Alif A. F.

https://www.ttgasia.com/2019/02/11/sabahs-sandakan-a-harder-sell-without-maswings-service/

I still think Kudat needs one, for security reasons be it for border patrol or SAR operations. But as scheduled commercial operations, that is increasingly not viable one, especially when there will be a new highway linking KK to Kudat which potentially cut driving time to just 2 hours instead of 3 right now (planning and construction should be underway now). Perhaps, a private enterprise wishes to operate the terminal there and rent the spaces to general aviation fliers.

I am not sure which kind of local authority KK Lee is referring too. If local councils, then that would be tremendously challenging or even outright impossible! Even these councils barely manage to keep our streets satisfactorily clean. As someone who liaise with local councils from time to time, my understanding is that their general scope of work is just to keep their towns and districts clean (collect rubbish, etc.) and maintain basic public amenities like community halls and sports facilities. They generally have no in-depth knowledge about long term land use and economic planning (even one technician I talked to does not apply GIS in their work, despite GIS being very essential mapping skills for decision-making nowadays across many fields of work) . The most they could get is beautifying towns and appeal for budgets from state or even federal agencies. In short, our local authorities are just not capable of managing complicated and highly regulated facilities like airfields. Unless... Sabah and Sarawak get their 20% oil royalties from Federal lor...

Any news on MH's Boeing 737 MAX delivery?

MAHB better off focusing on KLIA. Afterall, it is company's jewel.. Other major airports should be left to be managed by separate companies like Senai JHB. Then, there will be chance for these secondary airports to grow their potential.

The whole article is written poorly...like spoilt child yearning for attention. In fact, Daily Express's quality of reporting should be improved.

Even meals on AK are better than MH. I can see even government sector employees on official travel are increasingly inclined to book on AK within domestic sectors especially when MH frequency now less than AK in many routes and AK's point to point (no KL transit) as being a plus factor.

Speaking of which I saw four automatic gates installed for foreign passport holders at KLIA. I saw one foreign traveller attempting to use it but didn't work for her. Apart from that, there is no one using that machines as all of them queuing up just like in your photo.

Passing through klia2 again proves to be frustating (at least for me). the maze of shopping lots and ups and downs stairs really adds up to the confusion. And signages are inconsistent and downright confusing. The brain has to to do some arithmetic to make situation logic (i.e. L1, L1M???, then L2...) and elevators buttons instead show 'CP1, CP2, CP3' which is completely not consistent with elevator position (which is P1, P2, P3...) and posted signages. And direction to Tune Hotel klia2 does not exist at all, although Tune Hotel could have make more effort in providing direction starting right from passengers exiting from arrival hall. Otherwise, tired passengers (like me) have to make some u-turns...

MH did try with their then newer 737-800s back in 2010, 3 times per week, but that didn't last long.

'Flaw' as in service quality, management and maintenance, right? If flaw in building design would mean hazard to safety, then it should not be opened in the beginning!

Could be OFW...but PR also is expanding in North America, so can be a good source for connecting traffic.

The authority begins to use technology to detect drones after the first sighting. Sky News footage shows security vans with special monitoring setup parked near LGW runway to detect drones.

MI is SQ's regional feeder, so if anyone is going to board MI, chances are their final destination is not SIN but elsewhere on SQ long haul network.

SIA reshuffles routes as SilkAir merger looms Silkair will transfer BKI route to Scoot beginning Dec 2019. https://sbr.com.sg/aviation/news/sia-reshuffles-routes-silkair-merger-looms

AirAsia gets green light to operate KK-Sibu, KK-Bintulu flights http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/airasia-gets-green-light-operate-kksibu-kkbintulu-flights

Could branding has some weight on OD's performance? A member of this forum also mentioned BKI-SIN is not doing well and might ceased soon.

The plane's previous flight was HNL-BKI.

KK, Sandakan and Tawau are hardly rural places. And Maswings fare is still more expensive than AK even booked 2-3 days before departure date.

Dear, I am ambivalent about this.

Quality of meals at MH domestic routes also no longer what it was back in 90s. Remember that 'Nasi Lemak Telanjang' instagram post by Chef Wan - that says it all. AK has superior meal and beverage selections despite paying extra cash for it.

AFAIK, there are some Sarawakian community residing in Tawau (chiefly from ethnic Iban). So, there could be some demand from KCH.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/09/05/kansai-flights-cancelled-as-typhoon-jebi-hits-western-japan/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180904_33/ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/singapore-airlines-osaka-flights-cancelled-japan-typhoon-jebi-10683556 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180905/p2a/00m/0na/008000c https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/04/asia/japan-typhoon-jebi-intl/index.html Source: Kentaro Ikushima/Mainichi Newspaper via AP

Ok, I see.

Passenger blasts airline that served him raw chicken and didn’t replace it https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/health-safety/passenger-blasts-airline-that-served-him-raw-chicken-and-didnt-replace-it/news-story/efbe6396c1c80e1ef13f4a261a10535b ____________ Not to belittle his complaint, but could it be that the chicken skewer is really a satay? And the 'raw' and 'pink' as in the photos were exaggerated and interpreted as such by someone of different culture or background? Just my thought...