AirAsia files claim against Malaysia Airports for $158 million

AirAsia has filed a RM480 million ($158 million) claim at the Kuala Lumpur High Court against Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd (MASSB), a unit of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB). The claim against MASSB is for losses and damages suffered by the group’s subsidiaries AirAsia Berhad and its long-haul sister airline AirAsia X Berhad caused by MASSB’s “negligence in the management, operation, maintenance and provision of airport services and facilities at klia2”. MASSB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAHB responsible for managing and operating Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and klia2. AirAsia and AirAsia X had earlier sought mediation by