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    The taxes and surcharges on redemption ticket for HKG-KUL had only been raised recently to HKD 660. About a month ago it was around HKD 370 total if my memory serves me right

    Yes you are right. I did check the route a couple of months ago, the surcharges were a lot lower. I wonder if this is allowed, I always thought YQ ex-HK is regulated...

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    Hi

     

    I wonder if anyone knows how are the taxes and surcharges (YQ in particular) calculated on a redemption ticket?

     

    It appears to me that MAS is imposing a higher fuel surcharge on certain routes, especially on countries where YQ is regulated... I was looking at HKG - KUL, it seems that a redemption ticket attracts higher YQ whereas revenue ticket follows the YQ set by the HK Civil Aviation Department.

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    When I did my BI BWN BKI 787 flight the drinks were given pre takeoff. During the short cruise they went around collecting back all the cups

    Yeah when I did BKI BWN many years ago, the drink run was done before push back. The cups were also collected before take off. IIRC we were given cold towels on the ground too. During the flight the crew only came round with a tray of full of sweets...they were popular with the kids!

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    Wow 1 June is the start of school holidays in Malaysia and most people in Sarawak also take extended holidays due to Hari Gawai. I guess the load must have been pretty bad then for AirAsia to make such decision. The other reason could be they can deploy the plane to other route whcih makes a better return?!

     

    I wonder if the media has been late in reporting this or AirAsia actually took the decision to axe the route in less than 2 weeks from now.

     

    Slightly off topic, does anyone know how's Kuching - Langkawi and Kuching - Kota Bahru doing? I hope they are facing the axe too... :(

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    License for traffic jam right there.....

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    Is this DPS or KLIA2? I arrived DPS a couple of weeks ago on TG. I didn't recall having to walk past the duty free to the immigration... Nice airport architecturally but they don't seem to know how to run it properly. Lots of staff hanging around but not doing much. I also had to wait almost 2 hours to go through immigration. The queue for taxi was a bit of a mess too...

     

    I am hoping that KLIA2 will be better. :)

  16. Posted · Edited by H C Chai · Report reply

    Yes, the less they have to deal with the govt. the more they can be a commercial and profit making entity. Dealing with govt. is not easy - look at how Malaysian motor companies are screwed by changing govt. policies. Look at how MAS is screwed by lack of leadership and political will. Airasia X should do well, now that its success or failure is largely in its own hands. Plus there is no such thing as a govt. bailout for them....

    You made it sound like it's the government's fault. FAX was never meant to be a commercial and profit making entity in the first place. It's main purpose is to serve the rural folks of Sarawak and Sabah, plus some secondary routes which do not have sufficient demand to be operated by larger jets :(

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    Wow Amsterdam for RM1990? That's amzingly good value :)

     

    I guess if you do an open jaw like KUL-LHR and AMS-KUL, the fare should be similar. The RM600 difference is mostly due to the APD and a more expensive airport charges at Heathrow.

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    Finally surpassing 300,000 miles yesterday.

     

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    Looking forward for the day I reach 400,000 miles mark, whenever that is.

     

    Congrats MAR! Looks like you dont make your FM public anymore?!

     

    I'd say you made a good start for 2014 - it's only February but you have clocked up 15k+ miles! :)

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    If they do cut KUL-LHR route entirely... I wonder where they are going to utilise their A380-800 fleet!

     

    I think it is possible that they may reduce the frequency... the competition is really strong these days, with EK and QR offering cut throat fares (the latter especially) and certainly with UK's departure tax. It doesn't help!

     

    There are EY, TK, LH, KL, AF, CX and CZ too... sometimes you get pretty cheap fares even close to the departure date... but MH has the advantage of being the only airline that flies direct into KUL, I guess thats one of the main reason their fares to Malaysia aren't as attractive as the other airlines.

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