Craig
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ooh tak boleh lho... Concierge Key needs some unpublished spending. I think @craig knows more how much. I have no idea, and will never get anywhere near
CK is a myth, like fairies and dragons. I have yet to see one of them
But if they do exist, I believe they are a small group of people who are either:
- travel controller for a large corporation
- spend a minimum of $50k USD a year (which I don't think is really that high)
- A-list celebrities (maybe) since AA is still the contract carrier for SAG
Suzanne - which category do you fall into for the CK invitation (I was thinking A-list celebrity).
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Update at 1025GMT 07MAY15
QATAR Airways during summer season is to introduce 2-class configuration of Airbus A340-600 aircraft, due to enter service approximately on 01JUL15, initially on Doha – Kuala Lumpur QR846/847 service.
The 2-class A340-600 configuration seats 24 Business and 348 Economy Class, a total of 372 seats. Current 3-class configuration is F8J42Y256.
That's a people mover! Capacity wise, it's quite similar to the 77W with 24 J seats.
In addition, QR will be increasing its flights to KUL to 24 weekly. New flights as below:
QR856 DOH0200 – 1500KUL 332 246
QR857 KUL1700 – 1930DOH 332 246
And EY will be operating 3-cabin A333 beginning June 1 on the EY 413/416 rotation, giving KUL 13 weekly 3-cabin service (the only exception is Sunday's EY 418/411 operated by 2-cabin VA 77W).
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If this sector is not profitable, then even Lufthansa would have scrapped the service to and from KUL long ago - and of course now Lufthansa is smiling all the way as MH no longer fly this route by end May.
It's sort of a different market. FRA-KUL is not a huge O&D market (compared to say FRA-SIN). So both MH and LH relies quite a bit on transfer traffic from their respective hubs. And plus, from what I hear is KUL yields aren't that great for LH either. But having that said, I am sure LH will probably stick around KUL longer now that they have a monopoly on this route.
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KUL-HKG-DOH-DXB-LHR comes in at 9146 miles and barring any other restrictions - would be acceptable. AA Advantage is one example of an airline that employs this system.
I don't believe you can do KUL-HKG-DOH-DXB-LHR on AA. You can do KUL-HKG-DOH-LHR though. India/Middle East is not a valid transit point for Asia 2 - Europe award with the exception of DOH and both inbound and outbound flight must be on QR (can't fly CX HKG-DOH)
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Oops, my bad! I thought it was 5 x weekly. Hopefully they might upgrade their aircraft or increase flights further
LH flew 5x A343 for NW14/15 and now it's daily A343 for NS15 and it's back to 5 weekly but on B744 for NS15/16. NS16 shows daily A343 but that's probably just a placeholder.
Problem for both MH and LH is that there aren't any interline connections between the two - KUL is not a huge O&D destination and connections are limited beyond KUL for LH whilst connections are limited beyond FRA for MH (with the exception of TATL codeshare with AA; all AA destinations that are served via FRA can be served via CDG/LHR, but much easier connection for passengers at FRA than at LHR/CDG, but having that said, MY-US traffic is minimal).
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Unconfirmed reports that KUL-FRA will be cut with effective from May 29. It has not been reflected on the GDS yet, but odd that they are cutting this right before the summer peak season.
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No, the first of this directive was soon after 9/11. It was because the cockpit had a (temporarily) deadbolt installed. It was fully manual and was locked at all time. There were 2 reason for this, the remaining pilot cannot turn the lock from his seat, and also if he was incapacitated there was no way the door can be unlocked from inside.
Thank you for providing this info. I am a little confused - does MH still require 2 crew in the cockpit should one of the pilots need a break? I understand the need of 2 crew in the cockpit but there was no way the door can be unlocked from the inside when the temporary deadbolt was installed?
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MH Route Cut begins.
The following cut has been exposed exclusively to MalaysianWings by my spy at the MH Rumour Department:
Odd that Krabi will be suspended. They started a year or two ago with 4 weekly flights and was quickly upped to 14 weekly flights.
