Nice View of the Wing Again
I don’t really plan much when it comes to trips but it turns out that I usually go abroad once a year. This year, I have the fortune of going to China. In this trip, I plan to take the eastern coast of China following several historical sites. My previous trip to southwest China was more of a nature trip, this one will be largely historical – something which China does not have a lack of.
When I started looking for good airline deals for China, I discovered that local budget airlines do not fly to the destinations I want to. I only see a lot of southern destinations most of which I have already been to. Normal priced airlines are not an option either since they would cost a lot get a one way ticket from one place and a one way ticket out from another place as I usually do. So my only option is taking Air Asia, a low cost airline based in Malaysia. They do have the destinations I wanted to visit.
Internet Station at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal
The funny thing is, that a friend of mine suddenly had the urge to go to China because a local budget airline was having a promotion. The trouble is, Air Asia wasn’t. This meant I had to fork out more for the same flight. Oh well. Unfortunately, my friend got a shorter visa duration that what he asked for with the tickets already booked and paid for. Which was funny because the application process requires you to submit the plane tickets. Why he was given a shorter visa duration than request despite this was anyone’s guess. In the end, my friend decided not to push through with the trip since rebooking will already cost a lot, this will also mean another solo trip for me.
The flights leave from the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, so I got an overnight bus from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. The bus drops you off at Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, I got a cab which brought me to KL Sentral for around MYR 10. There is a bus from KL Sentral which will bring you to the LCCT or Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The bus ride costs MYR 9-10 depending on which bus you choose. You can find the buses by going to the end of the KL Sentral building and going down a flight of stairs from there. The bus ride takes around an hour to get there and they leave every hour all day.
Waiting Area at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal
Maybe it was just my imagination, The LCCT seems to be larger than before. I last visited this terminal when I took a flight to Siem Reap. Checking in was pretty standard, after which I got breakfast at a nearby McDonald’s while I killed some time waiting for the flight. It has been a long time since I last went on something like this, although it would have been better too if someone was with me, traveling alone also has its perks. I’m looking forward to what this trip will bring me!
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