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Old Aug 25, 2008, 5:30 am
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AirAsia OZ Promo 1m seats @$0 plus taxes
Sample: MEL-KUL A$182 OW AI

http://www.airasia.com/nl/nl080825e-au.htm

Booking starts in a few hours.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 6:38 am
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FYI Meals, checked luggage, and IFE are extra.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 6:58 am
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But no frequent flyer program - so what's the point of a mileage run?
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 7:05 am
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That's an awfully long flight in a seat with 29" seat pitch.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 7:58 am
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
But no frequent flyer program - so what's the point of a mileage run?
Excellent point.

There probably are diehard mileage runners who do a mileage run simply for the sake of the most miles they could have earned, had there been an FF programme.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 8:19 am
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
But no frequent flyer program - so what's the point of a mileage run?
They could be used for 'positioning flights' to do a MR....

The same reason why Sprit Air and other smaller airliners deals show up on this thread.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 8:50 am
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They could be used for 'positioning flights' to do a MR....

The same reason why Sprit Air and other smaller airliners deals show up on this thread.
cheers to that. By some FFers logic, a completely free flight in business shouldn't show up on this board if it doesn't acrrue miles. If the purpose of MR's is to earn miles for free flights, I think it is refreshing to sometimes skip the step and move right to the free flights
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 8:55 am
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Agreed. Not all MR's start on our front doorstep... so any short-cut (translation: $$$ in your pocket) to start one is always welcome.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 8:58 am
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That's an awfully long flight in a seat with 29' seat pitch.
Well, 29' would be quite nice, though they wouldn't be able to fit too many of those on the plane. A 29" pitch on the other hand, would be rather uncomfortable for that long.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 9:30 am
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I've never had a problem with the pitch in Air Asia. I found flew the LCC in South Africa, Kulula, and found it worse.

We also checked bags on our last trip, and weren't charged. I thought they gave you 15k a person, but perhaps they've changed the rules since I've booked earlier this year. I've only flown within Asia, though.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 9:40 am
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While an excellent deal, the general consensus in this forum is that non-mileage earning fares belong in the budget travel forum.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 11:25 am
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this is an excellent example on how the airlines...no matter where...are actually able to make money with just fuel surcharges.....
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 11:30 am
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Well, 29' would be quite nice, though they wouldn't be able to fit too many of those on the plane. A 29" pitch on the other hand, would be rather uncomfortable for that long.
Yikes! Shades of Spinal Tap! Will correct forthwith.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 11:51 am
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The promo is not Australia specific, it's system-wide: http://www.airasia.com/site/th/en/home.jsp

I used a similar promo last year for ultra-cheap BKK-HAN and CNX-BKK tix, and can use this one for KUL-PEN and BKK-CNX next July.

And I agree with some previous posters, this s/b in Budget Travel, IMO.
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Old Aug 25, 2008, 11:59 am
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Since AirAsia is a LCC and since there is no mileage accrual, the Budget Travel forum is indeed the right place for this thread to reside.

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