The cost for Pick A Seat per way per passenger is not RM5 anymore. It is RM10 because we cannot use direct debit if we choose a seat.
Plus, not everyone in this world know how to do direct debit. not everyone in this world registered for internet banking. Some Malaysian still use overseas bank (HSBC, OCBC, UOB, etc) in Malaysia which does not support the direct debit option offered by AirAsia, instead of using Malaysian based banks like Maybank, Public Bank, etc. So, how are them going to choose direct debit if they want to waive for the fee? Are they willing to switching from their favorite overseas bank in Malaysia to a Malaysian bank just because want to use direct debit?
You are being unfair for these statement. You want things so cheap and all are within your fingers. You should think how these business work.How about the Malaysian who only have Malaysian bank account and wish to book for the one-way flight which depart from overseas to back to Malaysia, or doing multi-cities booking which return from different city? I think most of you know that AirAsia website does not support multi-cities booking. That means people need to book multiple one-way flights.
With AirAsia, your transaction are done in overseas if you book a flight depart from overseas.
Imagine that a person travel from Kuala Lumpur -> Bangkok -> Phuket -> Kuala Lumpur, but don't want to use credit / debit card because don't want to pay the convenient fee, the flight from Kuala Lumpur -> Bangkok can be paid by using direct debit because he/she has a Malaysian bank account. How about the flight from Bangkok -> Phuket and Phuket -> Kuala Lumpur? How can he/she book for these flight because don't want to use credit/debit card?
If you are planning these route properly, why you cant book Bangkok -> Phuket and Phuket -> Kuala Lumpur using direct debit?You can say that I am thinking too much. But, before we make any decision, we as the decision maker reserve the responsibilities to consider a lot of things. Same to AirAsia, they must consider the inconveniences stated above.
An airline company, including low-cost carrier, should only follow the good things done by other airline company, and should not follow the bad decision done by other airline company.
You are not thinking too much but you think too little. You want to compare the airlines which charged you higher to maintain "awesome system" than airlines which charged you below "bus fare"?Do you think what are the purpose of people complaining about AirAsia?
The purpose of us for complaining AirAsia is for AirAsia's own good, let them improve, and helping AirAsia to improve until become the world's first low-cost carrier rated 5 stars status by Skytrax. When AirAsia become the world's first low-cost carrier rated 5 stars status by Skytrax, this is not only the proud of AirAsia, but also the proud of Malaysian.
I don't care whether Skytrax award or not but if they can maintain those fare, they will achieve more than that. Do you know how many M'sian can travel overseas before AA born? I am not proud if AA win all awards but the truth is, only 20% M'sian can travel overseas. But I'm proud if AA don't win any awards but can make almost 70-80% M'sian flying abroad.But, if AirAsia still proceed with all their current decisions and not improving, no need to talk about becoming the world's first LCC achieved 5 stars ranking by Skytrax, they not even have the chance of given 4 stars status by Skytrax.
Its good to complain for improvement but complaint using emotion without thinking just get you nowhere.