Capital A to combine AirAsia and AirAsia X as part of restructuring plan

Capital A to combine AirAsia and AirAsia X as part of restructuring plan

AirAsia planes are seen parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sepang, Malaysia October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

Malaysia’s Capital A will combine its AirAsia budget airline business with long-haul offshoot AirAsia X as part of a corporate restructuring designed to shed its status as a financially-distressed firm, CEO Tony Fernandes said.