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Ugly Man 2
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Just returned from my trip to Thailand; I flew on Air Asia, R/T from Bangkok to Phuket, Nov 22 /27 for about $65USD.
The low cost ticket and the clean, brand new planes were the good news. However, I would be very reluctant to fly on Air Asia (or recommend them) again because of their consistently delayed flights.
On my flight to Phuket from Bangkok on Nov 22, my flight was supposed to leave at 3:55PM; the flight was delayed unneccessarily and did not actually get clearance for takeoff until about 7:20PM. After some evasive behavior, the ticket agent for Air Asia finally admitted to me that one of their planes were broken and they were looking for a replacement On my return flight to Bangkok on Nov 27, the flight was scheduled to take off at 11:45AM; this time Air Asia did a little better as the flight was delayed only 2 1/2 hours and we took off at 2:15PM.
Would I fly on Air Asia again? Doubtful unless they gave me a free ticket; would I recommend them? Up to U!
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Posted on: 3:39 am on Dec. 3, 2004
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rami
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I did fly with Air Asia Twice, once to Phuket and other one to Singapore. It's ok, but few anoying things like: close the counter 45 minutes before the flight, delay of 1-1.5 every time, even not serving drinking water on board. The price is good, but I wont use them again, too mych trouble with timing.
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Posted on: 4:37 am on Dec. 3, 2004
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hzink
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I won't use them - bat check-in counter experience, and I just drew my conclusion.
What about Nok Air? I wanted to try them, but many people told me to avoid them, because they 'No Care'.
Thai at least seems reliable, though pricey - then again, everything's pricey these days.
Harry
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Posted on: 5:54 am on Dec. 3, 2004
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slowx
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because the way the schedule the flights of air asia, if one flight gets delay, it will have a knock on effect... that's what u get with jit scheduling..
i like nok air
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Posted on: 1:56 am on Dec. 4, 2004
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ColoradoGuy
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Quote: from slowx on 12:50 am on Dec. 4, 2004
because the way the schedule the flights of air asia, if one flight gets delay, it will have a knock on effect... that's what u get with jit scheduling.
This is the way it is with any small airline, as they do not have spare equipment handy for substitution. Even the majors struggle with this now.
One difference is that Air Asia seems to schedule the arrival of an aircraft and it's next departure a little too close together, so it causes small delays which cascade throughout the day. I have taken Air Asia, but it has always been before 1:00pm, and they have always been within 20-30 minutes of being on-time.
I call it "BarGirl Air". Not because there are a lot of bargirls flying them, but because you pay them the same amount as you would pay a bargirl, for about the same amount of time. And every once in a while, "someone" gets a freebie. 
Air Asia is a deep-discount, very low-fare airline, so any comparisons to other airlines that cost 2x or 3x more have to be kept in mind.
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Posted on: 7:59 am on Dec. 4, 2004
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Vancouver Jay
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Quote: from hzink on 5:48 pm on Dec. 3, 2004
What about Nok Air? I wanted to try them, but many people told me to avoid them, because they 'No Care'.
Hehehe, not. That pun only makes sense if you usually pronounce the word "No" like "Naw".
If so, y'all bitter git back up tha' hollar an' dew yer chores afore Paw fixes to git angry!
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Posted on: 8:42 am on Dec. 4, 2004
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BigDUSA
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Last time I went to Phuket it cost $100USD r/t on Thai. Flights left on time. No hassle. I didn't mind paying extra.
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Posted on: 11:36 am on Dec. 4, 2004
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dbric36
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BigD That's unusual of you to pay more than you have to. I flew Air Asia with no problem for $33 all last time I went to Phuket with no problemss
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Posted on: 12:30 pm on Dec. 4, 2004
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Ugly Man 2
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My experience with Air Asia pales in comparison to this lady who posted her experience in Thailand Travel Forum. Looks like I got off pretty easy!
"I had a similar experience with Air Asia. My flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok was delayed 4.5 h. My onward flight from Bangkok to Phuket was delayed 3.5 h. My return flight from Phuket to Bangkok was delayed 4 h, but I insisted on being put on an earlier flight that was ALSO delayed such that I could make it (it ended up leaving only 20 min before the scheduled time of my flight) "......Haley
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Posted on: 5:15 am on Dec. 9, 2004
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CalEden
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Sounds like their waiting until all the seats are sold.
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Posted on: 8:37 pm on Dec. 9, 2004
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