AirAsia experience

Have you experienced flying with AirAsia with the motto - Now everyone can fly? How was your experience? Good? Bad?

I personally have taken it a few times, the latest being to Macau. So how was the experience? Wasn't too happy with it though for a few reasons. Or maybe for the price you pay, that is what you get?

En route from Penang to KL, there was a huge group of Vietnamese factory workers going back to their home country, they carried on board big and small bags, I'm sure it's more than the 7kg allowed. Seated next to me was a Vietnamese lady. I was reading a magazine with my right elbow on the arm rest. This lady then place her entire left hand on the arm rest even knowing that my right elbow was there. So I was the loser here and had to let her use the arm rest. Just upon touching down in KL, you can hear all those Nokia tunes when one switches on the handphone. The air stewardess had to ask them to switch it off or risk having their phone confiscated.

The journey back from Macau to KL was yet another experience. We were queing up in line at the departure gate, about 5th in line from the front. When we were allowed to board the plane, there was a sudden rush of people (typical China residents) to the front from left and right. As usual, passengers with express boarding and also senior citizens were allowed to board the plane first. There was this Indonesian guy who was supposed to queue behind me, jumped queue, and shoved to the front, demanding to board the plane (he did not pay extra for Xpress boarding). He became roudy and shouted to the poor girl maning the gate, "How much is it for the Xpress boarding, I pay you now. This is bu$h*t. I've got 3 kids and we need to board the plane first. Yada yada yada" That was when all hells broke loose and people from behind started pushing. Imagine we being squashed like sardines! Gosh. After having our boarding pass checked, you can see people practically running on the runway to board the plane! More of like the Amazing Race! Just to grab a seat in the front rows! Haha...that was so funny to watch. Majority do not know that the emergency exit rows have the most leg room! Lol...

The flight back got delayed right from Macau back to Penang. At KL, there was a bunch of 4 year old kids, about 15 of them, that went on a field trip to KL with their kindergarden teachers. Imagine a bunch of hyper active 4 year olds travelling on the same flight as you! The flight back from KL to Penang got delayed again (very typical of AirAsia) and only took off at 11pm. Not long after the captain announced that we are about to touch down in Penang. I looked down at my watch and it was only 11:30pm and we are about to touch down! Wow...30 mins to fly KL-PG sector!

What a long and tiring trip back to Penang. Wonder if I will ever want to take AirAsia again..... I wonder.....