On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:19:22 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , Chris Blunt
says...
I've also had them cancel a flight
and rebook me on the next one

That has not yet happened to me and I've been flying with them for
years. The worst that happened was a delay of 2-3 hours (can't remember
exactly) many years ago, but delays seem a thing of the past now.

Delays can happen for all kinds of reasons. Weather, congestion at
airports, aircraft technical problems etc. All airlines are affected
by those factors and always have been. Low-cost airlines like Air Asia
are affected most of all because they have tighter turnaround times at
airports to keep their aircraft in the air for a higher proportion of
the time. If an airline schedules only 45 minutes between a flight
arriving and the same aircraft taking off again that leaves less time
to make up for any delays than if you allow a couple of hours between
flights.

As for the excellent value, they are now only a bit cheaper than
Malaysian Airlines.

That's only because Malaysian Airlines,along with many other carriers,
have cut their fares recently to try to get passengers flying again
during the economic recession. The problems those full-service
carriers have now is those lower fares are not sustainable in the long
term with the business models they have. They will eventually have to
raise their fares again or they'll go bankrupt.

Chris