AIR ASIA SONG

As you might be able to tell by the below photos, I have returned.

It was a successful and restful trip on most counts. The only minor problems were the frequent delays on the part of our chosen discount carrier. My friends and I made the most of it by writing a song.

AIR ASIA SONG

Delay-O, I say Delay-O
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
Delay, I say Delay-O
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..

Oh, I sleep all night in a Bangkok slum
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
Want to leave but my flight won't come
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..

Delay, I say Delay-O
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
Delay, I say Delay-O
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..

Come, miss flight attendent, when is the departure?
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
Come, miss flight attendent, when is the departure?
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
Delay, I say Delay-O
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
Delay, I say Delay-O
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..

It's a 20-minute, 40-minute, 60-minute wait!
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
I said a one-hour, two-hour, four-hour wait!
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..

Now I'm sitting in a sushi bar eating kapa maki
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..
I may soon pass out from too much Asahi
Airplane come, cause I want to move on..

Thank god for airport bars.

Air Asia flight has passengers waiting five hours
Low-cost airlines deliver on fares but they are sadly lacking when it comes to punctuality
Flight delays are frustrating. Most full-service airlines now cite punctuality to prevent customers from switching their loyalty. We're not sure how well it works but after years of travelling with full-service airline, I've never encountered a flight delay that was unbearable. In most cases airlines inform passengers of flight delays well in advance.

But punctuality is probably not the selling point when it comes to low-cost airlines. You can expect them to be cheap but not necessarily punctual. We haven't heard of a low-cost airlines that guarantees punctuality and cheap airfares.

Recently, a friend of ours was on his way to Ubon Ratchathani. He was boohed on Air Asia. The schedule flight time was 1:05 p.m. but passengers only realised when they checked in at Don Muang Airport counter that the flight would be five hours late and would now take off at 5:20 p.m. No other details were given.

As a consolation, each passenger was offered a 70-baht voucher which could be redeemed for a light meal. Of course, 70 baht is nothing considering that most meals at the airport's restaurants are priced higher. It's even worse for passengers who had checked in early by arriving at the airport two hours in advance.