Expedia, Booking.com warn AirAsia of turbulence in online travel plan

Battle will be fought with passenger data and services

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U.K. authority says a sports team owned by AirAsia's top two executives had received $50 million in illegal payments from jet maker Airbus Group. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Online travel giants Expedia and Booking.com are warning that budget airline pioneer, AirAsia Group, risks being destabilized by ambitious plans to become the "Amazon of travel".

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