AirAsia has confirmed that its group chief operating officer, Anaz Ahmad Tajuddin, 43, passed away at 5.50am today after battling cancer.

In a statement, the budget airline said he would be buried at the Tanah Perkuburan Raudhah, Kota Seriemas, Negri Sembilan, after Friday prayers at the Masjid Kuarters KLIA.

- Bernama