AirAsia

AirAsia is the largest budget carriers in Southeast Asia and began operation as a low-cost-carrier in 2001. They operate out of a custom-built low cost hub at Kuala Lumper International Airport (KLIA-LCCT), Malaysia and as at late 2007 fly to almost 50 destinations in nine countries in the region. They have two join ventures — Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsis both of which allow for access to domestic routes in the respective countries.

Led by British-trained accountant, CEO Tony Fernandes, the airline has far exceeded analysts expectations — and this for an airline that was bankrupt when Fernandes came onto the scene. He purchased the carrier from the Malay government for a mere 26 cents in 2001.

Today, AirAsia flies a mixed fleet of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, but it is in the process of moving over to an all Airbus fleet with an order for some 130 A320s (100 firm, 30 options) from the European manufacturer.

A ticketless airline, you can arrange your travel at the airport, through travel agents, via call centres and sms — though the best deals are often found online via their website. They accept Visa and Mastercard along with a bunch of country-dependent local debit cards. You can see all their payment options here.

There is no seat allocation on AirAsia flights, so boarding can be a bit of a bunfight.

You can see their full schedule information here.

AirAsia routes include:

From Singapore, Singapore [SIN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Phuket, Thailand [HKT]

From Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Surabaya, Indonesia [SUB]
  Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia [DPS]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Padang, Indonesia [PDG]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Medan, Indonesia [MES]
  Pekanbaru, Indonesia [PKU]
  Palembang, Indonesia [PLM]
  Balikpapan, Indonesia [BPN]
  Batam, Indonesia [BTH]

From Surabaya, Indonesia [SUB]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia [DPS]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Singapore, Singapore [SIN]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Chiang Mai, Thailand [CNX]
  Hanoi, Vietnam [HAN]
  Hat Yai, Thailand [HDY]
  Krabi, Thailand [KBV]
  Macau, China [MFM]
  Phuket, Thailand [HKT]
  Shenzhen, China [SZX]
  Udon Thani, Thailand [UTH]
  Xiamen, China [XMN]
  Chiang Rai, Thailand [CEI]
  Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand [NST]
  Surat Thani, Thailand [URT]
  Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand [UBP]
  Rangoon, Burma [RGN]
  Phnom Penh, Cambodia [PNH]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Langkawi, Malaysia [LGK]
  Penang, Malaysia [PEN]
  Khon Kaen, Thailand [KKC]
  Narathiwat, Thailand [NAW]
  Ranong, Thailand [UNN]

From Chiang Mai, Thailand [CNX]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Gold Coast, Australia [OOL]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Hanoi, Vietnam [HAN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Hat Yai, Thailand [HDY]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Krabi, Thailand [KBV]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Manila (Clark), Philippines [CRK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]

From Macau, China [MFM]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]

From Padang, Indonesia [PDG]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Phuket, Thailand [HKT]
  Singapore, Singapore [SIN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Shenzhen, China [SZX]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]

From Udon Thani, Thailand [UTH]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Xiamen, China [XMN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Chiang Rai, Thailand [CEI]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand [NST]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Surat Thani, Thailand [URT]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand [UBP]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Rangoon, Burma [RGN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Siem Reap, Cambodia [REP]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Phnom Penh, Cambodia [PNH]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Alor Setar, Malaysia [AOR]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Surabaya, Indonesia [SUB]
  Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia [DPS]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Chiang Mai, Thailand [CNX]
  Gold Coast, Australia [OOL]
  Hanoi, Vietnam [HAN]
  Krabi, Thailand [KBV]
  Manila (Clark), Philippines [CRK]
  Macau, China [MFM]
  Padang, Indonesia [PDG]
  Phuket, Thailand [HKT]
  Shenzhen, China [SZX]
  Siem Reap, Cambodia [REP]
  Phnom Penh, Cambodia [PNH]
  Alor Setar, Malaysia [AOR]
  Bandung, Indonesia [BDO]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Banda Aceh, Indonesia [BTJ]
  Bintulu, Malaysia [BTU]
  Brunei, Brunei [BWN]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Kota Bharu, Malaysia [KBR]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]
  Labuan, Malaysia [LBU]
  Langkawi, Malaysia [LGK]
  Medan, Indonesia [MES]
  Miri, Malaysia [MYY]
  Penang, Malaysia [PEN]
  Pekanbaru, Indonesia [PKU]
  Palembang, Indonesia [PLM]
  Sibu, Malaysia [SBW]
  Sandakan, Malaysia [SDK]
  Solo, Indonesia [SOC]
  Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia [TGG]
  Tawau, Malaysia [TWU]
  Vientiane, Laos [VTE]

From Bandung, Indonesia [BDO]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Manila (Clark), Philippines [CRK]
  Macau, China [MFM]
  Shenzhen, China [SZX]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]
  Miri, Malaysia [MYY]
  Penang, Malaysia [PEN]
  Sandakan, Malaysia [SDK]
  Tawau, Malaysia [TWU]

From Banda Aceh, Indonesia [BTJ]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Bintulu, Malaysia [BTU]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]

From Brunei, Brunei [BWN]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Macau, China [MFM]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]
  Miri, Malaysia [MYY]
  Penang, Malaysia [PEN]
  Palembang, Indonesia [PLM]
  Sibu, Malaysia [SBW]
  Sandakan, Malaysia [SDK]
  Tawau, Malaysia [TWU]

From Kota Bharu, Malaysia [KBR]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]
  Macau, China [MFM]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Bintulu, Malaysia [BTU]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Miri, Malaysia [MYY]
  Penang, Malaysia [PEN]
  Sibu, Malaysia [SBW]

From Labuan, Malaysia [LBU]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Langkawi, Malaysia [LGK]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Medan, Indonesia [MES]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Miri, Malaysia [MYY]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]

From Penang, Malaysia [PEN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]

From Pekanbaru, Indonesia [PKU]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Palembang, Indonesia [PLM]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]

From Sibu, Malaysia [SBW]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]
  Kuching, Malaysia [KCH]

From Sandakan, Malaysia [SDK]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]

From Solo, Indonesia [SOC]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia [TGG]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Tawau, Malaysia [TWU]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]
  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [BKI]
  Johor Bahru, Malaysia [JHB]

From Khon Kaen, Thailand [KKC]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Narathiwat, Thailand [NAW]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Ranong, Thailand [UNN]
  Bangkok (Suvannabhumi), Thailand [BKK]

From Balikpapan, Indonesia [BPN]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]

From Batam, Indonesia [BTH]
  Jakarta, Indonesia [CGK]

From Vientiane, Laos [VTE]
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [KUL]

From Brisbane, Australia [BNE]
  Sydney, Australia [SYD]

Prahok @ September 23, 2005