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January 25, 2012 - FrugalTravelGuy

Hey Everyone a OneWorld MegaDO update. Our return flight on AA LHR to DFW went mechanical so we were mostly accommodated on British Airways. Some stayed on the nonstop, some went through Boston, Miami, Chicago and four of us were sent through Newark. We made it to our Newark to
DFW gate just as boarding began and an AA employee named Kathy made sure we were all on board.We missed a breakfast reception at Terminal 3 in Heathrow put on by AA but they all came to Terminal 5 to wish us well and Brian and Sagy guested Ray and me into the Concorde first class lounge before our departure. Nice breakfast and beautiful lounge if you get a chance.I slept five hours plus on the flight to Newark so I’m ready to mingle when we get to Dallas. The reception begins at 7PM in at the Airport Hyatt. All is well.[Mileage Run]You can fly AA from FLL-LAX for a low 2.12 CPM if you’re a EXP. Otherwise it’s 4.24 CPM.

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Bikeguy

Impressive way to enjoy 3 destinations for a reasonable amount of money to get to Australia.
Anonymous

The days of college and long breaks seem so distant, and I've only been out of school 8 months! Way to take advantage of all tha travel. Nice post and very helpful! – Chappy
chris

true, but Air Asia has little to no legroom, very uncomfortable for an hour flight, can't imagine long haul. Plus do they serve food on long haul? Lastly, no mileage accrual.
Anonymous

I just booked a trip from the states to HKG then onto the cheap flights through south Asia and onto Australia. Then still working on my return flight home.
rchiu91

Love Air Asia. Fly them whenever we need to snag a quick side trip from Singapore when visiting family there.
muflyer

Andrew: Very nice post…enjoyed the creative thinking!
Stephen

Andrew (and Chris):

Just a heads-up that A.A. recently did start a sort of frequent flyer program, called "Air Asia Big". It isn't a great deal, but better than the nothing that they had until recently.

Link: http://www.airasia.com/my/en/big/big-loyalty.page
Anonymous

Andrew, that $99 deal was a superb snag.

Did you have an inkling it was going to happen or there is a particular time of the year when AirAsia throws out these promos and you were actively looking??

If you just stumbled upon the local travel section's article, then it was sheer luck. Nevertheless, I suppose timing is everything and you've snagged it.
Anonymous

Air Asia seats are a bit small and leg room may be less than other airlines but they are so, so cheap I just don't care about a little discomfort. I have done Melbourne-KL and the flight went ggreat. I brought a Subway sandwich on the plane. They don't even supply water, so bring some with you. If you are budget conscious (a frugal traveler), fly Air Asia! If money is no object, I would not fly it.

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