I am a shareholder, hence I believe I have the right to say something.
I have read your book and I respect your entrepreneurial mind and spirit which is also why I own shares on companies that you lead.
However, I am hoping that being a businessman, do like what many business people are, be impartial. In your biography, you mentioned that it was Dr Mahathir that is the one whom have approved for your airline business. He was very supportive of your endeavor. Obviously, today by you coming out to support Barisan Nasional is because of some of their policies in supporting your business. Thailand helps you isn't it although at one point of time Airasia was partnering Thaksin.
In my mind, whichever the party, they will support Airasia as it has to some extent become the pride of the country.
Hence, you do not need to take side openly.
You have done right by reducing the air fare for people to go and vote. (and in the process, Airasia will make more through these travels)
As a CEO, one must also know although that Airasia despite being a low costs airline, it is still the middle class to more affluent whom will be more often than not travel via your airline. As you have said, it is the customer that counts than the government. I understand that by supporting the government of the day, you will be provided with infrastructural support - from landing rights to airports.
However, one does not need to do that. Over the last few weeks or even more, we have seen anger among some of the rakyat. These people can decide to pay a RM100 more to go to Malindo, MAS, SIA just to make a point to you. Why not? There are people whom donates more than the RM100 to political party of their choice.
So why cause them to hate you. The ones that are taking Airasia, more often than not, they are from the urban area. You know where the votes go to in KL, PJ, Penang. I do not have the data that you have but I am very sure, they fly more than the people from Arau.
So, sometimes one does not need to be that vocal. It helps.
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Yes, best don't take sides. Look at Stanley thai. AA had so many problems with authorities. Tony, u have lost alot of respect. Tot u had more integrity. Maybe we have not understood yr true intentions. Time will tell.
2018-05-08 07:22
In the past, i always like Tony's comments and jokes about Firely, Scoot or MAS or Singapore airlines. He is championing fair ground competition. One can relate to him about his early days of obstacles and challenges. How he moved from music industry to airline business.
We also often heard how Tony be critical about the KLIA2, from planning, design, building, PSC charges or tax and the operation issue of KLIA2.
This reflects well on the values of fair play, always think of rakyat and how to be effective and efficient. He does not need any 'tongkat' to succeed.
With him taking side now, this just destroy many respects on him. Hard to understand why Tony, a personality like him would do what he has been doing for the last 1 week. Hmmm.......
2018-05-08 18:14
So we destroy AirAsia because the boss has different political view? PH turn us into haters?
2018-05-08 18:38
What you all merepek??? why talk nonsense? he just say something GENERALLY right. Don't trust fake news. Simple. Vote based on facts. Don't become so judgmental.
2018-05-08 19:03
Since when one cannot express his support over his choice? Malaysia is communist or democratic country?
2018-05-08 19:16
KLCI KING,
In terms of "DGAF" money, or dont give a fuck money. Its usually within a band, have too little, and you cant leave your job, have too much, and you cant leave your company etc.
As airasia is a public listed company, he should generally shut up about his political opinions. I mean the same for stanley thai.
2018-05-08 19:19
there is more than meet the eyes here, no need to be too hasty to prejudge, i think, Airasia boss really have not much choice, esp. when he gets a call from the powers to be, to do his part...
Anyway, Tony know the new govt is not so unforgiving, hahaha
2018-05-08 19:28
It is NOT WRONG in western countries, why it is wrong in Malaysia?
Posted by Jon Choivo > May 8, 2018 07:19 PM | Report Abuse
As airasia is a public listed company, he should generally shut up about his political opinions. I mean the same for stanley thai.
2018-05-08 19:36
We are in the democratic country and everyone is free to support whoever they chose or like.
Is that mean those support your favoured party are good while those support the other party are idiots or should be condemned?
Come on, please try to understand the true meaning of DEMOCRACY and be MATURED.
NOT KIND OF 順我者昌, 逆我者亡
2018-05-08 19:43
TF is free to express his opinion...
let me express mine:
....................
if we are to decide everything based on financial gains....having kids and being parents would be like rearing cows being fed with fresh grass only to be slaughtered later....
it wont take too long for the kids to make use of them only for financial gains...once the inheritance is passed on...they can throw their elderly parents to old folks home.
human will lose the essence of humanity
not everything should be decided by financial gains
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2018-05-08 20:10
whY tf whyy????? not easy to build reputation but verry easy to destroy it. I really hope he was forced same like LKW last time.
2018-05-09 07:55
Chill lah.....I think he just want to have deposits in both sides; Rafidah already took aggressive position against Najib, so he has to have deposit with Najib. Now... any side win he selamat. He just said current govt is good he didn't say Harapan are not good but he forget to mention Tun M give him the Airlines for RM1 and with help of KJ and Paklah he bulldozed MAS.
2018-05-09 08:18
Airasia and Supermax are “pressured”, cannot get away from Najib. Stock shoot up.
Protasco is “volunteer” trying to get close to Najib. Stock drop to zero.
http://klse.i3investor.com/m/blog/refreshcountry/156512.jsp
2018-05-14 19:44
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As a shareholder, I feel Tony should not have taken sides. Yrs is a business. If the urban folk were to boycott AA then revenue will fall and as a result shareholders will suffer. Tony you have big sums of money. However we the investors depend on div. So please don't shoot yr mouth off before engaging yr brain
2018-05-07 19:42