Low cost flights?

You have a better chance being killed in the taxi ride to the airport than you do flying with even the worst of airlines. This might help lessen fears of flying... or it may make you nervous about the taxi ride!

Just because this incident happened to a budget airline doesn't mean it has something to do with the fact that it is a budget airline. The media jumped on the fact that it happened to a budget airline, manipulated the irrational fears of the public to stir public discomfort and fear about budget flying.

I'm Chinese. If I am to be knocked down by a car today does it mean all Chinese people have a greater tendency towards car accidents. The connection is ridiculous. The plane involved in the accident belongs to a budget airline, that doesn't mean budget airlines are unsafe. The connection is likewise, equally ridiculous.

Flying is still safer than crossing the street.

a few years ago my flight to manila was rerouted to cebu because a JAL flight skidded off the runway ...it can happen with any airline...

I've used AirAsia many times and they're at least as good as European airlines - though I can't look under the bonnet of course.

Well first of all I did not intend to scare people off...but a number of reasons speak against low cost carriers, I mean I use them for low price also, anyway the planes are older, the pilots fly more hours and since wages are typically lower you can expect that the pilots do not have the standard of more established companies. Moreover bigger planes are usually safer and established companies use those. Safe travel everybody.

>the planes are older

AirAsia's fleet is brand new. I think that on average budget airlines (in Europe at least) have newer planes than the flag carriers. It's a few places like Indonesia that have 2nd-3rd hand fleets.

well, you cant blame people if theyre scared flying on budget airlines due to the recent disaster. Well, first the media is the one to blame with this exxagerated analysis and speculations. But for me,I just booked a 3 baht offer of Nok Air for my Thailand domestic sector on December.This tragic event doesnt generally made me scared to fly budget airlines but more on living my life to the fullest while Im still have that chance. I might one of those who boarded that plane .My heart goes to those who lost their love ones and my prayers for those souls...

The newer flight company set up in China seems to be going to the trend of becoming budget airliners these days, yet the ticket price isn't really cheap.

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and which airlines are these again?

Well the pilot on the airline was indonesian. It could have happened to anyone yes, so lets not blame the poor pilot. I agree.

But I am saying that since wages are higher and for example Thai airways there will be higher skilled pilots. this is economics abc.

And if you buy a laptop second hand from some unknown taiwanese brand do you expect it to hold up as well as a IBM thinkpad?

For me budget airlines will now be a minimum. Also because of the general hassle involved.