Air Asia charging to check in at the counter

[NorthernGoose]

Has low cost flying really reached the point where you need to reduce the use of counter staff by charging 30,000 IDR ( $3 USD Approx ) to check in? It is bad enough that the price which is advertised nearly doubles because of "add-ons" but now we have to pay extra for customer service?
If there was indeed a reliable carrier in Indonesia my choice would probably vary from Air Asia but slim picking in this country.

Thoughts?

[klmasdriver]

If there was indeed a reliable carrier in Indonesia my choice would probably vary from Air Asia but slim picking in this country.

I think you probably had answered it yourself.

[Hogger60]

They are just following the RyanAir model. Papers in KL talked about all of the 'added-revenue' available to Air Asia that they haven't tapped yet, so expect more of the same whereever they fly.