Originally Posted by
IAN-UK
I'm guessing this is a "fly thru" connection, meaning that if there is a delay such that you miss your KUL SGN flight, the airline will put you on the next flight.
On the air asia website I enter CMB for departure and SGN for destination. I'm pretty certain the flights booked this way are fly-through' (maybe someone can confirm if all flights booked this way are fly-through or are their exceptions?..How do we check?). Just to confirm, I'm not booking a flight CMB to KUL, finishing the booking, then booking another flight KUL to SGN. I think that would count as two bookings, so will definitely not count as fly-through. Correct?
If there is no delay, then you should have plenty time to make the connection. Just pay attention to the signs!
Since starting this thread I've seen on other forums that 1 hour is enough for transfer at KUL. They've said that if the airline doesn't believe that the connection can be made. i.e. due to distance between terminals etc. they will not be selling such fly-through tickets.
However if you'll gain additional peace of mind, and don't mind hanging around KLIA2 for an extra 4 hours (
), then go for the longer connection.
Yes, I've already booked the 6 hour layover option with Airasia premium, so will have 3 hours of lounge access. Never tried the AirAsia lounge. Also, I'm a smoker, and I know one building of KLIA is smoke free, and we need to go to the other building to smoke. taking the 6 hour layouver will give me chance to refuel with nicotine.
However, due to timings of the flights, (i.e. redeye) I'm just a bit concerned if the 4 'extra hours' will start to drag. I've done a SGN to KUL leaving SGN 01:45 then returning to SGN from KUL at 14:40 same day. That was pretty exhausting. Mind you I did go to KUL Sentral and back by coach on that occasion. Didn't lounge around
Edit: I beleive Airasia flights operate in KLIA2. I once took Malaysian Airlines flight from terminal M (KLIA) and after going through immigration there was nowhere to smoke. KLIA2 maybe different.