Would you recommend AirAsia to fly to OZ? Php10K lang

viannej08

hello everyone,
i tried to book us flight from Clark to Mel of June 2013, sinubukan ko lang to check magkano babayarin namin at nagulat ako sa Airasia, Php37K lang namin tatlo - 2 adults + 1 child, yun nga lang from Clark. But malaki talaga ang savings namin pag Airasia. Try ko other airlines like Silkair, CX, PAL & Singapore Airlines more than Php100K of the same date.

Ang tanong ko, ok ba ang Airasia? Safe kaya ang mga eroplano nla?

TasBurrfoot

hello everyone,
i tried to book us flight from Clark to Mel of June 2013, sinubukan ko lang to check magkano babayarin namin at nagulat ako sa Airasia, Php37K lang namin tatlo - 2 adults + 1 child, yun nga lang from Clark. But malaki talaga ang savings namin pag Airasia. Try ko other airlines like Silkair, CX, PAL & Singapore Airlines more than Php100K of the same date.

Ang tanong ko, ok ba ang Airasia? Safe kaya ang mga eroplano nla?

@viannej08 - my vacation to Melbourne last June was via Air Asia. It is just like Cebu Pacific kasi lowcost, walang food (if you want, pwede ka bumili though), walang water, walang entertainment system. It is a bit uncomfortable if you compare versus legacy carrier like CX, PAL and SQ but if you say you can save more than 20K per pax then I would say it is very much worth it na cguro. Worth na ang pagiging uncomfy over a long-distance flight. And 60K total mo na savings, pwede pandagdag baon na yun (approx AU1250 na rin yun).

In terms of ok ba ang Air Asia and safe? Yes, it is... I use it often in weekend travels from Singapore.

lock_code2004

another thing to consider though is the luggage allowance..
because air asia is a budget airline, baka mas mahal ang check-in luggage fee..
especially if your are travelling to AU to finally settle in.. i can imagine you have heavy luggage..

TasBurrfoot

another thing to consider though is the luggage allowance..
because air asia is a budget airline, baka mas mahal ang check-in luggage fee..
especially if your are travelling to AU to finally settle in.. i can imagine you have heavy luggage..

If you buy the luggage allowance together with the ticket mejo reasonable naman - it will not eat up her 20K savings per pax...

LokiJr

Kakatingin ko lang sa Air Asia...mura yung basic fare pero andaming add-on na gastos hehe.....mga +$4k kaagad yung pagkain at baggage pa lang

viannej08

mura pa rin cya, sinubukan kong tapusin ang booking until the payment portion, Php37K lang talaga samin 3. i chose 20 kilos each.

lock_code2004

@viannej08 great deal..

hotshot

@viannej08 : sa 60K na matitipid nyo...pwede na kayo bumili ng tig-iisang ipad for your in-flight entertainment.

TasBurrfoot

@viannej08 : sa 60K na matitipid nyo...pwede na kayo bumili ng tig-iisang ipad for your in-flight entertainment.

Natawa ako nito!! But yes... Pwede niyo na i-aliw ang sarili ninyo using the ipad while onflight!

stolich18

Yung sa air asia, sa Manila to? hindi naman sa Clark? hehhee

vinpack

@stolich18 sa clark siya.

bmc_cpu

@hotshot pwede po bang gamitin nga laptops, tabs, smartphones sa mga budget airlines?

stolich18

@vinpack hehe thanks! saka na kmi maggganito pag malaki na anak namin. Ang hirap pag less than 2 years old pa eh. hehe Comfort/entertainment muna kami over budget. hehe

pero sa mga susunod siguro pde na. haha Hassle lang ung part na sa Clark pla sya! hehe

thanks!

TasBurrfoot

@hotshot pwede po bang gamitin nga laptops, tabs, smartphones sa mga budget airlines?

