The budget carrier’s advertising line hails the fact that, “Now everyone can fly”. The question is safety – would anybody in their right mind want to after they see this out-the-window video, taken by an obviously shaken AirAsia passenger. Just in case you need proof that it is AirAsia: www.youtube.com The AirAsia stewardess’ might be drop dead gorgeous, but they ain’t worth dying for. There’s more of the video can be seen in this pretty startling safety report airasiaannus.blogspot.com blog about AirAsia’s about the airline’s apparent conscious disregard for safety and maintenance. From the airline’s comments, including those of the rich CEO, you get the impression that the wild stuff going on with the wing in this clip is water off a duck’s back. I actually checked the sources of the management’s comments and they all check out. For instance – from the Washington Post – “”One rule that hasn’t changed, says Bo Lingam, AirAsia’s director of operations, is “Cost is the enemy.” The statistic that the airline’s management obsesses over is its cost per available seat mile, an industry metric of how much an airline spends — including everything from maintenance to marketing — to fly one passenger one mile. AirAsia’s CASM is just 5 cents, lower than that of any other airline in the world, including Ryanair, which spends 7.6 cents.” Google it! When you see this AirAsia.com video – you’ll see which corners are getting cut. Wow, this gives me chills when I watch it. I’ll take …

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