Online Booking via AirAsia.com
I booked two return tickets for 22nd September through www.AirAsia.com to Bintulu, Sarawak. The system is user friendly in terms of looking for the air fare through a certain date. Since there is no direct flight from Penang to Bintulu, I have to book additional flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur and then from Kuala Lumpur to Bintulu. The amount for Penang to KL for return tickets (to destination and back from destination) for two persons cost RM199.96 but the air port tax cost an exhorbitant RM160.00 for 2 persons, almost the same price as the air fare. For the double return air fare from KL to Bintulu, the amount was RM399.96 with the costly air port tax of RM260. Air port taxes seems to have cost us quite a substantial amount in relation to the air charges.
Before entering my credit card details, I have to ensure that the handphone number stated is prefixed by 60 for Malaysian code, otherwise the system will not move on to the next page for online payment. Also ensure that there is no dash or spaces in the handphone number. After verification, then I can print my tickets which show all the booking details. Other than the costly air port tax, AirAsia.com is very convenient and my flight to Bintulu is confirmed.
Incidentally, yesterday’s Star reported that the haze level in Bintulu reached 107. This is considered unhealthy level if the air pollution index (API) show a figure above 100. Hopefully, when I reach Bintulu next month, the rain will clear up the sky and open forest burning in Kalimantan will reduce.
Early tomorrow morning, I will follow my boss to Kuala Lumpur to see a site. He will drive down as usual and I hope for a smooth journey without being caught for speeding. Anyway, my boss rarely exceeds 120km/hour, the speed limit and for those reading this blog, be informed that there is a camera speed trap on the overhead highway near Bukit Merah’s junction. We tend to slow down even more on approaching this area and 15 minutes down the road, you will usually find police road block to check for the drivers caught speeding.
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Alvin said,
August 17, 2006 @ 4:21 pm
Hi!,
I am quite surprised you are willing to pay all those tax tax tax ….to buy the ticket to Bintulu.I hope you will enjoy the trip.I have an experience b4 with Air Asia.Well that is a long story i can tell you when you are free..I agreed with you the buying of ticket tru the internet system is very user friendly,however, please be extra careful to estimate your next connection flight if it is less than 2 hrs interval.The stupid system will never tell you the flight you are booking is unconnectable.In my case luckily i have my wife working in SIA managed to help me fight for the case.
The other things reg PLUS highway speed trap.Are you sure the speed limit has changed to 120km/hr instead of 110km/hr?
I went to KL last week.In fact two trips …my grandma’s funeral.
philin said,
August 17, 2006 @ 4:42 pm
It is a business trip to Bintulu. It is a blessing to work from home and not owning a vehicle, makes it all the more worthwhile to have sufficient knowledge on the internet to do business online and offline.
Sorry to hear about your grandma\’s funeral last week. My paternal grandma is already in her nineties. I just hope that she will be a Christian someday before God takes her home.
I have more than enough time to the next connecting flight to Bintulu.