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  2. Robert
    BATIK AIR MALAYSIA SEP/OCT 2024 MELBOURNE A330 OPERATIONS NS24 Written By Jim Liu Published at 2045GMT 26JUL24 Batik Air Malaysia during the month of September and October 2024 once again schedules Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne nonstop service, on board the Airbus A330-300 aircraft. 4 weekly flights will be offered from 20SEP24 to 06OCT24 (Malaysia departure). OD175 KUL1745 – 0415+1MEL 330 x246 OD176 MEL0545 – 1230KUL 330 x357 This service is in addition to existing 1 daily Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar – Melbourne service, operated by 737 MAX 8.
  3. Robert
    I saw some complaints about delays yesterday. MH 2544 was 6 hours late. An equipment swap was involved but a tardy turn around in previous sectors compounds things. MH1450 to LGK was almost 2 hours late following a delay out of Tawau and they further slow turnarounds. Don't have any more specifics at the moment. Anyone know how many 737's are unplanned AOG?
  4. Craig
    I stand corrected.
  5. Pall
    But not at the right price. Used B737NG is highly in demand right now due to delays in new aircraft delivery and hundreds of PW A320/21N out of service due to PW engine issues.
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  7. KK Lee
    AI channeled pax to MH for many years, MH didn't pay AI and end up, MH owed AI a few ten millions USD. MH LHR slot was pay in lieu of debts owed.
  8. flee
  9. Robert
    This last came up on late August 2023 The exact reason why the slots were given up for "free" is not confirmed. Aside from what you have mentioned others have said it was in reduce/remove AI's right to sell to seats on MH flights. Another person is that it's a contra payment for AI channeled pax to MH to LAX, AUS, etc. This archive always confirms that the slots sent for free. https://web.archive.org/web/20120721032111/http://www.uk-airport-news.info/heathrow-airport-news-310507.htm
  10. Robert
    This came on some months ago... let me see what I can find later.
  11. JuliusWong
    MH could not make the third slot work well for them since the timing and frequency were highly not desired, and had tried many different pattern. KUL-LGK-LHR vv. and KUL-PEN-LHR vv. at different times 20 years ago. It was bleeding heavily in red. It was finally leased our to Air India in 2007 for free during Idris Jala's period as MH CEO. Managed to dig out this information in airliners.net, I believe he was a member here before:
  12. Craig
    I forgot the details about the slot swap and I don't think it was ever disclosed publicly. But googling online makes it seems like MH wants to terminate code-share with AI and India threatening to restrict MH from operating to India. The slot swap happened in April 2007 and a new MOU was signed July 2007.
  13. Robert
    I thought the 'giving of slots' was due to MH owing a lot of money to Air India.
  14. Craig
    Unfortunately I do not have that on top of my head. But IIRC, Indian carriers need to use, don't quote me, 75% of their allocated seats before the foreign country can increase their seats. There are also some behind the scenes trade that can facilitate for an increment, e.g. MH sold/gave their daytime LHR slots (for MH 7/8) to Air India and Malaysia was granted more seats to India. Or if Malaysia is cash rich like Qatar, we can always wet lease planes from India and have them fly MY-IN, or Qantas for SYD/MEL-KUL.
  15. Robert
    Anyone know how much TH to SG have to India? I know SG have an open skies agreement with AU.
  16. Craig
    No they aren't. Some are just holding on to their allocation for future expansion. I am sure Mavcom has a dormant period whereby if it's still not utilized, it will return back to the pool (that's where the revoked status comes in, instead of returned). The last MY-AU MOU was signed back in 12/2017. Doesn't help when AU carriers have 42,100 seats each way but none of the seats are used. Let's see how good Madani is in negotiating for more seats (along with India as well) and other international people to people matter (e.g. visa waiver for Malaysians traveling to Canada which hasn't shown any progress since last November). MH will be cutting MAA from 14 to 12x weekly 737 flights and those seats will be reallocated to BOM/DEL with 7x 333 and 3x 737 weekly each to BOM and DEL. India-MY has even less seats - 22,531 seats each week to the 6 metropolitan cities (DEL, BOM, MAA, HYD, BLR, CCU). Secondary/tertiary cities are unlimited.
  17. JuliusWong
    Opps, sorry, DLI is Dalat in Vietnam, but AirAsia is indeed planning to enter DLI. Not sure if it is Malaysia or Indonesia operation.
