It ain’t oRDinArY

It all started when Air Asia grabbed a part of the airline industry in Malaysia. Everyone started to experience the joy of flying. Prices for flight tickets are more and more affordable. People started rushing to experience transportation through the skies. Old people, young people, babies, and all able people. Disabled people started complaining, and they too, then get look after.

Other than the normal people, there are also those ‘great’ body-odour people whose appearance at the cabin will release the oxygen mask and forced an emergency landing. Big sized people who positioned half their butt on one seat and the other on your lap. Yet they never pay half of your ticket. There are also some people who took of their shoes, scratch their legs, sniff their toes and asked whether you’re interested. And then some more. But that is a story for another day.

To counter the sudden competition from this new kid on the block, MAS launched their own budget airline through Firefly. Air Asia started to promote free tickets. MAS counter with their reveal-all advertisement of ‘no hidden charges’. The battles continue with Air Asia removing fuel surcharge and MAS promoting their stimulus packages.

Now, Air Asia is advertising their RM0 admin fee. According to Tony, they stand to lose RM400 million a year but Air Asia wanted to keep their promise of providing lower fares. Wow, lower and lower fares with the coming of each brand new year. From my computer analysis and graph interpolation, within the next few years, the airlines will start paying us to board their flight. Woohoo!

There is no holding back these airlines. Even with the current flu panic and the screening of passengers at airport, the airlines are making big money. Even when there’s news about Air France Airbus-A330 accident at the Atlantic ocean, the Jetstar Airbus-A330 cockpit fire, and Qantas Airbus-A330 sudden mid-air plunge, consumers are still jamming up the online air ticket bookings. Well, or maybe my streamyx is as slow as it normally is.

Just so you know, Air Asia is one of the biggest customers of Airbus. They have 68 Airbus while awaiting delivery of 147 Airbus planes. 26 of those is the A330 model.

Rumour has it that the above picture is taken by an Air France passenger before it plunges into the ocean. I’m guessing that the using of this guy’s camera/phone has something to do with the accident. Remember those warning bout electronic stuffs they have on flight?

In the meantime, let’s wait a few more years. One airline or another will come up with a catch phrase “Now We Beg You to Fly!”. That is the ultimate flying experience.