It’s a long, long way to Kuala Lumpur…
AKA: AirAsia Ouch!
Flight from Melbourne to KL on AirAsia X was not nearly as horrible as I feared but no better than I expected. Check-in was again a breeze. Flight left twenty minutes late, but landed twenty minutes early. Seats cramped, but a bigger issue I found was the lack of legroom meant I couldn’t stow my bag below the seat in front. Overhead compartments seemed small and I had trouble fitting my (reasonably small) carry on inside. I annoyed everyone around me constantly getting up and down to access it that in the end I gave up, stowed it as best I could in front of me and tried to wrap my legs around it. This was uncomfortable even for someone with my short legs so I would definitely recommend bringing a second small carry-on with the items you are likely to need on board.
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