Pwede gumamit as long as naka-airline mode sya... You can use this once the plane is in cruising altitude.

hotshot

@hotshot pwede po bang gamitin nga laptops, tabs, smartphones sa mga budget airlines?

yup, tama si @psychoboy. yung phones kelangan naka airplane mode (airplane mode din ba tawag sa ibang phones?). then lahat ng electronics pwede lang gamitin pag nasa taas na. bawal gamitin pag take off at landing. so same rules lang din ang budget airlines and mga legacy airlines.

LokiJr

@hotshot, depende rin sa airline e...Nakasakay ako isang beses sa Cebu Pacific, pinagbawalan buksan yung phone kahit naka flight mode...(or dahil ba kopong kopong yung eroplano hehe)

Although, in fairness sa Air Asia, I grant you that mura yung singil nila sa inflight entertainment hehe...$100+ singil ng Scoot sa ganyan e hehe

lock_code2004

eto pa additional costs per person:
- approx 400 php (Bus from Megamall-Clark)
- Travel Tax 1620 php
- Terminal fee 600 php

hotshot

@hotshot, depende rin sa airline e...Nakasakay ako isang beses sa Cebu Pacific, pinagbawalan buksan yung phone kahit naka flight mode...(or dahil ba kopong kopong yung eroplano hehe)

Although, in fairness sa Air Asia, I grant you that mura yung singil nila sa inflight entertainment hehe...$100+ singil ng Scoot sa ganyan e hehe

hmmm....lagi din ako cebupac pag umuuwi ng pinas. actually, pag take off and landing, they tell you to turn off all your electronics including phones. pero syempre pasaway ako....airplane mode lang ako. hehehe! pero pag nasa taas na, pwede na gamitin lahat ng electronics.

bmc_cpu

@hotshot a ok. May nabasa kasi yata ako sa Jetstar, hindi raw yata pwedeng i open mga gadgets while on air. pero depende din yata sa airline.

LokiJr

@hotshot, natatakot ako magbukas ng phone e...baka mamatay makina ng eroplano nila, madedo pa ako haha

StickyNote

Malaki sana ang savings kung mag-AirAsia ang problema po wala ng available flights from Clark to KL to Aus starting June 15 to December 31, 2013 when I browsed their website. And when I called their Customer Service line, I was told by a female assistant that all flights from June 15 onwards are all fully-booked. But I am doubting what she said. I am afraid that there are other reasons why all those flights suddenly became unavailable.

rolf021

naku..ganun ba? sayang naman! ang mura pa naman ng airfare ng Air Asia.

vhoythoy

I suggest get it unless money is not an issue. You will need every cents in settling as a new migrant in Australia. A few hours of sacrifice equals few weeks of rental fee payments

abc27

Ano nga ba nangyari at bigla na Lang unavailable na yung mga flights na nakikita ko few days ago lang?

StickyNote

@abc27 I looked at the twitter account ng AirAsiaPH. the past few days, dami nagco-complain dahil puro na-cancel ang flights from Clark. at di alam kung kailan sila ma-reschedule. Mukhang may malaking pagbabago sa mga Clark flights to Kuala Lumpur. Will AirAsia discontinue flights to KL from Clark? Yan ang malaking katanungan naglalaro sa isip ko.

abc27

@StickyNote oo nga, what happened? Abang abang muna ng advisory.

StickyNote

@abc27 abang mode nga muna. buti na lang di pa ako nagpabook sa AirAsia 2 weeks ago. kung nagkaganun, isa ako sa mga nakatanggap ng email na cancelled at mare-sked ang flight. baka kasi konektado ito sa pagiging sister company ng zest air at airasia recently.

abc27

@StickyNote when ang balak mo to fly out?

StickyNote

@abc27 dec 2013 po plano namin pumunta dun. kayo po?

abc27

@StickyNote oh ok. So u still have plenty of time para mag-abang ng open flights. Ako kasi sa July na eh hehe.

StickyNote

@abc27 sa July ka na po pala? Solo ka lang? Sana makapagpa-book ka na. Nagdadalawang isip na din kasi ako kung mag-AIrAsia kami. Dami kasi ako nababasa complaints ngayon sa AirAsia Facebook page eh.