Is Air Asia The Best Budget Airline In The World?
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- čas přidán 8. 05. 2024
- I flew Air Asia. Many people ask the question is Air Asia the best low cost airline in the world? This budget airline is a favorite of mine. I've flown Air Asia over 40 times. If you play by the rules, you can get a great deal.
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Been on Veitjet a few times - enjoyed their little dance and the salute to the customers after the safety briefing. VERY different to Ryanair in Europe!!!
I also like when the Japan Air backs away from the gate. You get all the ground crew bowing. Vietjet is also a great airline
Love your videos! Keep'em coming!
More to come. Thank you very much
Always entertaining.
Thank you very much
Been planning a trip to Chaing Mai. I wanna do the loop...
Looking forward to your vids, thanks for producing them.
Unique to the genre, nicely done.
Thank you so much. It was crazy hot
Nice one Joe. Looking forward to your Chiang Mai videos. I have heard its a different more laid back vibe than Bangkok. I agree with you on travelling with only a carry on. No more over packing, lugging around a 20 something kg suitcase etc... life should be simple!
I agree. A small carry on can get it done. 7k is a little small, but 14k for a few extra bucks is worth it. I'm usually at 10 or 11k. I have seen them weighing bags before. I don't even want to know what a last minute baggage cost is
I spent all January there. It is more laid back with historical stuff.
@@lostboi3974 It's a fun city to explore
Currently Air asia has their flight pass on sale for about 300$ USD. The sell it every year about this time. free flight for the year limited to SEA countries, still have to pay the taxes and fees it ends up being like half price tickets. International only domestic in foreign countries but not in your home country based on passport. EDIT: Sale ended , Sorry for wasting everyones time.
Yes, I've seen the pass come and go. I'm not sure it's worth it for me. I buy mostly $40 tickets. $20 tax and $20 fare. It will take many flights to reach $300. Plus, I believe you still have to pay for a seat and extra carry on. So for $300, I'd save $20 or $30 a ticket. Many of the tickets bought ahead of time are $19 US. $10 fare and $9 tax
Looking forward to your trip videos.
Thanks. Videos on the way
I flew Air Asia SIN-KUL followed by KUL-BKK. I paid for the Fastpass. Well worth it for the priority immigration at KUL, the priority group 1 boarding, and 14kg carry-on allowance (up to 10kg carry on and 4kg personal bag). Only a extra few dollars. The flights were comfortable. The food decent. I also picked the hot seats for a bit of extra legroom.
I agree. They used to have the Big Red Seats. 2 and 2 in the first few rows. They switched to a 3 and 3 slightly bigger seat. Maybe an inch. The 2 and 2 was like a 1980's First Class Seat. And it was maybe $15 more. I miss that seat
Great advice on the two one way tickets, I flew VietJet into Ho Chi Minh and that was a different kind of airport. We unloaded the plane on the tarmac and the bus had to stop for a jet taxiing to the gate.
Yes, they do that in many smaller airports. I love the sky stairs on the tarmac
Cool vlog ❤
Thanks very much Mario
OMG, they got ads on the stowbins & tray tables? I'd still pick AirAsia over Spirit & Frontier though. Southwest is the lowest I'd go in the US. That's odd, AirAsia has always let me use a screenshot as boarding pass as long as the QR code is sharp enough to be scannable. I guess it's different in BKK. I always book early morning flights with LCCs; less chance of delays. Cute thumbnail!
I probably wasn't clear. It was security that didn't allow the screenshot. Maybe it was just him. I didn't check a bag and went directly to security. He wanted the QR direct from the live website. No big deal. These days, I just reprint a hard copy at the self-serve. I've used a screenshot in the past, too. Like immigration, rules are different from each agent. But with everyone in the airport on the phone, or some people might be roaming, etc.. it's best not to rely on a screenshot. At least I don't anymore.
