Loke denies Transport Ministry talks with AirAsia amid bailout reports

Transport Minister Anthony Loke clarified that the Transport Ministry has not engaged in any discussions or agreements with AirAsia in recent weeks, dismissing speculation about ongoing funding arrangements.

Loke was addressing a Reuters report suggesting AirAsia sought funding support from the Malaysian government.

While acknowledging that airlines routinely engage with government stakeholders, he emphasized that his ministry has no current involvement with AirAsia.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — The Transport Ministry has not concluded any agreement with AirAsia nor engaged in discussions with the budget carrier over the past few weeks, Transport Minister Anthony Loke clarified today.

Speaking at a press conference at the ministry headquarters here, Loke moved to dismiss speculation surrounding his ministry’s involvement in any ongoing funding arrangements.

“There have been no meetings with AirAsia over the past two to three weeks, and no agreement has been reached,” he told reporters.

Loke was responding to an earlier report by Reuters that claimed that AirAsia had held discussions with the Malaysian government regarding potential funding support, citing sources familiar with the matter.

While maintaining that the Transport Ministry has had no recent engagement with the airline, Loke did not discount the possibility that carrier executives may have approached the Ministry of Finance directly.

He noted that commercial airlines routinely hold routine engagements with government stakeholders, but stressed that he could only speak definitively for his own portfolio, reiterating that no deal has been brokered through the Transport Ministry.

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交通部长陆兆福澄清，交通部近几周没有与亚洲航空进行任何讨论或达成任何协议，驳斥了有关正在进行的融资安排的猜测。

洛克是在回应路透社的一篇报道，该报道称亚洲航空正在寻求马来西亚政府的资金支持。

他承认航空公司经常与政府利益相关者进行接触，但他强调，他的部门目前与亚洲航空没有任何关系。

布城，10月12日讯——交通部长陆兆福今日澄清，交通部在过去几周内既未与亚洲航空达成任何协议，也未与这家廉价航空公司进行任何讨论。

陆兆福在位于此地的该部总部举行的新闻发布会上发表讲话，驳斥了有关其部门参与任何正在进行的资金安排的猜测。

“过去两到三周，我们没有与亚洲航空举行任何会谈，也没有达成任何协议，”他告诉记者。

洛克此番言论是对路透社早前一篇报道的回应。该报道援引知情人士的话称，亚航已与马来西亚政府就潜在的资金支持进行了讨论。

尽管陆兆福坚称交通部近期没有与该航空公司进行任何接触，但他并未排除航空公司高管可能直接与财政部接触的可能性。

他指出，商业航空公司通常会与政府利益相关者进行例行接触，但他强调，他只能就自己的职责范围做出明确表态，并重申没有任何协议是通过交通部达成的。

布城计划于明年初提交法案，强制酒驾或药驾司机赔偿受害者。

陆兆福宣布国库控股将修复吉隆坡火车站和马来西亚铁道公司总部，并希望看到资产出售索赔案的终结。

陆兆福表示，可无限次骑乘KTM摩托车的MyKomuter50通行证有望在12月1日前推出。

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