing
Human rights means that each individual should be treated with respect, dignity and equality.
I look for people who have drive, who have ambition, who are humble. Ive hired many people at very strange places.
Believe the unbelievable. Dream the impossible. Never take 'No' for an answer!
Winning is an amazing feeling. You dont get that in business; you dont get that in many things.