Life hacks, how to buy cheaper tickets from AirAsia

Those who love independent travel in Southeast Asia are very familiar with the largest budget airline – the Malaysian budget airline AirAsia. The route network of the company is constantly developing, and now the low-cost airline can fly not only to Southeast Asian countries, but also to Australia, Oceania, Europe, Africa. And who knows, maybe soon the airline will get to Russia, at least, talks about this have been going on for several years.

There are some very simple ways how not to overpay when buying air tickets by this airline:

Do not buy AirAsia tickets from intermediaries, but only on the airline's website

Unlike most other airlines, whose tickets are more convenient and cheaper to buy through search aggregators like Aviasales, AirAsia tickets through aggregators and booking sites are sold more expensive than on the official website. Therefore, if when searching for the route you are interested in on the search engine site you get an AirAsia flight, then it is better to go directly to the site https://www.airasia.com, and make your purchase there. So you will save from 30 to 50% of the ticket price. The only inconvenience is that everything is in English. There is no Russian interface and Russian-language support on the AirAsia website, and it is not yet expected.

Register on the AirAsia website and get a 5% discount%

Yes, such a simple step will allow you to automatically receive a discount of 4.5 to 5% on any flights. In addition, after registration, you will receive information (optional, of course) about the sales of the airline, which are often held.

Do not be tied to specific flight dates and departure times

If you want to get the cheapest AirAsia flight, then do not be tied to a certain departure time and date you need. Strangely enough, but the prices for the same flight, performed on neighboring dates and at different times of the day may differ at times. Therefore, a little sorting out the dates you can easily find the cheapest flight.

Be careful when issuing a ticket: disable all unnecessary options

When booking a ticket on the AirAsia website, many additional options are enabled by default, increasing the final cost of your ticket. So, automatically turns on insurance, seat selection, luggage transportation, etc. All this greatly increases the cost, and if you do not really need the option – turn it off.