Edited:
It's not a secret anymore. It has already been reflected on the GDS. Last flight to:
Kunming - 29 April
Krabi - 5 May
Kochi - 31 May
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CI and MH filed with the USDOT for code-sharing services between KUL and HNL, SFO, LAX and JFK using CI's metal across the Pacific beginning NS2015 schedule.
Odd that they chose CI instead of CX considering at some point, MH actually placed its code on CX TPAC services briefly before it was removed (and the obvious fact that CX is a OW member and there are 8 CX/MH flights between KUL and HKG compared to 3 MH/CI flights between KUL and TPE).
Subject to government approval, this will be MH's third code-sharing agreement to the US after JL and AA.
More info:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2015-0036-0001
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Things are not looking good for RJ at KUL - they just zeroed out inventory for its AMM-BKK-KUL flights.
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Craig - afaik the 788s serving CGK
BKK and SIN are 2 class regionals. The ones with the J stagger don't come here.
Actually no. Per ANA Press Release, NH 845/846 (NRT-SIN) and NH 807/808 (NRT-BKK) will feature 3-cabin 788 (with PE and flat bed C). HND-CGK will be swapped to 789 and that will be 3-class 789 as well. And most importantly, NH 801/802 (NRT-SIN) will be on 77W with F
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On a side note, I couldn't help but thinking all these airlines are launching KL banking on the currently 'bruised and dented' MH's reputation.
MH will face humongous task to win back passengers....sadly said.
Not so much with BA or NH. BA was planned before MH 370/17 incidents and it's also a OW hub to hub flight. NH will be the only carrier offering seamless transfer via NRT to/from most of North America (hence NH 816's departure time in the morning instead of late evening similar to MH 88 or JL 724). IMO, CX provides one of the best KUL-North America connections - gorgeous airport and fantastic lounge options at HKG.
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ANA will resume services to KUL beginning 01 September 2015.
Resumed flight schedule, per airlineroute:
NH815 NRT1720 - 2335KUL 788 D
NH816 KUL0700 - 1500NRT 788 D
Seems like flights are timed for North America connections and will probably include a codeshare with AC/UA.
Aircraft will be the regional 2-cabin 787 instead of 3-cabin 787 serving SIN, CGK and BKK.
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From 2016 onward, Kuala Lumpur will be among the first Asian destinations to receive LH's A350. Current winter season see B744, summer A343. LH will start flying four cabin offering to KL soon.
Interesting. Is this for Summer 2016? Their S16 schedules is not out yet and 4-cabin product is even more surprising. Good news nonetheless.
Interesting. Is the A346 too big for KUL?
The A346s are in the process of being transferred over to MUC hub (FRA will only have A343 whilst MUC will only have A346 in the future). And the FRA-based A346 are all old C and old F.
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End of year 2014 update (as at 24 December 2014):
KLIA (KUL)
1. Egyptair | KUL-BKK-KUL | Daily | B77W/A333
6. Lufthansa | KUL-CGK-KUL | 6 weekly | A343
7. Royal Jordanian | KUL-BKK-KUL | 4 weekly | B787 Dreamliner
Thank you for the list.
A couple of minor corrections:
- Egyptair flies 3 times a week to BKK (Tu, We, Sa)
- Royal Jordanian flies 3 times a week to BKK (Mo, We, Fr)
- Lufthansa flies 5 times a week to CGK (daily except We, Th), daily A343 in S15 schedule back to 5 weekly B744 W15/16 schedule.
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Coukd be a prelude to MH quitting FRA & codesharing on LH instead?
No idea, but the daily flight was in the pipeline a while ago. There are currently no agreement between MH and LH, which is a pity because there are no onward connections for LH passengers beyond KUL (other than CGK).
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Seems like LH will be further increasing its frequency to KUL for S15. The planned 6x weekly is now going 7x weekly.
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Loss RM 815 BILLION in 2013.
That's almost the GDP go Malaysia.
