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Subject: Re: Air Asia Posted on: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:21:51 -0600

Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>"grumman@optusnet.com.au" wrote:
>> A friend has just arrived back from Phuket via Singapore. He stated that he
>> would never fly with Air Asia as he stated that they are the worst Airline
>> that he has has ever flown with. The list of complaints is long, too long to
>> repeat here.
>
> What's the gist of the unnamed friend's complaints?
>
> I think I'd tend to put rather a lot of weight on Miguel's reports-
> IIRC, he's said that he takes it frequently and finds it just fine,
> and certainly good value for the money.

I just flew them yesterday. Last-minute one-way from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur
for $75; that's hard to beat. The plane wasn't that full and I had three
seats to stretch out and nap in.

The flight was about 15 minutes behind schedule but otherwise fine. I'm sure
they manage to irritate people from time to time, as all airlines do, but I
still haven't had any bad experiences after using them regularly to get
between KL and Bangkok, and occasionally within Thailand or between KL and
Bali.

Pros:

- Cheap
- No-nonsense
- Friendly

Cons:

- Can't change a flight if you're closer than 48 hours to departure without
going to the airport and begging
- Cramped seating
- No free food or drinks

YMMV:

- Open seating

miguel
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