PUTRAJAYA (Feb 5): The imposition of a RM10 million fine each against AirAsia Group Bhd, its subsidiary AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) and then Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) over their short-lived collaboration was justified as their partnership went against competition laws, said the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) today.
In his submission before the Court of Appeal to uphold the High Court's decision, MyCC counsel Datuk Lim Chee Wee said in 2010, MAS wanted to go head-to-head with AirAsia by having its own subsidiary, low-cost carrier (LCC) Firefly, ply some of the same routes.
He added that the Competition Act 2010 was supposed to "promote economic development by promoting and protecting the process of competition, thereby protecting the interests of consumers", as per the act.