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KLIA2 Luggage Handlers Are Taking Tony Fernandes' "Kiss The Bags" Advice Quite Literally

The series of photos has since gone viral on social media.

Cover image via Mohd Amir Izzat Facebook

In the aftermath of last week's bike-throwing controversy, AirAsia's luggage handlers seem to have taken Tony Fernandes' "kiss the bags" statement to heart... and in the most literal sense too

In a series of photos believed to have been posted by an AirAsia staff member, luggage handlers at KLIA2 were shown hugging and smooching various suitcases in a bid to apologise for their past mistakes

The bags definitely received a fair amount of love from the conveyor belt...

... All the way onto the tarmac and into the plane

At the time of writing, the post has been shared over 8,600 times on Facebook

Do you think the bike-throwing incident is a wake-up call for airport luggage handlers to be more careful with passengers' bags? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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Last week, AirAsia issued an apology after a KLIA2 baggage handler was seen throwing passengers' bicycles onto the ground:

Over a month before that, AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes urged employees to take better care of passengers' bags during an internal meeting:

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