So, Air Asia X is starting its long-awaited London service in March 2009. Today's papers are carrying full-page ads saying that there is a special introductory booking offer for 4 days only, at UK£99 one way for the "cheap" seats for flights from March to October. Try booking online and see what happens! After going backwards and forwards through "unavailable" dates I put together a return flight London to KL in April. After adding checked baggage, meals and seat selection this "low cost" carrier came up with a fare of UK£ 535. Add to the very non-budget fare a departure from Stansted at 0125 and arrival back at midnight and one wonders who would bother. End of experiment - we have now booked with KLM, for slightly less. Verdict - pathetic and greedy.