AirAsia Group BHD., a Malaysian budget airline, has announced that it plans to begin a flying taxi service as soon as next year.

Tony Fernandes, the company’s chief executive officer, and co-founder said Saturday, “We are working on that right now.” “I believe we’ll be ready to ship in about a year and a half.” AirAsia has been developing in the digital space as the airline industry has been struck by the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, it released a “mega app” that includes everything from travel and shopping to logistics and financial services.

Choi, a “smart guy,” will assist AirAsia in following in the footsteps of others. According to Fernandes. “We saw it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recast the company and re-look at things,” the CEO said. AirAsia plans to launch its own e-hailing services in April, according to Fernandes. He added that the flying taxis it plans to start offering next year will have up to four seats and will be operated by a quadcopter.

Separately, the company revealed on Saturday that it would create an urban drone delivery service in collaboration with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre, a government agency. Although AirAsia is searching for new ways to improve its facilities, Fernandes believes that with the implementation of vaccination programs, air travel will soon recover. The company operates low-cost flights between 22 countries, the majority of which are in Asia. “I hope interstate travel will begin within Malaysia in the next two to three weeks,” he said. International borders are expected to open in July or August, according to him.

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