TONY Fernandes is eagerly awaiting 2015. The CEO of AirAsia will be working longer hours next year with the commencement of the ASEAN Open Skies policy. "Competition will be intense. I love a challenge, it motivates me," he said, during a media tour at Epsom College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February.

Tony has good reasons to be enthusiastic. The policy will open up new opportunities for his airline in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia. Wi