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Old Aug 29, 2013, 9:02 pm
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Air Asia Promos in Thailand

Hi Folks,

Does Air Asia have any promo fare offers for ticketing anytime in Sept / Oct for travel in Dec ?
Wanted to check out cheap tickets on the Bkk - HKT sector for Dec, and though chances of good offers are low, wanted to know if Air Asia launches some short sales around this period ?

Any past experience will give some sort of possibility ( however remote)..

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Old Sep 2, 2013, 7:54 am
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Originally Posted by abhilife2001
Hi Folks,

Does Air Asia have any promo fare offers for ticketing anytime in Sept / Oct for travel in Dec ?
Wanted to check out cheap tickets on the Bkk - HKT sector for Dec, and though chances of good offers are low, wanted to know if Air Asia launches some short sales around this period ?

Any past experience will give some sort of possibility ( however remote)..

A
I dont know about December, but I just booked 8 flights with them in November on their last sale (2 weeks ago I think) to be honest it WASNT as cheap as I saw the exact same flights in April, so the sale wasnt brilliant.

I will say that if you do see a sale with AirAsia BOOK IT FAST as their 'Promo' seats sell out insanely quickly.

And if your not used to their extra charges be prepared to add a good chunk extra for card payment fees etc.
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Old Sep 2, 2013, 9:38 am
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Originally Posted by telabadmanwot
I dont know about December, but I just booked 8 flights with them in November on their last sale (2 weeks ago I think) to be honest it WASNT as cheap as I saw the exact same flights in April, so the sale wasnt brilliant.

I will say that if you do see a sale with AirAsia BOOK IT FAST as their 'Promo' seats sell out insanely quickly.

And if your not used to their extra charges be prepared to add a good chunk extra for card payment fees etc.
yes, I recall the last sale was only 20% off from usual price.. so not such a big deal IMHO..
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Old Sep 3, 2013, 5:04 am
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yes, I recall the last sale was only 20% off from usual price.. so not such a big deal IMHO..
Yes 20% but if you were fast you got an extra 15% off as they (re)released the already discounted 'promo' fares. As I say, you have to be fast, they sold out in 3hrs on the flights I picked up. I was just lucky I checked them at midnight.
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Old Sep 3, 2013, 8:43 pm
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Originally Posted by telabadmanwot
Yes 20% but if you were fast you got an extra 15% off as they (re)released the already discounted 'promo' fares. As I say, you have to be fast, they sold out in 3hrs on the flights I picked up. I was just lucky I checked them at midnight.
aha..
Hope to be able to catch them the next time..
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Old Sep 8, 2013, 1:36 am
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In recent months and years, the booking windows for the really rock-bottom Air Asia sales seem to be going further and further out into the future. They might do a sale, for example, for travel dates fro 3 months to 6 months from now.

It used to be that you could be much closer to your date of travel and still get a deal, but that has become harder to do in recent years. The exception might be certain domestic routes in Thailand like BKK-UBP, as there's a real fight on for those. I prefer Nok Air there, though...not as bad a fee-ing frenzy.
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Old Sep 8, 2013, 1:48 am
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In recent months and years, the booking windows for the really rock-bottom Air Asia sales seem to be going further and further out into the future. They might do a sale, for example, for travel dates from 3 months to 6 months from now.
You often see sales that are 8-10 months out! Who can plan THAT much in advance?

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Old Sep 8, 2013, 4:27 pm
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You often see sales that are 8-10 months out! Who can plan THAT much in advance?
Yes, that's been my experience as well

But even close in, they tend to be cheaper than other legacy carriers.

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Fly 'em all the time, but they p*ss me off w/all their 'nickel and diming'. I love how hard it is to unselect trip insurance and paying a 12% surcharge to use a credit or debit card. I wish I wasn't so d*mn cheap & could leave them forever.
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Originally Posted by telabadmanwot
Yes 20% but if you were fast you got an extra 15% off as they (re)released the already discounted 'promo' fares. As I say, you have to be fast, they sold out in 3hrs on the flights I picked up. I was just lucky I checked them at midnight.
Wow! Great deal! Is midnight usually the best time to get the extra?
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Can anyone tell me the place of interest in BKK where we can visit.
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Can anyone tell me the place of interest in BKK where we can visit.
Look up wikitravel.
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Can anyone tell me the place of interest in BKK where we can visit.
The airport or the city ?
Depends on your interest. Maybe this can help

www.timeout.com/bangkok/... great-things-to-do-in-bangkok

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What's the best seat on an AirAsia plane?
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Originally Posted by dieuwer2
What's the best seat on an AirAsia plane?
For me, it's a 100B aisle seat rows 7, 8,or 9. I can get off the plane & through immigration quickly. If you check luggage or there is no immigration, row position isn't as important.
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