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Have any other travellers had problems with Air Asia X recently?
One of our family was booked Perth to London return on Air Asia X for travel in June 2012. Air Asia X cancelled that service and offered a refund or a replacement flight with another carrier. We selected the refund but have not yet received it and we know of others who are still waiting confirmation of their replacement flights. Air Asia X has no obvious office, phone number or post address in Australia. The only “contact” is a never answered overseas phone or email. It just not good enough and the failure by the company to respond leads us to believe that they are trying to avoid repayment.

Any comment from others?

Regarding Last Minute travel sales declining – I think it is because they rarely offer any substantial bargains. That used to be the premise – do things at the last minute and get a bargain – at least that is the way I saw it. Sometimes here in Oz, you get lucky, but with flights especially I dont think thats the case. Hotels fare better.

I’ve visited some countries that do it this way. Israel is a great example. Travelling for the average Israeli is very expensive but some sites like daka90.co.il (i think it translates to 90 minutes before – and im not affiliated to them btw) actually give you discounted flights, hotels and packages, albeit at terribly early or late times etc. The deals are basically what the airlines / hotels / charters cant sell. From the people I know, the sites does very well.