The Treat of New Entrants The unparallel success of AirAsia had stimulated many LCC to enter the market in its region‚ some of which are large full-service airlines’ subsidiary companies. Knowing that the new-comers would copy its low cost strategy‚ AirAsia introduced a series of unique services. For example‚ it was the first airline in Malaysia to allow online check-in. What’s more‚ it offered more choice for those who wanted to pay more for convenience‚ such as the Xpress boarding service and
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marketplace (Chaffey et al‚ 2009). 1. Customer Airasia provides to its customers the basic flight carrier service and carry the customer ‘s purpose of traveling between different destinations‚ but at a lowest fare among other airlines.(AirAsia Annual Report‚ 2010) The customers of Airasia are mostly from low and middle class people in society. The customers choose the company not only for the purpose of traveling but also for cheaper price. AirAsia airline is well known as a low cost leader in Asia
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AirAsia current issues The leading low fare airline in the Asia – AirAsia has been expanding rapidly since 2001‚ to become an award winning and the largest low cost carrier in Asia. With a fleet of 72 aircrafts‚ AirAsia flies to over 61 domestic and international destinations with 108 routes‚ and operates over 400 flights daily from hubs located in Malaysia‚ Thailand and Indonesia. To date‚ AirAsia has flown over 55 million guests across the region and continues to spread its wings to create more
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1. AmBank Corporate The AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial services group with leadership positions in the retail banking‚ commercial banking‚ investment banking and insurance sectors. With an established history and a track record of customer focus and innovation‚ the AmBank Group continues to serve its customers with a wide range of innovative products and services. 2. Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia investment holding media and entertainment
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chosen organisation. Market Entry AirAsia is facing many competitors in the market. Thus‚ AirAsia needs to have a new strategy so that it can maintain a sustainable growth. Since the company has a new strategy‚ they need to have a way that helps the new strategy to enter the market. AirAsia should apply this new strategy which is selling healthier and lower price foods in all routes instead of certain routes only. This will help all the customers who using AirAsia are able to enjoy the healthy food
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highly competitive and relatively saturated American and European markets‚ respectively. On the other hand‚ AirAsia is an imitator in a market with limited competition and growing demand from a previously nonexistent market segment. AirAsia chose to be centered on cost leadership. According to Porter’s generic strategies (1985)‚ one of the generic strategies is the cost leadership. AirAsia wanted to be a leader in the lowest cost to run their business. Therefore‚ building and sustaining it’s competitive
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2001‚ Dato’ Tony Fernandes along with Dato’ Pahamin Ab. Rajab (Chairman‚ AirAsia)‚ Dato’ Kamarudin bin Meranun (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer‚ AirAsia) and Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar (Director‚ AirAsia) formed a partnership and set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia from government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom on December 2‚ 2001 which Air Asia was originally founded. AirAsia has been expanding rapidly since 2001 where Dato’ Tony Fernandes later
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objectives before setting a price‚ the company must decide on its strategy for the product. If the company has selected its target market and positioning carefully‚ then its marketing mix strategy‚ including price‚ will be fairly straightforward. AirAsia is introduced as Asia’s first low-fare‚ no-frills airline in 2002‚ according to its tagline “ now everyone can fly”‚ this positioning required charging a low price. Besides‚ marketing mix strategy which is price is only one of the marketing mix
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capabilities (i.e. cost and efficiency optimization/utilization) as a low-cost carrier (LCC) airline. Analysis The airline industry as a whole is quite competitive with multiple players and various elements effecting the industry environment. AirAsia has developed a specific set of resources and core competencies that it has exploited in order to become the leading short-haul LCC in South East Asia. AirAsia’s strategy employs cost and efficiency optimization by utilizing its key resources; thus
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has captured a lot of benefit from globalization‚ and AIRASIA is one of the most successful companies in the air industry. AIRASIA was founded by a government owned organization DRB-Hicom in 1993 and started operation on 18 November. However‚ it was not successful and fallen in heavily-indebted until the end of 2001 when AIRASIA was purchased by Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit. With promotional fares low as RM1 (US $0.27)‚ AIRASIA has turned profit in 2002‚ and since that time it became
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