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    59 minutes ago, kandiah k said:

    Wonder why MH or JL don't utilize the KUL-HND-JFK/Beyond? Any connection now on MH or JL requires a change of airport from NRT to HND and beyond vice versa. Yields? Slots? 

    They don't even have daytime slots lol. And I don't believe Japan has granted foreign carriers 5th freedom at HND. 

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    39 minutes ago, Robert said:

    Im curious how close they are to needing an additional satellite terminal. 

    Very lol. When they built T1 as it is, it was meant to handle 25 MPPA. I think they tweaked it a little and it can handle. T1 handled 7.224 MM pax from January to March this year. Assuming the same number of pax travel for the rest of the quarters, it will hit around 28-29 MPPA. 

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    3 hours ago, JuliusWong said:

    I would like to ask, has Malaysian carriers exhausted our allocation for Japan, especially to Narita/ Haneda and Osaka? Tried reading MAVCOM document but got confused.

    Semi-open skies. Unlimited 3rd and 4th freedom traffic between any points in Malaysia and Japan. Only exception is HND where Malaysia based carrier are given 14 weekly night slots (7 of those slots must be used to code-share with a Japanese carrier; night slots are 22:00-06:00). Malaysia carriers are also limited to 4x weekly 5th freedom flights beyond NRT to SFO, LAX, and ICN (hence MH's former, MH92/93, KUL-NRT-LAX operated only 3-4x a week whilst the rest was via TPE). Also why Air Asia X operated to HNL via KIX. 

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    1 hour ago, jani said:

    MAHB will now not be "accountable" to public investors, but will be accountable, directly, to Khazanah, EPF and more importantly GIP and ADIA.

    Agreed. I feel like public listed doesn't mean it wouldn't be subjected to leakages or government intervention. I highly doubt EPF and Khazanah as major shareholders would want to mess around their portfolio and GIP/ADIA would want to invest in loss-making or funny accounting companies. MAHB has fiduciary duty to ensure that their shareholders get their return on investment. They would have done their due diligence. I think this more of MAHB trying to raise funds for future projects.

    I quite like what MAHB has done with the T1 satellite now. It's quite nice. They could replace the glass lifts, escalators, and transfer counters tho. Some retail does seem a bit tight but I guess they didn't design it for a lot of retail back in the 90s. 

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    2 minutes ago, Robert said:

    so MAE received a C check, how long does that usually take?

    Last flight was 24 March. So I'd say 7-8 weeks? I assume MAF is in the workshop now for a C check. And -MAC is still on the ground from tech since 10/5.

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    6 hours ago, Izanee said:

    It’s a shame that QF can’t make KUL work. I’m surprised that they can make BNE-MNL work but not KUL. They already have SYD-MNL!!

    Part of me thinks that QF was choosing between SYD-KUL and BNE-MNL (probably along with a few others) because the purported SYD-KUL on MAHB also lists 4 (or 5) weekly service. And looking at QF's BNE-MNL schedule, 01:00 arrival and 02:45 departure at MNL, those kind of schedule probably wouldn't work for KUL (assuming it's based on QF's aircraft availability, not slots).

    MY-AU fares on MH aren't exactly low. Can't compare it with D7/OD because it's apples and oranges. I am curious if there's a huge Filipino population in greater BNE area. 

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    35 minutes ago, Robert said:

    I get the yield issue but JQ is LCC so it may work.

    I thought you only needed an ETA for holidays and not the subclass 600 visa. Is the ETA a hassle now? 

    I don't know about QF's expected yield from Malaysia but MH is quite gung ho on Australia. They have a lot of connections from/to Asia and UK that can feed to/from their Aussie flights. And then there's also a large Malaysian diaspora in Australia, especially Melbourne. TK, EY, WY also connect their passengers to ANZ via MH (plus OD on some carriers but any seasoned traveler would choose MH over OD).

    It's an ETA. We used to get the approval in 3 seconds or so before covid. After covid, Australia require a bit more documentation from certain demographic, mostly young working age adults because there are quite a few Malaysians who overstay or work illegally in Australia (especially in fruit farms). From what I gather, the pain is usually the first time applying using the Australia ETA app (travel agent can't assist pax in applying anymore and seniors are usually instantly approved as well). If I am not mistaken, your data is stored in the app and subsequent ETA application (if you've entered at least once and left after covid) is pretty straight forward and fast as well.

    28 minutes ago, flee said:

    Nowadays, they prefer to route pax to their SIN flights on 3K. 

    Except that 3K departs from SIN T4 and the connections aren't as seamless as it used to be. Loss of lounge for QF FFPs (they have to leave for T4 much earlier) and for business pax, it's a coach seat and 3K doesn't have the best OTP as well. 

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    Well, MH finally managed to secure 2 highly coveted morning arrival slots at LHR, at least for tomorrow morning. MH2 and MH2D (I couldn't keep track which original MH 2 this was. I suspect it's yesterday's 12/5 MH2). It's a mess right now.

