Philippines AirAsia: The dirty Secrets of the ultimate Low-Cost Airline

Scams, errors, confusion: A lot went wrong on my trip with Philippines AirAsia from Guangzhou to Manila. In this trip report, I have recapitulated my journey.

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Airline: Philippines AirAsia, Inc
Class: Economy Class
Aircraft: Airbus A320 (a subsidiary of AirAsia Berhad)
Departure: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), China
Destination: Ninoy Aquino International Airport also known as Manila International Airport (MIA), The Philippines

About Philippines AirAsia (from Wikipedia):
Philippines AirAsia, Inc. is a Philippine low-cost airline based at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila.[5] The airline is the Philippine affiliate of the Malaysian AirAsia. The airline started as a joint venture among three Filipino investors and AirAsia Investments Ltd. (later AirAsia Aviation Limited), a subsidiary of AirAsia Berhad.

About AirAsia (from Wikipedia):
Capital A Berhad (MYX: 5099), operating as AirAsia (stylized as airasia), is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations. AirAsia operates scheduled domestic and international flights to more than 166 destinations spanning 25 countries.[2] Its main base is KLIA Terminal 2, the low-cost carrier terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Guangzhou
01:38 Today’s Flight
01:52 Getting to the Airport
02:52 Guangzhou T1
03:18 Refused entry
03:38 Where it all goes wrong
04:46 Finding our way back
05:04 Guangzhou T1
05:32 Refused entry 2nd time
06:28 Scam
07:03 Hidden Camera
07:42 Checking in (again)
08:06 Confusion and Delay
08:43 Business Class Lounge
09:26 Smoking at the Airport
09:42 Plane Spotting
10:17 Boarding
11:02 First Impression
11:27 Departure
12:14 Seats
12:33 Cleanliness, Fares & Reliability
13:00 Catering & Duty Free
13:52 Getting closer to Manila
14:05 Conclusion: Philippines AirAsia
14:56 China AirAsia??
Music by Epidemic Sound

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[ZRHTrainspotter]

Great trip report! I always enjoyed my AirAsia flights in Malaysia 🇲🇾 ✈️ but i heard that AirAsia Philippines is not as great

[Thongger]

I've honestly had pretty good experiences with Air Asia in the post covid era. Me and my colleagues make a lot of 2-3 hour business trips around SEA and honestly, the delays are usually 15-45 minutes at a time and usually the pilot makes up for the lost time by gunning it in the air. Their lie flat hard product on their longer flights to Japan and Australia is fantastic, I wish more airlines offered this type of no frills 'business class'.

[EpicThe]

Excellent trip here Johnny by the way Air Asia Philippines crew are actually trained to the same standards as Thai AirAsia AirAsia Indonesia Air Asia X and Air Asia crews because in order to be an AirAsia Philippines flight attendant you have to go to Kuala Lumpur for the main Academy. If you can search up a Blog of the AirAsia Academy Kuala Lumpur in Tagalog language you will find out there is a way differentiate between an Air Asia crew from Thailand and the Philippines the thai crews have their style and a Filipino crew like your flight always talk to each other in the Tagalog language.

[Zenithino]

Philippines AirAsia already stopped flying to Guangzhou... seems like they didn't make profit on this route.

[AndysWorldJourneys]

so really Air Asia Philippines seems fine - but Terminal 1 and Guangzhou Airport in general you need to be wary, which is an important point you've highlighted in this video. thanks

[forgotmypassport]

I was at Guangzhou Airport only a week ago (video coming soon😄), and I was in the very same lounge. Full on deja-vu:)
Great flight review!

[AguadillaCGN]

the paper ticket is not airasia fault, is chinese law about stamp at so many times for security and immigration, but they could inform

[alvincorales]

The problem about the ticket and terminal assignment within the fault of the airport....in terms delays....i think it is because of the bad weather that hit the country...

[SeanXSF]

There is another airline that you can fly:
Jetstar Asia, but gotta warn you it isn't good

[grapesofwrath]

LOL. I immediately thought, Rolls Royce to the airport only to hop on AirAsia?

[jonathanscott]

YES I've heard good things and bad things about Air Asia. It's a hit or miss whether your flight is going to be pleasant or just okay or a complete SHIT show. Now I've never flown them, but know many who have so that's where I get my stats. All I know they're a cheap no frills airline operating in China, Maylaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Cambodia ect. So for a short hop (FLIGHT) 1 to 2 hours I guess they're fine. However SE Asia has so many other inexpensive low cost airlines as well. Looking forward to next video.

[zshi]

looks like you accidentally hopped on a hotel shuttle bus lol

[GTV-GVGdesign]

6:57 Wow, African scammers in a Chinese airport.

[horus]

Glad you did not fall into the scam. Careful with blacks 😂

[deepalperera]

oh gosh what a mess. vet=ry luck to catch the flight

[jovenserdenola]

If you complain do not ride a budget airline. What do you expect in a low cost fare the same service as a high fare airline? We're tired of Vloggers complaining just to have useless content.😢

[Spy-hpki]

What's with "My Momma?" 🤣

[Dudeinatube]

I dont see anything about the flight but more about your experience in the country. Wasted our time right there..

[seanoregan]

Looks like your first time travelling with all the pitfalls you fell for . As the phrase goes' fail to prepare, prepare to fail .

[ALCATitsallaboutanything]

Average review, not much substance... try to improve next time... you choose to ride a LOW COST airline, expect that unexpected... try to make better content and reviews...