KINIBIZ Us tigers belong on land. We spend most of the days prowling our well-marked jungle territory, which we defend ruthlessly.

This tiger is not a stranger to the sensation of flight, however. Tiger has been following the developments in the aviation industry’s very own territorial fight.

They say the big boys come to Asia to fly the skies. Indeed the aviation industry in this part of the world is perhaps the fastest growing and the most dynamic.

azlan Malaysia is no different. We have seen over the past 15 years the unravelling of a tightly controlled aviation market dominated by a single player, Malaysia Airlines.

Back then, ticket prices were high and the choices few. The flag carrier was a source of pride but also an errand boy for the government, flying routes the government deemed necessary to commerce and tourism

Open competition changed all that, but the liberalisation of the industry came slowly. Barriers were only broken down bit by bit. For instance air routes between Malaysia and our closest neighbour, Singapore were not fully liberalised until late 2008, less than five years ago.

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This article was written by Chan Quan Min.