£99 flights to Kuala Lumpur go on sale today

FROM NEWS SOURCE:

Booking opens at midday today for the five times weekly direct flights
with AirAsiaX which begin in March 2009 between Stansted and Kuala
Lumpur International Airport's Low Cost Carrier Terminal.

At £99 each way, the introductory offer hugely undercuts existing
airfares between London to Malaysia which typically cost between £500-
£600.



I've spent 20 minutes or so this morning playing around with dates on their
site and the cheapest return flight I've managed to find cost £328 (inc.
taxes).

More typically, expect to pay £413 return (if you book well in advance).
Then there's an additional £20 for checking in a 20kg case, plus a further
£14 for in-flight meals.
So the grand total comes to £447 - which is still a pretty good price for
13,116 miles of air travel these days.

AirAsia is a very serious player in the LCC market and with the price of oil
now at ca. $50 a barrel, this route is going to prove highly popular for
some time to come.
Well done AirAsia!

Gerry

In article , Gerald Oliver Swift
says...

So the grand total comes to £447 - which is still a pretty good price for
13,116 miles of air travel these days.

If you live in London. If not, add the cost of the flights to/from
London.
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Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe

"Alfred Molon" kirjoitti
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In article , Gerald Oliver Swift
says...

So the grand total comes to £447 - which is still a pretty good price for
13,116 miles of air travel these days.

If you live in London. If not, add the cost of the flights to/from
London.
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checking in luggage costs 4+ pounds each leg on-line. Twice as much at the
airport. Meals cost 7+ pounds each way. Standstead is way out of everything.
A barn serves as an air terminal at KLIA. Not worth the fuss. But perhaps
for those living close to either of the two airports.