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Nothing wrong with comparing them (i'm talking MH F vs QF F SYD, QF F MEL or HKG Wing F). If I were to put this analogously to a badminton match, some people think it's a 21-0 21-0 score in favour of the QF and CX lounge- it's not.
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QF F MEL
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Easier to get Spa Appointment
Quieter (than SYD F)
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Opening hours not really long because of QF9 retiming. So if you're an emerald on say MH128 - no luck
Uninspired tarmac view
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I thought the QF MEL now stays open longer now that QF 9 is retimed to 23:00 departure? Previously they closed right after QF 9 (around 16:30 or something).
The problem with CX Lounges in HKG is that it's spread all over the terminal and each lounge have their own specialty items and the train is uni-directional.
Comparing amenities in each lounge at their home base IMO:
Food:
QF >>>>>> CX > MH >>> BA
I find QF lounge food to be really good, even in non-hubs like SIN/HKG/LAX. LAX is surprisingly good, especially when good lounge food are hard to come by in the US. CX Wing F is great for the made to order dishes but that can take a while. BA used to be really awful at its FCL at LHR, but it's gotten a bit better, but still not as good as MH.
Showers:
CX >>>> QF >>> BA >> MH
Love the cabanas or even the regular showers at CX Wing F. QF F is decent too with great toiletries. BA looks like a sterilized-hospital shower and MH needs some housekeeping (haven't used the MH showers, but seen it plenty of times).
Ambience/Deco:
QF >> CX > MH > BA
It's true that all lounges can get pretty busy, so the MH FCL is actually a great oasis because it's rarely crowded, but they also have a PA system that announces *all* flights which makes it annoying during peak departure banks. Like Suzanne said, if you are there after MH 4 departs and before the Aussie evening departures, you are one of the handful number of passengers in the lounge. The Jetson-themed QF SYD FCL lounge can't be beaten for architecture though.
Service:
MH > QF > CX >>>> BA
I would say all 3 are at almost par but MH is a notch better because it's quiet and they have more staff to take care of you. BA is just every man for himself.
But if I throw in LH FCT/FCL there, it wins all categories
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Tourism Malaysia Concerned Over Rumour Of MAS Service Discontinuation To FrankfurtBy Manik MehtaFRANKFURT, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- The Tourism Malaysia office here is deeply concerned over a rumour that Malaysia Airline (MAS) might discontinue its five-weekly flights to Frankfurt.Germany flag carrier, Lufthansa, like MAS, also operates five-weekly flights to Malaysia, but other airlines that provide connectivity to Malaysia must first fly to their home base before flying to Malaysia.---They include Cathay Pacific, Asiana, Singapore Airline and Thai Air.Maizan said MAS is a boon for German travellers heading to Malaysia like Thai Air, which flies twice weekly from Frankfurt and once a week from Dusseldorf to Bangkok, to cater to increasing number of German travellers visiting Thailand.---In March, MAS Frankfurt office director David Raj denied the rumours that MAS would discontinue its five-weekly flights to Frankfurt.This article has *so many* inaccuracies. I think they meant twice daily from BKK to FRA and once daily from BKK to DUS (which hasn't opened for reservations yet). Asiana - yes, but only to BKI, and why they fail to mention any of the ME3 is shocking.
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I saw MH's code at LAX a few weeks ago and I was surprised that this was not announced anywhere. Flying via HKG is so much easier and better than via NRT which usually involves an overnight or lengthy layover.
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Is it me or does all these self-checkin kiosks look oddly placed? They are all at the Gateway (shopping center) and not in the terminal itself?
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I agree. Neat little airline. Just flew them for the first time today and I am impressed. Complimentary water and crackers, much better leg space than MH or AK, PTV (not that much into it anyway but it's nice to have), and most importantly, USB charger. Can't wait for wifi to come online!
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I tried to make a booking yesterday and it kept giving me an error - gave up and booked on Lion Air's website instead. Looks better and more updated than previous website! 😃
AirAsia On Board WiFi
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Well yeah, I think most travelers opt for Gogo's monthly pass of ~$50 a month, but AA's wifi has been a little slow recently.