KUL LCCT & BKI: Advice needed

[Javaman]

So I'm booked KUL-BKI with AirAsia.......I know, I know.......but there was much cheapness to allow staying at the Shangri-La in Kota, so forgive me.

Information on the respective terminals is a little scant from the past 20mins surfing here and the web in general......
Anyone got any thoughts/advice?

[SQflyergirl]

Anyone got any thoughts/advice?

What do you need to know about the LCCT? I've sadly become an expert on what is essentially my home terminal now

[MAN Flyer]

Never used the LCCT at KUL but AK use T2 at BKI. It's just been completely rebuilt and is very nice. It's at the other side of the airfield from the main terminal.

[jhm]

I've sadly become an expert on what is essentially my home terminal now

Only when you're not in the KUL Berhad lounge.

[SQflyergirl]

Only when you're not in the KUL Berhad lounge.

Next trip up:

KUL-CNX on my favourite malaysian low cost carrier that runs airbus A320's and have the alphabets K and A in the airline code.

Beats all the other competitors in that category by a country mile.

[Kyo]

I survived by Tiger Airways flights to and from SIN-KUL-SIN this past weekend.

Have no fear, Capt Kyo will attempt to alleviate all your LCCT fears...


The key words being, 'attempt',and 'to'...

[jhm]

Seafood dinner in CNX ?

I just realised I wrote rojak as, I believe, Berhad just means company rather than a name.

[Kyo]

jhm: Berhad means 'limited'

Often used in conjunction with Sdn (Sendirian) Bhd. (Berhad)

Put together:

Sendirian = Private

Berhad = Limited


Therefore - Private Limited (for privately-owned companies)

[SQflyergirl]

Seafood dinner in CNX ?

I just realised I wrote rojak as, I believe, Berhad just means company rather than a name.

Yes, you did indeed write rojak. And no, it's not a seafood dinner. It's a jaunt up there with an empty suitcase to go buy celadon and some of my favourite hair conditioner (strangely priced much cheaper in thailand)

[Javaman]

The key words being, 'attempt',and 'to'...

And

I've sadly become an expert on what is essentially my home terminal now

Suggests the KUL LCCT is as dire as I imagine it to be. Still, can't be as dire as Manchester - last time I used that, carpet was gone, with just miles of dried adhesive, it smelt funny, the ventilation wasn't working and people where being herded into tiny waiting areas, with no screens showing when/where your flight was leaving from.....

[Kyo]

This... 'carpet' you allude to...?? *puzzled look*

'Ventilation'...? 'screens'..??? *very puzzled look*

Separate waiting 'areas'?!!!?? *utterly perplexed look*


Be still my racing heart!!!



Disclaimer: In case anyone is wondering, such 'luxuries' are definitely not found at the LCCT and all the above is only said in good humour

[KeithMEL]

My (brief) impressions of the KUL LCCT can be found in a TR I wrote a year ago:
http://www.sqtalk.com/forums/showpos...7&postcount=28

Javaman - if you could be a bit more specific with the kind of information you're seeking, I suspect people might be more forthcoming with their responses.

[Javaman]

I was thinking in terms of facilities and general feel. I know that's vague.
Thanks for the pointer to the TR - I hadn't located that.
From those images, it's nowhere near as bad as Manchester the last time I used it. Looks cleaner and brighter. At least there appears to be other eating options than a pre-packed tuna sandwich and lukewarm pepsi from Boots.......

I'm actually looking forward to the experience now.

[Kyo]

Here are two photos taken this past Sunday:

To the right



To the left



It's one big waiting area... it is noisy, it is crowded... there is no carpet. There might have been ventilation, but from the stench of BO I sure couldn't detect any..

There is a McDonald's, but beware the queue... when I went, there were 5 queues open on a Sunday afternoon and the shortest queue had 12 people in line... the others had 17 people in line (thereabouts). And they do not just buy portions for one, but the entire family (believe me, some Malaysian families can be quite huge).

There's an 'Asian Kitchen' (Singaporean, I believe, chain restaurant) as well, looked really dingy compared to the outlets in Singapore.

The immigration queue was at least 50 people long, and really took a longggggggg time to clear as well.

[SQflyergirl]

I was thinking in terms of facilities and general feel. I know that's vague.
Thanks for the pointer to the TR - I hadn't located that.
From those images, it's nowhere near as bad as Manchester the last time I used it. Looks cleaner and brighter. At least there appears to be other eating options than a pre-packed tuna sandwich and lukewarm pepsi from Boots.......

I'm actually looking forward to the experience now.

I've been to both quite a few times, and I think MAN's better to be honest.

At the LCCT, there's also a Major renovation going on outside now, and is scheduled to last till what seems like the 12th of never. Right now it's a bit of a mess, and severely constrained by overcrowding (IMHO). I wouldn't call it the most unpleasant experience you'll ever have, but it's no LH FRA FCT.

In a nutshell:

The good:
Free Wifi throughout the terminal
Reasonable food at the restaurants landside (and cheap too)
No jetbridges (for the fans who enjoy the smell of Jet A-1)
Security queues mercifully short
Immigration lines mercifully short (especially for Malaysians)
No smoking area

The bad:
Overcrowding - "now everyone can fly".... and they do! all at the same time
Tin shack decor and architecture
No smoking area
No jetbridges (for the people whose hair takes forever to dry once it's wet)
Taxi touts galore

The ugly:
Major renovation going on outside, scheduled to last till what seems like the 12th of never. Total mess.