Kuching(KCH). Kuala Lumpur(KLIA/LCCT). Gold Coast(OOL). Sydney(SYD). Christchurch(CHC). Dunedin(DUD).
Airports and airplanes, transfers and transits, getting lost and (almost) losing things. Yep, its interesting - 5 flights, 6 airports.
KCH - KL
MAS has officially turned into a budget-ish airline. THEY STOPPED SERVING HOT MEALS. Instead you get this sandwich-box, with the packaging looking like it cost more than the contents. I'm quite happy though, cuz I asked for (and got) a 2nd sandwich pack.
KL(LCCT) has a McDs.
KL(LCCT) 2140 - OOL 0740
If you must do this, try to get a flight where you can catch some sleep. Or at least make conversation with the guy next to you. Cuz there is no in-flight entertainment. At All. Not even piped music. Oh, and when you order a hot meal, it comes with one 500ml bottle of spritzer. Which isn't enough to last the whole flight. The 2nd bottle cost RM5.
Im starting to think that the X in AirAsiaX stands for -
X food
X free water
X baggage allowance
X in-flight entertainment ... and worse,
X sleep (they don't dim the cabin lights)
Total Spent:
Additional cost to when booking ticket
RM20 - Meal
RM20 - 15kg luggage
RM20 - Advance Seat Booking -
Paid in Airport and in Airplane
RM75 - Overweight Baggage (3kg x RM25)
RM 5 - Mineral water
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RM140
OOL Airport
Small place, no large fast food chain, hence no cheap(ish) food. But, but, you can actually check in like, 4 hours before your next flight. wow. In the end i checked in at about 1120 for the 1345 flight - needed to repack my baggage since my handcarry was 13kg. *blink* So. Checked in slightly more than 26kg (escaped overweight fee), through to Christchurch.
Good luck stayed - our flight didn't get cancelled (the plane directly before ours got diverted cuz could not land due to bad weather), even though our plane had to spend 30 minutes or so trying to land. End result, flight delay.
Total Spent
AUS$9.50 - Meal (comes with "free" newspaper that someone left behind)
-AUS$0.60 - 20 cents back for returning a trolley, I returned 3. heh.
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AUS$8.90
OOL 1415(delayed) - SYD 1640(delayed)
Can't remember much, spent my time playing Soduku (printed in the newspaper). Budget airline, so again, no food.
SYD Airport
T2 is great. Seriously. Buy your meal there - there's this large food area with McDs, Subway, etc. Then, and only then, leave (getting lost at this point is optional), go to the baggage area, look helpless at the Airline staff and get a coupon for a free bus trip to T1. Unless you'd rather pay AUS$5.
No, you cannot walk to T1 from T2. Trust me.
T1 ... T1 ... Has shower facilities, hot water included. woot. And it *is* possible to dry yourself with tissue paper.
Total Spent
AUS$6.25 - Medium Big Mac Meal
SYD 1940 - CHC 0010(early)
Fun mainly because the cabin crew guy was cracking jokes during his in-flight announcement ("If you are one of those who cannot switch off your handphone, get assistance from the nearest child"). Plus, I managed to get some sleep.
CHC Airport
There's about 20 ppl here all trying (with various degrees of success) to get some sleep, on the nice thick carpeted floor, before the domestic flights start in the morning. Me? My body clock's still on Malaysia time. Can't sleep - so check in early (for some reason after i messed up my packing - took out a few items and threw them all back in - my check in weight shrunk from 26+ to 23.5, so no need pay, again) and spend time reading Terry Pratchett off the comp screen, and writing this. Every airport so far has plug points handy for laptops and handphone charging.
CHC(0700)-DUD(0800)
The plane has propellers! mmmph. other than that... nothing interesting. slept a little.
DUD Airport
Small and far from city. never saw much cuz my bro was right there waiting for me.
