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SEA has multiple budget airlines... Check AirAsia for flights in and around KL and Bangkok. Vietnam Airlines has some cheaper flights from HCM and Hanoi. Can't help you with flying out of Tokyo, Shanghai or HK. But AirAsia does fly to Tokyo and HK from KL.

I have never used an air pass. So haven't a clue about the cost regarding them. Maybe just check the price for certain flights that you plan to take...and compare. Hopefully someone else here who has used an air pass previously will respond and can be more help!

I might of failed miserable but i didn't find any airline offering air passes any more. I did find some places offer what is called Open Jaw flights.. in where you fly into somewhere and fly out of somewhere else. It was cheaper in some ways but for what I have ended up planning I was cheaper to fly in and out of Bangkok and then book my internal flights/trains separate.

I also noticed the price of flights change almost daily depending on which airline is doing what offer. when i first looked it was Quantas that were the cheapest at £650 flying into Hanoi and out of KL, which would of worked in ok but within a day or two that went up to £800. As it is i have ended up getting return flights to Bangkok for £485 on the basis of where ever i end up by the time it is time to go home it will only be an £80 flight at most to fly back to Bangkok. still saving £200+

In short it is worth doing your research as Open jaw flights can be cheaper but totally depends on when you book and how flexiable you are. If you are tied to when you go then chances are buying a return flight to a main hub like Bangkok will be the cheapest option for you.

depends where you start from-you did not say that.
Airpasses are always tied to the airline you use to fly into SEA-you did not name that. They are nearly always done by tr-agents. Many young people do not even know what that is-or are to prejudiced about them anyway.
In general AirAsia is the best choice for low-budget flights-IF yuou know how to play that game and are not scared away by all the loads of often unfounded stories about it- mostly from people who did not treae the rules before and got caught out. Adapt your travel to where they fly to-that makes more sense for reall saving money as folowwing blindly some trail.

With AirAsia you will also pay extra for seat selection, airport tax, food and checked in luggage over 15kg.
I have been using AirAsia for almost all of my flights here and have never had an issue. That being said I have never tried to change a flight and I am always at check in at least 1 hour before domestic flights and 2 hours for international. I have never had a flight that was late.
I think captainbkk was referring to a few earlier posts here where a couple of people were complaining about the customer service or lack thereof.
Just follow the rules!