As the search for the missing AirAsia flight near Indonesia continues, markets are worrying about the airline.
An early fall in the share price of the group in Kuala Lumpur a predictable result of losing an aircraft with 162 people on board.
The latest suggestion - that flight QZ8501 could be at the bottom of the sea - puts the safety of Asian flights under scrutiny.
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes.
SOUNDBITE: AirAsia CEO, Tony Fernandes, saying (English):
"No one can guarantee that their airline is 100 percent safe, but I think in 13 years, we have carried 220 million people and, until today, we have never lost a life."
This is the first major accident for AirAsia since its budget operations began in 2002.
In that time the airline has rapidly expanded - starting with just two aircraft and now counting around 80 in its fleet.
It's also the latest in a disastrous year for Malaysia-affiliated airlines.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went m
An early fall in the share price of the group in Kuala Lumpur a predictable result of losing an aircraft with 162 people on board.
The latest suggestion - that flight QZ8501 could be at the bottom of the sea - puts the safety of Asian flights under scrutiny.
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes.
SOUNDBITE: AirAsia CEO, Tony Fernandes, saying (English):
"No one can guarantee that their airline is 100 percent safe, but I think in 13 years, we have carried 220 million people and, until today, we have never lost a life."
This is the first major accident for AirAsia since its budget operations began in 2002.
In that time the airline has rapidly expanded - starting with just two aircraft and now counting around 80 in its fleet.
It's also the latest in a disastrous year for Malaysia-affiliated airlines.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went m
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