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air asia to fly from hua hin to kuala lumpur from may
•After • some doubts as to whether it would ever happen, Air Asia announced last Wednesday that flights hua hin
between Hua Hin and Kuala Lumpur would begin in May this year, some five months later than originally reported last year. Unfortunately the press release was too late for us to include last week. There will initially be four flights a week in both directions, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, with flights departing Hua Hin at 11:30am and arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 2:35pm local time, a flight time of just over two hours. Flights from Malaysia will depart at 10:00am, and arriving at 11:00am in Hua Hin. There was a promotional offer price of 990 baht one way for flights booked before 4th March for travel between the launch date of 18th May and 26th October this year, but there are a variety of still low prices available via the Air Asia website, ranging from around 1100 to 1500 baht, although certain periods are commanding fares up to the 3000 baht mark. Many of the flights originating in Malaysia appear to be virtually sold out. The flights are expected to use Airbus A320 aircraft which can carry up to 180 passengers. There will be no free checked baggage, and a limit of 7kg plus dimension restrictions for carry on baggage, but you will be able to purchase additional baggage allowance. Rumours abound that the airline will add further routes, with Hong Kong being touted as a strong possibility, but no doubt this will at least partially depend on how successful the inaugural route is, but the Air Asia website actually has Bangkok’s Don Muang airport listed as a route from Hua Hin, although no flights can be booked to that destination, so this may be just an error. While few people will want to see the town and its attractions swamped by mass tourism, most will want to see the town become more prosperous, and additional routes would aid this.