The Big day had finally come!! 27 February 2016. It was Saturday and we already prepared to go to airport. We scheduled to meet up before the flight to have dinner in Soekarno Hatta Terminal 3.(excited)
(Jakarta's Crew: L to R: Henry, Me, Robbin, Echa, Vivi)
Every Airasia long haul flight will transit in KLIA 2, and
probably you’ll have to stay overnight there. It is newer and better airport
than the LCCT, but it’s such a pain in the ass when you have to stay overnight
in airport. What can you say, good price comes with good quality, but there are
some tricks to handle it and stay fit for the journey:
- Check the transit airport whether they have a sleeping bench, shower and drinking water. It’s essential to you for keeping you to have a good night sleep in airport. Most airports have a website you can check about their facilities
- Check the hotel inside or nearby the airport. If you are no good with sleeping in bench or carpet, you maybe wanna try inside capsule hotel for travelers, some may be rented for hours. Note: book before you fly
- Check your credit card promotions for free lounges. Lounges sometimes provide travelers with comfy seat and foods
- Bring your armors if you chose to sleep in carpet. Most airports are covered with carpet, so sleeping will probably easier, but probably better if you bring 2 blankets (1 for covering the carpet and 1 for your body since the air conditioner could be colder at night). Beside blanket you might want to have head pillow, eyes cover and some padlocks for your belongings
Some tips if you have to stay overnight in KLIA2:
- Find a working drinking fountain. Some drinking fountains might be out of service but the secret hidden one just near the bathroom across the sama sama hotel was working at that time
- The best sofa is in the cafeteria. They have a long and comfy long sofa for you to lay down, but the numbers are limited to only less than 10 sofas, so be quick and grab one
- The second best sleeping area is in the sport lounge. Sport lounge is located one escalator away from the cafeteria and to the right. This lounge has cushion you can take down for you and it’s plenty
- The third best one is the Movie lounge. Movie lounge has a comfy seat but its cushion can’t be take off
- Lock your valuable things inside your bags and put it close to your head
- Set your alarm at least 2 hours before your flight to be prepared.
