AirAsia counter-sues Malaysia Airports for RM400 million

Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia is seeking more than RM400 million (US$97 million) in counter-claims against Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), after the airport operator sued the low-cost carrier for RM36.11 million in December.

In a press release on Wednesday (Jan 23), the airline said the counter-claims were for “losses and damages experienced by AirAsia and its long-haul sister airline AirAsia X Berhad due to operational disruptions at klia2“.

Disruptions named by AirAsia include:

• A ruptured fuel line, which allegedly impeded certain operations for more than a month at klia2 Oct 11, 2016 to Nov 22 the same year.
• Closures of the runway on “numerous occasions” in 2018
• Losses incurred due to additional aircraft towing requirements and fuel costs, delays, manpower involved, flight cancellation resulting in loss of revenue and taxiing costs

Source: BusinessInsider