most of people miss the concept altogether, there's no way comparing mas service with aa, they are in different category at all. You can compare aa service with the like of tiger airways, jetstar but not with premium airlines. Is it fair for you to compare kancil with bmw? No right?

This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Nov 2 2008, 01:23 AM

you cannot blame any airlines for it...
there might be some promos going on through out the year.
you can't expect the price remains the same all the time.
in fact i just bought RM247 MAS return flight to jakarta.
what is the price if you bought it a month ago?
i don't think it's the same price as i bought just now.

MAS RM0 seat return flight to phuket still widely available....
will only cost you about RM329
the one that i checked just now is in march 2009.
tempted to buy but i already bought tickets to padang and jakarta already.
travel this dec and jan 09 respectively...
i don't think i can afford to go to phuket by then

i never use jetstar airways or tiger airways, so i cannot compare..
have u?

This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Nov 2 2008, 08:32 PM

no airlines are problem free.

please refer from the google result below:

http://www.google.com.my/search?q=jetstar+...lient=firefox-a

to be fair for all:

you can read every single review for every airlines in the world right here: http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/seats.htm

AA review:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/air_asia.htm

tiger airways:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/tiger.htm

jetstar airways:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/jetstar.htm
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/jetstar-asia.htm

silk air:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/silk_air.htm

judge for yourself...you cannot claim any of the airlines are perfect.
there are pros and cons.
you can argue until the cows come home but it's pointless afterall.
if you experience good services from one airlines and bad services from another, it doesn't mean those airlines are good or incompetent all the time.
you have to read those reviews to have a better judgment since it is written by various of people boarding different flights and destinations at different times.

in the end it's all about the size of your wallet. if you have extra money and can't tolerate cheap services, please opt for premium airlines.
as for me, i can tolerate the lack of services as long as i don't have to fork out a fortune to travel. i just want to go to point A to point B. as long as i can reach to the destination safely then i don't have any complaint.

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Added on November 3, 2008, 12:00 amhere i paste some pros and cons comments from the customers:

JETSTAR ASIA review : 8 September 2008 : by David Chin


Customer Rating : 1/5
1 Star Rating

Our latest experience with Jetstar on our flight back to Singapore from HCMC left a sour taste, and made an otherwise enjoyable time in Saigon, not so great.On a budget flight we may be made to tolerate things like cramp spaces between seats or the lack of service or food or drinks etc but we did not expect rudeness! After the 'bad' experience we decided to write to Jetstar to let them know of their staff behaviour, but it has been three weeks now, and they have not even bothered to respond.


JETSTAR ASIA review : 2 September 2008 : by F Chan


Customer Rating : 3/5
3 Star Rating

Singapore-Bangkok. This is a budget airline, and there is nothing to be thrilled about. You get what you pay. Having said that, here are the positives: You select your seat beforehand; You get to use Changi Terminal 1 and not the budget terminal. The negatives are: Extremely tight seat pitch, although the A320 is more spacious than the competition; Only snacks on sale.


AIR ASIA review : 9 October 2008 : by Kiran Param


Trip Rating : 4/5
4 Star Rating

Singapore to Kuala Lumpur return. Connecting from long haul flight from Zurich. Only criticism is meagre baggage allowance of 15kg. Had to pay for excess baggage. Aircraft used A320 brand new and very clean. Cabin service professional for budget airline. For a budget carrier streets ahead of European budget carriers. will fly with them again.


AIR ASIA review : 28 October 2008 : by Anna Nimos


Trip Rating : 0/10


Score 0 out of 10

KL-Guilin-KL. Flight from KL delayed for almost 1 hour and everyone just sat there not knowing what was going on. Only upon my request for the pilots to keep the passengers informed did the captain open his mouth to explain that we were waiting for a replacement flight engineer. The Guilin-KL flight was outright stupid. There was a queue but passengers just barged into the front of the queue. The Chinese ground staff (which should be fired long ago) were indifferent to the disorder and couldn't care less. Tempers flared. There were shouting and shoving. When express boarding began through a side gate, there was no proper announcement. We weren't sure if we were in the right queue. I was travelling with my wife, 2 old folks and 2 small children and it was like scene from the last refugee plane out of Vietnam. Not a pleasant experience at all. I wonder why Aiir Asia would not implement seat allocation. It would have cost fractionally more and most would be happy to pay for it. The present arrangement of rushing for seats just doesn't work if travelling to places like China, Indonesia and India where order and courtesy to other passengers are totally disregarded. This was my last international flight on Air Asia if I can help it. Air Asia - not recommended for international flights until they implement seat allocation. We also suspect Air Asia would run into safety problems because the planes were not inspected thoroughly enough to make the return flight. The crew also looked tired and overworked.

This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Nov 3 2008, 12:04 AM

agree with you but people just don't understand .
they will keep comparing MAS service with AA which is ridiculous because it's like you comparing kancil with mercedes benz

anyway AA will start RM0 seat promo for AAX destinations starting from 4th nov-9th nov for public.
AA credit card holders can start scout the free seats from today.

LOL
AA and MAS flex ticket system keep changing by seconds/minutes...it depends on the availability of the allocated seats...
first come first serve...and bear in my mind, as when you're checking the tickets ,hundreds of other people also buying the tickets at the same time

i thought AA will use their brand new airbus 340 for london flight which is expected to receive in january 2009??

usually people who managed to get cheap tickets do not wait for ads in the paper or TV..
in fact i saw a plentiful of RM499 seats both ways when i checked on the next the booking to london was open.

what do u mean?

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Added on December 3, 2008, 12:24 amusually when they advertise, there must be the tix with the advertised price left...
you have to find it...
some people spend about 30 mins just to find the cheapest tix they can get.
but it's worth it for cheapskate people,
if we have lots of extra money for sure we won't bother about AA promo.


This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Dec 3 2008, 12:24 AM

new gen airlines using the same price strategy...even for MAS nowadays..they have flex ticket pricing but with a few more ticket options.

This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Dec 16 2008, 12:50 PM