Tony Fernandes and the Flight Attendant

When we started AirAsia Thailand there was this woman we hired as a flight attendant. A year into it she came and asked me, ‘Tony, I would like to be a pilot. Is that possible?’ I said, Go sit through the classes. If you qualify I will hire you as a pilot.’ She did. She became a first officer and subsequently she is now a full-time captain and flying the plane.

Another time she came and asked me, ‘Tony, a lot of people tell me that I am very good looking. Can I enter the Miss Thailand contest?’ I said, ‘Yes, sure. As long as you go in there, you [inaudible] for life if you win it.’ She did, and she won.

Then she placed 5th in the Miss Universe contest that year. While other airlines can talk about their cabin crew and their staff and whatnot, we are the only airline in Asia that can tell you that we have a Miss Thailand flying you around.

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