It's not that i hate Uncle Tony. I think the fact that he brought the low cost travel concept to this part of the world is great and noble as more people can have access to air travel nowadays. I just have a major issue with someone shamelessly taking up all the credits for something he or she did not pioneer.
A few years back, the no frills travel concept was such a stranger to Asians. Many people thought Uncle Tony was so creative and such as business savvy person (in a way he is) that he is the designer of this no frills travel concept. What many people did not know is that this kind of travel concept has been existed in the States way back in the late 70s. Ryanair sent several managers to Dallas so they could learn something from Southwest Airlines and they did. They modified the business plan a bit and whoever Air Asia today, it is the exact replica of Ryanair.
Besides the usual low air fares, the only good thing about Air Asia is their spanking new and modern fleet of SAS Airbus A320-200s. Used to travel on Air Asia several times, i found their flight attendants pompous and a great pain to deal with. If given a chance, Air Asia is the airline that i would avoid religiously besides Qatar Airways !
Below are some cartoon sketches about what the world of air travel is changing into. Ryanair and Easyjet have been doing so for quite a while (except having to pay for the use of lavatory and oxygen mask). Generally the Europeans hate it but at the end of the day, they will still vote with their wallets.
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