4 dollar flights?

September 11, 2007

Over the last four years i have spent a good amount of time in Asia, and of course have heard the rumors of the cheap flights for less then $10. The thought of paying the equivalent of a happy meal to fly seems crazy and more importantly dangerous. I mean what kind of plane is it? They must be cutting cost somewhere…. maybe there’s no seats! South east Asia has a few of these low cost airlines trolling the Sky’s. I have never really looked into these flight as there has not been a need for me. Most of the time for me time is not really an issue and i can get to most places by land or boat once I’m here. But i recently found myself in a pinch, i wanted to go to Borneo which is an island and to far to go by boat. I saw a newspaper while in KL advertising flights from KL to Borneo for $20, at that price how could i say no. I logged onto airasia.com and found these so called cheap flights. I was amazed by all the places they fly to, the trick to getting these great deals is to book a month or so in advance. But of course everything i do is last second so i ended up paying $40 bucks with all taxes included… still a great deal. When was the last time you took a 2 hour flight for $40 dollars? Oh and for you that are wondering what the service was like etc… Air Asia is great not at all what i excepted for $40. The plane looked brand new and they even gave us a snack and drink for free unlike most of the airlines in the states which charge for everything. So for any of you out there that are planning a trip to Asia and for that matter NOT planning because you thought it was too expensive…. i really recommend Air Asia, its an easy and cheap way for those who are on a budget and a tight schedule. Thanks to these low cost airlines I’m going to get a chance to go to the only country in Asia i haven’t been to yet.. the Philippine’s. Oh and you might be asking “why is Jimmy writing about this crap?” well for some people its useful. I tend to get a lot of emails from people and friends asking for advice on where to go and how to’s etc… So i decided to start writing about that stuff as well and include it under my “Travel Tips” category…. Don’t worry i will still be writing about my random adventures…. and with that said I’m off to find one… or let it find me!