Lacessit Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, smotherb said: And, ain't it amazing how one of those dollars has all denominations of bills the same size and color? Makes it a lot easier for counterfeiters. Try counterfeiting the Aussie dollar, and see how that works out. Lee Child in one of the Jack Reacher novels had the plot of forgers bleaching USD 1 bills, and printing USD 100 on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Air Asia bait with the base price, then gouge with the addons such as luggage and meals. Even charge for the credit card transaction online. Their so-called hot seating is unadulterated BS. It's like comparing the packing of sardines and anchovies. They are particularly unethical when it comes to needing to change a flight - even months ahead. I've been stung twice that way. They know complaints to consumer authorities won't fly. They are no longer competitive on the flights to Australia. Jetstar does better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Lacessit said: Makes it a lot easier for counterfeiters. Try counterfeiting the Aussie dollar, and see how that works out. Lee Child in one of the Jack Reacher novels had the plot of forgers bleaching USD 1 bills, and printing USD 100 on them. Yeah, I think you are talking about Killing Floor. In the 2000s, two enterprising brothers started bleaching $1 and $5 bills and printed $100 bills on the paper. They purchased goods and returned them for cash to launder the money. They were caught a few years later, but something like $4M in the bills was recovered, so how many more did they make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charz Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Simply because Tony Fernandez is a sucker for money. He sold Malaysians out in the last General Elections for his own benefits. I'm totally disgusted with a person that supports a kleptocratic Prime Minister and I have stopped flying on AirAsia. This man has no soul and shame in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalasin Jo Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Pretty sure all airlines charge you in the currency of your departure. Country then if you pay with a debit or credit card based on another currency, it is then converted in to that currency plus commission. EG: Thai Airways departing Paris the flight price is quoted in €. Departing from Suvarnabhumi, in baht. Same with Etihad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 6 hours ago, jaiyen said: Always the biggest dollar US$. You can change the currency on the booking page If you change currency on the booking page you get ripped off. I calculated it. When you first sign in you can choose baht. Much mo betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chado Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, sandyf said: my wife wouldn't use them if they were giving the tickets away. why not? because they lost 2 planes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chado Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, elgenon said: If you change currency on the booking page you get ripped off. I calculated it. When you first sign in you can choose baht. Much mo betta. Not for a fact. It's difficult to calcualte all that with all the conversions. Say, your flight HK - BKK. You choose AUS $ to pay with on the booking page. Or even HK $ or Baht - for the sake of simplicity. the airline may be HK AirAsia -- and the original currency of the airline then should be in HK $. Or it may be Malaysian AA -- the original currency then will be MYR. And say your bank card has Euro. How do you determine the base price? In which currency? How many conversions will there be? Around 3-4. Try to check if you're going to be ripped off. the bottom line -- even if you lose something on conversions, it's not much -- I've checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 6 hours ago, duanebigsby said: I wasn't referring to an airline's website. I was referring to posters on TV using dollars and assuming we all know the value. 79 is less than 92 Whether they're using usd or some other $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 If you change currency on the booking page you get ripped off. I calculated it. When you first sign in you can choose baht. Much mo betta.Yes. Best to pay in the countries currency as they offer you.Also at any credit card payment, NEVER choose the conversion to your home currency. Your credit card company will convert it anyway somehow on your payment bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chado Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Depends where you are going from and where to, plus on what date. I fly regularly Buriram to Don Meuang and back. Apart from days when there is football or motor racing in Buriram, or of course long holidays, I find their prices amazingly cheap. Usually beat Nok on the same route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, smotherb said: Yeah, I think you are talking about Killing Floor. In the 2000s, two enterprising brothers started bleaching $1 and $5 bills and printed $100 bills on the paper. They purchased goods and returned them for cash to launder the money. They were caught a few years later, but something like $4M in the bills was recovered, so how many more did they make? Yes, it was the Killing Floor. Speaking of counterfeit, I don't care how good Tom Cruise is at martial arts - he just isn't convincing playing Jack Reacher. No-one knows how many fake US dollar notes are in the world - apparently they range in quality from very poor to almost as good as the genuine article. If Trump irritates the Chinese too much, I wouldn't be surprised if they started churning out forgeries. That's why every government wants to move to cashless. In Australia, cash is now the exception - even then, it's only transactions less than $10 in almost every store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Charz said: Simply because Tony Fernandez is a sucker for money. He sold Malaysians out in the last General Elections for his own benefits. I'm totally disgusted with a person that supports a kleptocratic Prime Minister and I have stopped flying on AirAsia. This man has no soul and shame in him. You're going to find it very difficult nowadays to find any CEO who is not a sucker for money. Not many around who take pride in building a business - short-termism rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, CLW said: Yes. Best to pay in the countries currency as they offer you. Also at any credit card payment, NEVER choose the conversion to your home currency. Your credit card company will convert it anyway somehow on your payment bill. Also i think you get hit up by your bank for overseas transfer IE: If I book a Thai flight I have to pay it into Thai's home account ( Thailand ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Different Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 It would be impossible for me to fly an airline that meals are not included, not because of the money but it is pathetic way of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 We're talking chicken feed here I just looked up BK to Sydney (& maybe due to school holidays ) , It's going of the scale, & that's even with budget arse carriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Also i think you get hit up by your bank for overseas transfer IE: If I book a Thai flight I have to pay it into Thai's home account ( Thailand )For my bank it's 1.75%. Not sure what you mean with your second sentence but I noticed that you only can use counter payment or bank transfer if your flight is operated by Thai Air Asia and origin of departure is Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 12 hours ago, Lacessit said: Yes, it was the Killing Floor. Speaking of counterfeit, I don't care how good Tom Cruise is at martial arts - he just isn't convincing playing Jack Reacher. No-one knows how many fake US dollar notes are in the world - apparently they range in quality from very poor to almost as good as the genuine article. If Trump irritates the Chinese too much, I wouldn't be surprised if they started churning out forgeries. That's why every government wants to move to cashless. In Australia, cash is now the exception - even then, it's only transactions less than $10 in almost every store. Yes, US currency is heavily counterfeited, but so are other hard currencies, e.g., GBP and Euro. Even the RMB is widely counterfeited. The more use, the more potential. In fact, the pound coin was the most commonly counterfeited cash, until the new coin was put into circulation. Not sure counterfeiting--or any other financial crime--is the main reason governments want a cashlesss society; more like big brother and big business wanting to know where and how much you spend so they can guide your purchases, tax everything and charge negative interest rates to keep you in line. Plastic is used to buy chewing gum in the States; the merchants can set the minimum up to $10, but it seems merchants are lowering or even eliminating the minimum so people who have no, or carry no, cash can spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 If you all looking for save cost way to book flight you can consider big point redeem flight can reduce air fare... so can save cost!!I was looking to do so but then found out that for promo fares you won't receive any points.Only advantage that I am using now is priority booking for members and a small discount that equals out the ridiculous credit card fee that they charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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