    There is no LHR-KUL for today but there'll be 3 MH LHR-KUL tomorrow (if nothing gets canceled) 😆  with MH1 already on a pre-emptive delay (probably due to crew rest or late arrival of aircraft, who knows)

    KUL-LHR flights departing 13/5
    MH4: Canceled
    MH2D: 23:00 - 05:25+1
    MH2: 23:30 - 06:17+1

    LHR-KUL flights departing 14/5
    MH3D: 07:55 - 0410+1
    MH3: 11:00 - 07:15+1
    MH1: 22:30 - 18:45+1

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    1 hour ago, Chris Tan said:

    I wonder if she knows what they're serving for coffee in J. Nescafe Gold Blend is a joke..

    Maybe they'll upgrade to Old Town Ipoh white coffee in their new 339s 🤣. I seriously hope they will install espresso machine on their 339s. I don't think their 359s Business Suite has espresso machine either.

    And they need to bring back alcohol menu. Much easier than to ask cabin crew what's available and sometimes they are clueless what's available.

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    7 hours ago, Robert said:

    you are about 30 mins ahead of me haha

    Was looking at it after somebody posted on FB: "My friend on a returning trip from Nairobi with a transit at DOH with MH just received flight cancellation notification a few hours ago. I assume aircraft affected is 9MMAH and probably been used for NRT"

    MAH is trying to do both MH161 and 165 at the same time 🤣 I hope your friend was re-accommodated on QR. 

    And tonight’s MH2 is canceled. With MH4 departing around the same time as previously scheduled MH2.

    At this rate, they might as well just renumber MH2 as MH4 and MH4 as MH2. Why are they canceling delaying all their flights by 9-12 hours when it’s just easier to cancel. Now they have to deal with three 359 rebooking. 
     

    MAB is now flying as MH160 to DOH (there are no more 359 available now) as we speak. This is complete CF now. 

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    1 hour ago, KK Lee said:

    With advance notice, MH should and could offer J class pax option on JL or NH flight to NRT. On the other hand, MH is known to avoid sending pax to competitors.

    If compensation is cheaper than loss making flight; this may give bean counters idea to combined flight during low season.

    MH has a joint venture with JL and it's in their proposal to be "metal neutral" between the MY and JP. However, both MH and JL business class are sold out both directions. I don't know how likely will MH put their pax on NH, but they'd probably exhaust their own options first (e.g. via KIX, ICN, PEK, PVG, TPE etc.).

    May isn't exactly a low season to London. 

    51 minutes ago, Robert said:

    Have just checked the latest:

    The mess continues

    MAB - on the way to KUL as MH1. ETA 17:29
    MAC - Arrived this evening in KL on 11/05
    MAD - Left Tokyo HND this morning and will arrive in KL ~17:30
    MAE - in KL AOG since 24/3
    MAF - in KL AOG with a tech issue since 9/5
    MAG - on its way to LHR as MH2D. Departed around 10:20

    MH4 - delayed to 23:30

    So today's MH3 at LHR is delayed until 17:55. Will they turn MAG around and send it back as MH3?
    MH1 is showing as on-time but will likely be delayed because there will be no aircraft in LHR to operate it.

    Not only LHR and NRT but their DOH too! A few of their flights are canceled or severely delayed. MAH is operating both MH161 and MH165 which I don't know how that's possible. 

    MH164 on 11/5 departed at 16:02 whilst MH160 is canceled. 
    MH164 on 12/5 is canceled whilst MH160 from 11/5 (I have no idea how they do this now) departed at 09:39 on MH160D.

    I am curious if pax on those affected flights received a canceled or delayed notification. Both aren't ideal but I assume you can get a chargeback from your credit card if it's canceled and perhaps more rebooking.

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    28 minutes ago, Kee Hooi Yen said:

    Checked in at KLIA counter H this morning for MAS flight. It was a complete mess. The check in lines moved extremely slow with the check in staff busy arranging accommodation for those affected pax.

    I don't know why they'd delay MH4 today to tonight. It's much easier to delay and reaccomodate 1 flight for 24 hours rather than 2 flights for 9-12 hours each. Just less stress to the ground staff and also any compensation due.

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    MH2 11/5 will depart at 09:30 12/5 (using MH3 turnaround)
    MH4 12/5 will depart at 23:30 12/5

    At this rate, they’d operate 2 flights a day every other day. 

    Why don’t they just cancel MH2 11/5 so they can have MH2/4 operating as usual 12/5 or delay MH2 11/5 by about 24 hours. This is just crazy that they are delaying each flight by about 12-14 hours. 
     

    Can’t imagine all the compensation they have to fork out for UK261 (similar to EC261). 

  18. Posted · Edited by Craig · Report reply

    It appears that 9M-MAD didn't make it out of HND tonight and it's canceled. It was supposed to have a 19:00 departure before being re-scheduled to 23:00 and now canceled. MH2D is still expected to depart at 07:00 tomorrow. Let's see if any of the other frames (9M-MAC/E/F) are fixed by tomorrow morning so MH2D won't be canceled.

