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AirAsia's Q3 profit sinks 77.5%

Published Wed, Nov 20, 2013 · 10:00 PM
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[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd, Asia's biggest budget airline by passenger traffic, saw its third-quarter profit plunge 77.5 per cent as forex losses on borrowings and a strategy of offering low ticket fares ate into margins.

Net profit for the three months ended Sept 30 fell to RM35.8 million (S$14 million) from RM157.8 million in the same period last …

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