The airline founder building Asia’s next super app

AirAsia’s founder Tony Fernandes is building what he hopes will be the region’s next "super app" as he deals with the coronavirus travel downturn. He wants to rival the likes of Grab, GoJek and WeChat with an all-in-one mobile platform for food delivery, banking, shopping, payments and travel. As the airline’s boss, he has been looking at new ways to generate income while his planes are grounded. AirAsia has struggled during the pandemic and cut 30% of its staff. Fernandes said he has spent his time during the travel slump improving the AirAsia app. "The downturn was a blessing in disguise as it allowed us to focus more on it. Running an airline takes up a lot of our time but we have been given the opportunity and time to focus on our digital business." Story has more.<br/>