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    It's a complete CF right now.

    9M-MAB/G/H are working fine. 9M-MAC appears to be fine since it arrived as MH 1 this evening, but if MH2 is delayed until tomorrow, which makes me think MAC is not.

    9M-MAD went tech a few days ago but flew as MH70 to NRT yesterday (not too sure if NAA or Japan MOT gave them a fine for departing past 23:00. It pushed back at 22:46). However, 9M-MAD had to return to Tokyo and was diverted to Haneda after they flew just north of Okinawa. Arrived HND at 03:05 and expected to depart tonight as MH71D from HND at 23:00. I assume 9M-MAD will turn around as MH2D tomorrow.

    If 9M-MAD is good to fly from HND tonight, then it should turn around fine as MH2D tomorrow (I am curious if it's a medical or mechanical and if Japan/HND will grant them a daytime slot exception or they'd have to wait until past 22:00).

    If there are only 2 working long-haul galley 359s, good luck with London.

    9M-MAE is under scheduled maintenance and 9M-MAF went mechanical and remained at KUL since 9th May.

    And 9M-MAH is not without issues as well. It operated as a very late MH164 today, departed at 16:02 instead of 02:55. And MH 160 to DOH is canceled tonight (along with tomorrow's MH161)

    And one would think that a MH 140 service from SYD that arrives at 05:00 will have sufficient time to turn around as MH70 to NRT today that's scheduled to depart at 09:50. Nope. MH70 left at 12:59 today.

    9M-MTG is under scheduled maintenance(?) and 9M-MTF has not been flying since 1 Jan. 2024. What happened to 9M-MTF?

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    With the current MH 359 fiasco, it appears that MH planes are showing up in places they don’t usually go. A332 is flying MH67 from ICN, MH129 to MEL and a B738 to TPE (downgrade from 332). Can’t imagine all the downgrades from all these alone! 

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    8 minutes ago, Robert said:

    Ive chatted with Steven via FB and after a while the only options were a flight another day (day before must pay his own hotel), a long connection via another airline or economy with a free J ticket too Japan for another time. T&*C's need to be checked. At no point was a refund for the fare difference offered although Im not sure that he pushed for that. He has to be Japan by a certain day / time so it doesn't have much choice at the moment. 

    The email is appalling and based on his feedback the CS staff told me that they couldn't do anything. 

    I understand MH has 350 issues and airlines had downgraded pax in some rare instances. But at the very least least, prepare a nicely worded draft so all the CSR need to do is fill in the details instead of this atrocious "take it or leave it" e-mail. Any downgraded pax shouldn't have to push themselves for compensation or alternatives.

  23. Posted · Edited by Craig · Report reply

    12 hours ago, Robert said:

    Not sure but MH70 to Tokyo has the A333 appearing. A guy flying on 12th has been downgraded to Y and the email and CS response leaves a lot to be desired. He has posted own several FB groups (both MH and  Non MH) so its starting to go viral. This has now been picked up my travel site. 

    I hope they at least offered business on a different flight, like MH 88 or their JV partner JL. Or fly to KIX/ICN and then transfer to HND/NRT. Neither of these are acceptable because it's loss of a day in Japan, but just downgrading pax without any form of compensation or alternative is just poor form. 

    Edit: Oh wow. I just read the letter. It's shocking to put it mildly. "As a gesture of goodwill, we would like to honour other business class entitlements such as lounge access (if available) and free baggage allowance". They downgraded pax and wrote "as a gesture of goodwill"?! The audacity.

    No mention was made whether pax could change to a different flight or be rerouted. This is absurd.

  24. Posted · Edited by Craig · Report reply

    The good news is 9M-MAB is fixed and flew back as MH1 on 8th May. The bad news is that with that surplus of 359 at LHR, they canceled MH4 on 8th May. 9M-MAD is still down and 9M-MAF hasn't flown since 8th May (with an overnight delayed departure on 7th May on MH2).9M-MAF is still in London.

    MH London's operations are in a mess right now. 9M-B/C/G is active. 9M-MAD/F is down with tech, 9M-MAE is under routine maintenance, 9M-MAH is different configuration/incompatible galley. They could still work with 3 359s servicing 2x LHR flights in the meanwhile but this is a bit crazy.

  25. Posted · Edited by Craig · Report reply

    MU to add 7x weekly NKG-KUL and 3x weekly WUH-KUL, CZ to resume 7x weekly CGO-KUL, and WY to increase from 4x to 5x weekly for summer. Are there no more slots left for Chinese carriers at KUL or how much cheaper are our/their outbound port charges at these odd hours? They sure love to arrive/depart KUL between 02:00 and 05:00. 

    Flights to KUL on Chinese carriers:

    MU: NKG, HGH, WUH. KMG, PKX (seasonal)
    CZ: CAN, SZX, CSX, CGO
    MF: XMN, CKG, FOC
    CA: TFU, PEK
    3U: TFU, HAK
    ZH: SZX
    GJ: HGH

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