KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 28 -- South-east Asia's largest budget airline AirAsia Berhad is set to cull hundreds more jobs as the Covid-19 virus continues to wreak economic havoc worldwide.

Local news channel Astro Awani reported unnamed sources saying the planned retrenchment was conveyed by CEO Riad Asmat during a briefing earlier today.

"This is a very difficult decision after a few months we went through a difficult period. Several hundred manpower will be laid off, no detailed figures for now," the news agency cited a source who claimed to be quoting Riad as saying.

"Criteria (who will be laid off) will be announced later. Employees involved will be notified via email within 24 hours."

The airline has said it would continue to provide s...