just book for kl-Christchurch for RM717 include tax, luggage and convenient fee. the dates that i can go only got RM241 ticket.

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Added on December 3, 2010, 9:27 ami had no problems with the payment process though. everything went very smoothly.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Dec 3 2010, 09:27 AM

how old are your kids? if there are still babies/toddlers then i think its better to not take airasia because it might be very uncomfortable for them. have they traveled on other airlines before? some children can behave and stay calm but some tends to make lots of noise which will get very annoying for everyone on board.

yes you need to pay to select the seats. in-flight entertainment also need to pay but i don't think there's like on screen games like other airlines. correct me if i'm wrong here. better get them a psp or ipod touch to keep them company on the plane.

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Added on December 3, 2010, 10:50 amlucky you.
when is your flight departing and arriving?

i started booking around 8am and didn't see any RM141 tickets at all. the april flights also like no promo already.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Dec 3 2010, 10:50 AM

in that case then it should be alright. i personally haven't travel long-haul flights by airasia x before but have used airasia many times and so far haven't encounter any bad experience at all. my brother started flying airasia when he was in primary school as well, he wasn't any trouble for any of my family. i have relatives and family taking airasia x to australia many times and they have complimented that the flight is actually quite comfortable but some have commented that the seat may be a bit narrow and uncomfortable at times. i'll talk about my experience if i can but that will have to wait until june next year when i fly to Christchurch.

^ You probably didn't book that flight with the same login ID. Or just some problems with AA's website/database.

As long as your flight booking is 'confirmed', it should be alright.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience.

Try using their online check-in service next time.
If need to do counter check-ins, I normally reach there at least 3 hours earlier to avoid any delays or problems.

Maybe you would want to write in to newspaper to complain or just go spam their facebook wall until they offer a solution.

^Er, it has been like that since AA first started operating ma. You have to pay for any extra services that you want. Normally you have to plan ahead for your trip whether you are going to check in any bags or are you just gonna bring a hand carry baggage. If you know you are going to do shopping, then buy a bigger checkin baggage amount on the way bag. Like when I make my trip to China, I buy 15kg going andden 30kg coming back cause I know I'll definitely buy stuff and go over the 15kg limit. Besides, paying for excess baggage at the counter is reallllyyy expensive. Can go up to few hundreds. I've seen someone paid almost RM300 just for that.

Sometimes I choose AA over the rest is because their airport tax cheaper.
It really depends, MAS is quite competitive now and sometimes it's cheaper than AA.

That's how AA make money.
I don't think there's much options for these. They don't give you much flexibility when it comes to changing time/dates/flights.

1)If I'm not mistaken, you can still choose and purchase your seat after the computer have assigned you when you check in online. Hot seats are RM25 I think. And they have more leg space. How long is your flight? If it's not very long, normal seats are pretty comfy for me. Depends on your body size and length also. This is mostly up to personal preference.

2)No, I don't think there's any socket to charge any gadgets on AA. If you wanna charge your ipod, you have to use your laptop to do so. Correct me if I'm wrong.

3)Normally it's one hand carry bag max 7kg within the size allowed to fit into the overhead compartments. But most of us do carry a handbag/backpack and another bag. As long as it's not too many hand carry bags then it'll be fine. Remember not to have any sharp objects or liquid in your hand carry. Limited amount of liquid is allowed provided you put it in some ziplock plastic bag they provide.

4)You do not want to get charge for excess baggage at the counter. It'll be very expensive compared to buying in advance. 15kg baggage bought online is RM20 only while 20kg is RM30. For purchasing baggage at the counter, it seems you can only buy up to 15kg which will cost you RM30-50 depending on your destination. Anything extra is consider excess which will be charge RM15-20 per kg I think. (Source: http://www.airasia.com/my/en/flightinfo/supersizesave.html)

5)If I'm not mistaken again, you can only pre-book one meal for each flight, which is mostly not enough for me. So pre-booking meals is just to save some money but I'll end up buying more food on board the plane anyways.

Where are you flying too? Have an enjoyable trip!

All type of airline can crash.
I don't understand why people say "I'll never take AA again" after this incident. Not like AA has crashed so many times.

See those big European airlines also can crash and there were so many airplane crashes which are far far far more worst than this.

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Added on January 12, 2011, 8:09 pmHope so. I need to book flights to CHC for my bf as well. Hopefully got promotion. But so far no news yet.

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Yalor. And only a few minor injuries and no casualties.
News even reported that the pilot handled it very well no?

Ya if not mistaken, I read that it was due to the weather and it skidded.
Some people still are not aware that cars are much more dangerous and so much more people die on the road than in the air. Yet they still drive like crazy drivers.

Aw don't be sad. Not that you've been ignored.
Just that we all also don't really know when exactly AAX will have another promotion. I am too hoping they will have it soon.

^I'm pretty sure you can just use your credit card for the KL-Melbourne transaction.

Most importantly you must have your booking number and beside it must have the word CONFIRMED.

Changing dates/flights is always going to be expensive if you're flying with AA.
The only way is to not change your flight.

Maybe if you have a very good reason like a doctor's letter or something to show that you can't fly on that particular day, then maybe they might refund you a part of the ticket cost. But changing dates is always going to be expensive.

As far as I know, as well.. The last time I flew domestic, I brought my whole bottle water filled with water.

Yes got.
The ones on the extreme right of the AA counters row. There's two counters for luggage drop off.

Was in Bangkok last week.

Yea, even the AA counters can be quite long.

Last July I was there around 7am and the AA queue was crazy. But luggage drop off not so bad.
Last week I was there around 5pm, not so much queue.

Security and immigration can be quite long, give about an hour or so to clear it.
I drop off my luggage at almost 6pm, went straight to security and board plane at 8pm. Still had some time to eat.

Ya, luggage drop off, security, immigration, departure hall wait for plane.
Please make sure you keep your boarding pass until you've come back from your trip. Don't throw it away cause sometimes you might still need it.

Shouldn't be a problem to bring a laptop bag and another bag as long as you don't exceed the weight.
My bf usually brings a camera bag and a backpack.

Yea, the 'pending' period is like they reserve the seat for you to complete your payment. If you do not, they the seat will be released for others to grab.
Once I book some promo air ticket as well, and didn't realise I key in my CC's CVC number wrong. So it ended up being pending and it says they will keep it for a certain period of time. I'm not sure how long, might be 3 days as mugenz said.

But I know if you don't see the word Booking CONFIRM. Then those tickets are still not yours yet.