Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Nasaruddin Bakar said the airline 'has a duty' to maintain connectivity across the country.KUALA LUMPUR: Any financial aid given to struggling carriers such as AirAsia Group Bhd should be made available to other airlines to keep competition fair, the head of Malaysia Airlines Bhd says.
"It has to be a fair playing field," Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Nasaruddin Bakar said in an interview on the sidelines of the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines’ annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
"If it’s given to one airline, it should be given to all other airlines as well."
Nasaruddin also said his airline is willing to step in to grow aggressively if its low-cost rival faces deeper operational problems, citing the national carrier's need to maintain connectivity across the country.
