I'm taking a RTW solo backpacking trip and have found so many great deals on flights around the world. The majority of my trip will be in SE Asia, but I will actually start in Tanzania for a Kilimanjaro trek+safari, then back to Europe for ~2 weeks, then to SE Asia for a few months, then to Australia and NZ.
I have no definite plan or time constraints. I've built up enough miles to fly business or first class on my long haul flights, and have saved up $$ for over 3 years so luckily budget is not a huge issue either, but I will be taking advantage of cheaper flights.
I've done a fair bit of traveling myself and have never really had a bad flight except I could barely squeeze into ANA's economy seat on my 12 hr flight from Tokyo to Chicago. I'm 6ft tall with long legs. Also, RyanAir was hit or miss whether I liked it. I loved the price but every landing felt like a close call and my 40L pack was weighed and forced to squish in that frame, but luckily I pack light and barely made it.
Questions:
1) What airlines should I avoid?
2) Most of the flights I see are with AirAsia. Anybody have experience with them?