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Tip No. 3:  When taking Airasia, line up early and run fast or pay $20.00.

Flying via AirAsia was an experience in itself.

When we got to the AirAsia check-in counter, we discovered that no seats are assigned to you. Ergo, it is free seating. Thinking we were smart, Padma and I lined up early to ensure that we got to sit together. Apparently, lining up early was not all we needed to do to get the seats we wanted. We also had to run fast!

After we turned in our boarding pass at the gate, we noticed other passengers who were behind us in the line running ahead of us. Not wanting to be left behind, we also started running towards the plane. Then, most of the passengers started running! It was hilarious and I felt like I was participating in the Amazing Race. After that, I vowed that on my next trip on AirAsia, I would line up early and run faster. Of course, I could always opt to pay AirAsia an extra $ 20.00 to be given a five-minute lead to get to the plane ahead of everyone.  But nah, running is more fun.

Tip No. 4:  Should you need to wait for several hours at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) for your connecting flight, get some shut-eye at the Lounge.

Padma and I took the four-hour red-eye flight from Manila to LCCT. We arrived at LCCT at 2:00 a.m. tired and sleepy and discovered the Lounge. For a fee, we gained entrance to the Lounge where we had a light snack and some shut-eye on the chairs. There are computers with Internet access and a couple of TVs in the Lounge but we were too tired to make use of them. My only complaint about the Lounge is that, the washroom is a three-minute walk away from it. For weary travelers, walking that far is really tiring.

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