Hi Joe. I'm in Chiang Mai now. Will be happy to meet for a beer and discuss some aviation and Thailand :)
Hwy thanks Leon. Those videos are about 7 days old. It takes a while to edit and get the footage posted
11:30 That just happened to a friend of mine. He got two error messages when booking, and was "successful" on the third time, but found out the next day he ended up getting charged for three tickets. So he has to file a dispute with the credit card company since it's nearly impossible to speak to someone on the phone at Air Asia.
The best way to book Air Asia is with Firefox. Chrome always locks up. Or you can use Expedia. They will charge you for baggage, but it works fine. The Air Asia website is more than a little clunky
Yes Joe , Air Canada has a direct flight from Vancouver, best in Business Class or Premium Economy. Hell of a long flight
Thanks for watching. I agree Business class is great
Flew them many times, always a great experience.
There a great airline if you play by the rules
@@EagerExpat travel light, get there early :-)
@@shaunlaverty8898 Good advice
Came through on Saturday thai vietjet. Lawsons can of beer and pork chicken on sticks. Lovely.
VietJet is a great airline. Wise choice bringing your own food aboard
Yes I can relate to problems on the Air Asia Website. I got to the Final step and I was ready to pay and it just kept spinning. Then I noticed you have an option to go in a 7-11 and pay for your ticket there so that’s what I did. May have cost an extra 30 or 40 Baht but 7-11 gave me a receipt with a Confirmation number for Air Asia. Yes 7-11 pretty much does everything for you in Thailand lol
I haven't had an issue using Firefox. Chrome locks up now and then. I did forget and used Chrome to buy 2 tickets the other day. It worked fine. So maybe they fixed the bug using other browsers. I found a post saying it was a Firefox website that didn't work well with other browsers. Who knows? Another option is a travel agent. They're still everywhere in Thailand
have you looked at Unlimited Asean Pass from AirAsia?
I think the sale ended? You pay about $300 and then still have to pay tax. I think you also pay for extra carry on baggage. It might not work for me
Since you travel enough and have the Chase Sapphire Preferred, you should upgrade to the Reserve and get lounge access.
I've had the Reserve in the past. Today I have lounge access with another card. You can only have one card in the Sapphire family. The preferred is best for me. Priority Pass is easy to get. I'm lucky to travel business or first on most long haul. I walk past the Priority Lounge and head straight to the Singapore or JAL lounge. Points are way more important to me than a card access.
I just flew from the States via Air Canada - with the Vancouver to BKK nonstop flight. Around 19 hours total travel time from Phoenix to BKK. If there is a quicker way to do it I’ve not found it. Cheers!
I prefer Los Angeles to Japan about 10.5 hours. I hour layover, then 6.5 Tokyo to BKK. Cut an hour in the other direction. Nice to stretch the legs in Japan. Even nicer in Business Class. Ha ha
Delta / Korean Air. Im fly this flight later this year bought it through Detla could not find a direct from the West Coast.
There isn't a direct other than Vancouver. Have a great flight
@EagerExpat as a rule, I don't touch any flight involving Canada
@@SM68Pete I hear ya. But, that's the only direct flight from North America. I've did the LAX to Singapore a few times. Even in business class 18.5 hours is a long flight. Then 1.5 to BKK. Today, I'm fine with Japan after 10.5 hours. 1 hour layover and 6 more hours to BKK. Good to stretch my legs
👋 Hi Joe, Loved to grab a beer or coffee to chat about your TH experience in BKK. Staying in On Nut till Tu-3/14. Best way to DM you? ~Ryan
Hey Ryan. Nice to meet you. I'm hitting the road tonight to Hong Kong. I'm back next Wednesday. Sorry I missed you. OnNut is nice. Visit Cheap Charlie's
@@EagerExpat Thanks for the suggestion. Keep up the great content. Have a safe trip. Appreciated your reply.
@@PartnerWithRC Sounds good man
easy peasy
Just follow the rules and Air Asia works fine. You're right, it's easy
Go Joe!
Thanks so much
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I had a better flight experience using SCOOT.
Scoot, Nok, Air Asia, there all the same to me. Pay for a few basic extras and you'll be fine