AirAsia keen to unseat Grab, Gojek as ASEAN e-hailing champion

Executive says ride-sharing app, already in Malaysia, to enter Thailand this year

20211223 AirAsia SuperApp CEO Amanda Woo

Amanda Woo, chief executive of AirAsia SuperApp, spearheads the budget carrier's nonairline businesses. (Photo by P Prem Kumar)

P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- After beating the odds at disrupting the airline industry in Southeast Asia two decades ago, AirAsia is now attempting a similar coup in the regional ride-hailing industry, dominated by Singapore's Grab and Indonesia's Gojek.

AirAsia Ride is positioning itself to take on the giants and emerge as the top ride-hailing company by overcoming its competitors in five years, says Amanda Woo, chief executive of AirAsia SuperApp, which oversees the nonairline businesses. Besides e-hailing, she oversees AirAsia's food and parcel delivery businesses as well as its duty-free and grocery segments.

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