AirAsia's food delivery service launches in Singapore with 80 restaurants on board

AirAsia has launched its food delivery service in Singapore as it continues to seek alternative sources of income outside of the battered aviation sector. Its airasia food platform will initially feature about 80 restaurants, including Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant and No Signboard Seafood. About 300 other restaurants are in the process of being brought on board, AirAsia said on Tuesday. The platform will charge restaurants 15 per cent commission per delivery, instead of going ahead with plans for a zero-commission model. The rate is still lower than those offered by the three major food delivery operators - GrabFood, foodpanda and Deliveroo. AirAsia said the lower commission would in turn lead to lower charges for customers. AirAsia also said it had recruited about 500 delivery riders, and aims to double that number by the third quarter of the year.<br/>