Panic at the ATM! Lion Air's confusing payment method

Riiiiight, so the time has come to book the flight back from my upcoming backpack trek to Bali, Lombok and Flores; and since I've been in the mood for some experimentation, the choice goes to Lion Air who has been dominating Indonesia's domestic airline market this year (actually, it was Lion's flight times and baggage convenience that sealed the choice for me).

The Denpasar-Jakarta ticket clocked in at Rp 422,000 with 20 kg baggage allowance -- not bad eh?

Problem was, paying for a Lion eTicket through direct debit required one to go to one's nearest bank's ATM and cue in the payment code given through the airline's website. After heading four floors down from the restaurant I just had a client meeting at (and in 12cm heels no less!), I got to the ATM and looked through all payment options on screen. And... yep, there was NOTHING that remotely resembled how to make airline ticket payments.

After flicking through several screens and pulling out and pushing back in my BCA debit card into the slot, I gave up and consulted Google. Here's what I found. (Lion Air, please rectify this by mentioning 710110 as your bank code number? It's been years!)

So yeah, return flight booked and I'm now waiting giddily for the trip to officially start -- while trying to finish all projects in hand before then! Wish me luck~

Love, Andie

Hello, world!

Forgive me, O Grandmaster Heinlein, for twisting your classic title into a semi-catchy name for this blog. But just to get this over and done with, it's not so much about jumpsuits per se that prompted the weblog's creation; it's about girls venturing into the world and not knowing what to pack in that tiny backpack of ours! GAH

And so, future journal-type entries shall delve in the nitty-gritty of the backpacking business for a geeky city girl-turned-novice backpacker such as yours truly, with some accompanying illustrations along the way. All this is intended to educate as well as amuse (if no one else, then...) myself.

So, see you on the other side?

Love, Andie