When I find a discount fare on AirAsia's website that includes a stop at KL, is there a way to book it with a few nights there for the same price?
AirAsia's hub is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
They currently have a 20% off offer and I've found a flight from Australia to Japan I like, which includes 7½ hours at KUL in the middle of the night.
As far as I can tell if I book two separate flights, on their website, at the cheapest prices I can see, it's more expensive and will also incur the "hidden fees" of the site twice.
But is there a way to book the flight changing the layover to a stopover of a few days at KUL and still pay just the advertised discount fare (well plus the usual hidden fees of course).
Best Answer
I managed to contact a travel agent friend and he tells me there probably isn't a way to get a stop at the same price, because this is a difference with low-cost carriers (LCCs).
That makes sense to me as I used to travel only with major airlines and always booked stopovers at the airline hubs, though I did it through travel agents in those days and the prices were way higher of course than the prices possible today with AirAsia and other LCCs.
I also checked multi-city options using the AirAsia website and it seems to work out the same price as booking separate flights, just more convenient.
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You best bet is to make a reservation based on most of the itinerary you want. Just Hold it, don't pay.
Then, call the airline and ask if the fare rules allow a stopover at the hub instead of a connection. If those particular rules don't, then ask the agent if there are similar discount fares that do allow a stopover.
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