Thai AirAsia FD511 is a daily afternoon flight from Johor Bahru to Bangkok, and one of the few international flights flying out of Johor Bahru Senai International Airport a day. Heading to Bangkok, I decided to fly Thai AirAsia out of Johor Bahru Senai International Airport instead of Singapore as the all-in fare was less than half of that if I were to fly out of Singapore.
Thai AirAsia via JB is a great way to fly from Singapore to Bangkok for a much cheaper fare, for the slight inconvenience of going to JB Senai Airport first. If you are living in the north or west of Singapore, this might actually be a viable option as it may take almost the same time to travel to Changi Airport by public transport anyway.
On top of that, taxes at Senai are much lower, which makes the entire all-in fare low too. I paid RM188 (~S$53.33) in total for this flight from JB to Bangkok including my meal.
💸 Base fare MYR 12.00
💸 Taxes, fees & surcharges MYR 157.00
💸 Malaysia Departure Levy MYR 8.00
💸 Regulatory Service Charge MYR 1.00
💸 Advance Passenger Processing Service MYR 5.00
💸 Fuel Surcharge MYR 106.00
💸 International Arrival and Departure Fees (Thailand) MYR 2.00
💸 Passenger Service Charge MYR 35.00
💸 Mala Hotpot Noodles MYR 19.00
💸 Total amount MYR 188.00
For comparison, the current total airport taxes payable when departing from Singapore costs S$62.20 now, which will rise to S$65.20 on 1 April 2024, and will rise further with the new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy in 2026. And all those are just taxes, without factoring the fare which goes to the airline yet.
Flying short haul will not be sustainable on a budget when flying from Changi, so Senai may be the way to go forward.
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0:00 Johor Bahru Senai Airport
0:58 Departure Procedures
3:00 Thai AirAsia FD511
4:38 Mala Hotpot Noodles
5:43 Bangkok Don Mueang Airport
5:55 Apron Bus
7:26 Arrival Procedures
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