AirAsia is a Malaysian low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations, and Asia's largest low-cost airline by passengers carried and jet fleet. From one route between KL and Langkawi, two planes and a staff of 250 in 2002, to over 88 destinations and carried over 220 million guests,
Air Asia is started in 2001 with 2 old aircraft, having bought the then loss-making AirAsia from its Malaysian owner DRB-Hicom, for a token of MYR1 (USD0.25 cents) and MYR40 million (USD11 million) in debt.