  18. Robert
    5 mins on google and some sites say no A320 and others say yes they can but with a restricted payload for take off's. Another says that the runway is 1800m but wiki says 2100m Also read: Due to its short 5,905ft (1,800m) Runway 17/35, the complex serves limited traffic restricted to types including ATR 42/72 turboprops, Airbus A319s and Boeing 737-400s/737-800SFPs (Short Field Performance) in addition to an array of business jets. The truth out there somewhere
  19. JuliusWong
    There are so many B737NG out there, they dun need to be aunties that haggles in the wet market. LMAO! MAG, please have some dignity. All these mess by FY and MH previously is the main reason why Sarawak gomen wants to buyout maswings. MAG is just to messy and ever changing due to political interference, change in strategy and hoards of other reasons.
  20. JuliusWong
    Yes indeed, I was surprised by Port Blair assignment to AirAsia. Not sure if they will operate the route in the end, but still surprising nevertheless. Edit: There are some Youtube video of A320 landing at USM, so I think it can handle A320/B737NG now. At this point of time, it seems only A319 can do a landing there, TG used to keep two B734 solely for the route, but dropped the route after the B734s were retired. The airport will be undergoing expansion in the next few years to increase its pax capacity as well.
  21. flee
    I think MAG is not taking FY seriously - just look at how they managed the ATR fleet. No innovations in routes or frequencies, no replacement for the tired old aircraft, etc. FY looks like a tired old airline short on ideas. It also looks like FY managers don't talk to MH managers to coordinate routes and flight schedules. Instead of allowing FY to develop its own identity, it is treated like an ugly stepsister to MH. Sad to say, unless MAG top management reaffirms FY's role in the MAG group of companies, it will always be an afterthought.
  22. Robert
    I spent some time last month looking this as well. Im not sure of AK/D7/OD are operating all of their allocation. Flying planes with seats blocked out due ATR seat capacity issues is nonsense, doesn't benefit anyone and is a waste of fuel. Perhaps it's time for the Govt to try and asked for an increase in seats.
  23. jahur
    USM runway is quite alike to ipoh amid USM being slightly longer. It wont be a problem for 738/a320 but yes flights out of USM cant fly far maybe restricted to no more than 3 hour routes or to trim down the amount of passenger payload. One thing is noted you may see them using more flaps than take off and landing consistently. TR probably waiting it out for the E2 than betting on the A320. In japan many third tier domestic airports have even shorter runway(some same length as ipoh's 2000meter runway) that are served by dense domestic configured 763 and 772 and recently 788 during holiday season. But those parts have the benefit of colder climate giving more performance margin to the aircraft.
  24. jahur
    FY has never launched scheduled international routes from BKI they only got the slots but never use them due to aircraft shortage. So far its been mostly TWU-china charters and an upcoming one from BKI. They've been pretty much 5 aircrafts. How they kung fu snake the network was basically trimming down the inter routes like SDK,TWU from supposed 1x daily to 3x-5x weekly. PEN also has some service reduction to some of its routes. Now with SZB it looks like they're just deploying aircrafts from PEN and BKI to do the routes. But looking at the turnaround spacing and aircraft utilisation rate its just a ticking time bomb waiting to happen for the passengers. A simple hiccup along the way the entire network goes into chaos. Again going back to MAG, looking at how constrained FY is and how rather not on timeline the 737max has been surely they should shopping for 2-3 spare second hand 737ngs out there. Either this company is one of those "auntie that haggles in the pasar" among aircraft lessors or just hoarding money but bare in mind being too overly conservative in spending also leads to losses in potential revenue.
  25. Robert
    I thought B737/A320 couldn't operate at USM especially since SQ/TR couldn't operate it once their A319's removed from the fleet. Perhaps there is significant payload restriction? IXZ - I thought you could only enter these islands via mainland India. Must have missed the change.
  26. Robert
    Thank you. Was BKI-PVG operated by FY in more recent times? If/when FY increase there jet flights at SZB then I presume that will be become a base as well?
  27. JuliusWong
    Aero Dili Airlines, the local airline in East Timor has raised objection for AirAsia Malaysia's entry. The irony is Indonesia AirAsia and Aero Dili has a partnership for DPS-DLI-DPS flight. One thing for sure, the KUL-DLI route won't be able to sustain 4x weekly. Seem like everyone is battling to get into Koh Samui (USM), previously reserved to Bangkok Air only since they owned the airport. Batik Air and AirAsia....USM can handle both B737-800NG and A320. After Batik Air's venture into Karachi (KHI), AirAsia X is also venturing into it. I hope the security is better there now. For Chongqing (CKG), will they be taking back the allocation to AirAsia Malaysia? It was D7's destination initially. CEI is Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport, serving Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand. IXZ is Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Is there demand for 4x weekly service?? COK is Cochin International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India.
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