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Travelled through KLIA2 few times this year. Luggage retrieval took more than one hour after the plane landed. This must be another world record for MAB. Even ever-crowded LHR is more efficient than KLIA2.

Good to see SBW continue to grow in term of passenger number, but the gap between Kota Bahru and SBW is now widening. MYY seems will lose its fifth position in the country this year to Subang and JHB.

Etihad and Qatar are offering some of the cheapest fares for summer 2015 at the moment. You can get £450 return per person in June from Lon and Man on Qatar. Jul is normally very expensive, so a bit flexibility on travelling dates might help you to save a lot of money. Etihad offer very cheap flight from EDI to BKK for £400 per person in June 2015, if you really don't mind to buy another separate ticket from BKK to PEN. I bought EDI-AUH-BOM-BKK-AUH-EDI for £417 only and AUH-BOM will be on brand new B789! As for CZ, just tried CZ from LHR to CAN return last month on B788.The B787 was great, but CZ's service was poor, foods were terrible and small portion.

Malaysia missing plane search China ship 'picks up signal' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26902127 some 'hope' at the end?

With MH370 incident, I wonder how it would affect MH load and subsequently KLIA passenger load this year?

Just checked the flights between SBW and KUL in July/ August this year. We have both good news and bad news here in SBW. MAS seems to reinstate the second SBW-KUL daily flight this summer, which they stopped a few years ago when FY took over for a short time. Flight will be operated by B738 and will arrive at SBW at night and leave the next morning before 7am. SBW is currently the only airport in Sarawak with only one MH daily flight to KUL (BTU has 2 daily, whilst MYY has 5-6 daily). However, I cannot find any OD flight between SBW and KUL in July and August. I have a bad feeling that this route will become the latest one to be scrapped by OD. Any news?

Marudi airport, less than 5 minutes walking from the town.

Arriving at KUL at 1550 and departing for CAI at 0130. Long turnaround time at KUL. Have booked a flight with them next summer for GBP 381.20 return from LHR. Hopefully, they will operate new B777-300 next summer on this route.

Malaysia Airlines (F27, B737-200, F50, B737-400, B737-500, A300, A330-300, B747-400, DC-10, MD-11) Singapore Airlines (B747-400, A310, B777-200, B777-300) Emirates (A330-200, B777-200) Lufthansa (A310, A300, B747-400, A340-300) Xiamen Airlines (B737-?00) China Eastern Airlines (MD82) Air China International (B747-400) Far Eastern Air Transportation (B757-200) Trans Asia Airway (A320, A321) Mandarin Airlines (F100) British Midland (A320) Easyjet (B737-300, B737-700, A319) BMI Baby (B737-300, B737-500) KLM (B737-300, B737-400, B737-800) Air Asia (B737-300, A320) Aer Lingus (A321) Etihad Airways (A330-200) SriLankan Airlines (A340-300) Flybe (DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, ERJ-190-200LR 195LR) Ryan Air (B737-800) Gulf Air (A330-200, A340-300) Biman Bangladesh (A310-300) BMI Regional (Embraer RJ145)

Surely be the joke of the year for 2007!

oh dear! Royal Bank of Scotland must be happy.

No surprise. My friend (Not Malaysian) tried both MAS and Qatar to the UK on separate occassions and he said Qatar is FAR better than MAS.

Good news is that, Aer Lingus will fly to eight destinations from Belfast International and Ryan Air at the same time will start their flights out of Belfast City Airport. In future, I could travel from Belfast International to London Heathrow with cheaper fares. The current Belfast - Heathrow route is dominated by BMI and the fares are incredibly expensive. Passengers have no other option but have to fly BMI. ---------------------------------------------------------- Belfast International Airport lands Aer Lingus 07 August 2007 Heathrow and Amsterdam open global routes AER Lingus is to invest £100M (€150M) at Belfast International Airport with the basing of three new aircraft and the launch of eight routes including a three times daily service to London Heathrow with the potential for greater frequency in time. The announcement was made in the Long Gallery in Stormont by Aer Lingus chief executive, Dermot Mannion and John Doran, managing director of Belfast International Airport. The eight routes being launched are London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Rome, Budapest, Barcelona, Malaga, Faro, and Geneva. "This is one of the most significant and exciting developments at Belfast International in recent years," said Mr Doran. "The significance is not just in the routes announced but in the global connections now available from code sharing with British Airways at Heathrow and through a partnership with KLM at Schipol in Amsterdam. "With Aer Lingus in Belfast and British Airways through Heathrow we will be able to offer our passengers seamless ticketing to destinations worldwide with their bags checked in at Belfast straight through to their destination. It will be a similar story for those travelling with us through Amsterdam." Aer Lingus will base three Airbus 320 aircraft at BFS, immediately creating 100 jobs in direct employment and delivering the potential for a further 1,000 indirect posts. "The launch of the eight routes has the potential to attract an additional one million passengers," said John Doran. "This sees us leapfrogging two years ahead of where envisaged by our master plan which we published in October last year." Commenting on the announcement today, Aer Lingus Chief Executive Dermot Mannion said "The opening of our new base at Belfast International is a significant and ground-breaking move for Aer Lingus. This decision reflects our commitment to deliver profitable growth, low fares for customers and value for shareholders. The timing of our entry into the market enables us to capitalise on a strong commercial opportunity and also encourages the growing economic relationship between the north and south of the island of Ireland". He added "Belfast is becoming an increasingly popular destination for visitors from all over the world. Belfast International Airport is the ideal location for the new Aer Lingus base, offering 24/7, all-weather operations and long runways capable of accommodating all current and future Aer Lingus development potential. A new base in Belfast provides Aer Lingus with the opportunity to grow by providing customers with additional choice and low fares to European destinations". The new routes come during a year of unprecedented route announcements at BFS, including domestic, European, transatlantic and inter-continental. "Today's developments firmly establish Belfast International as the gateway to the world for the northern part of the island of Ireland," said Mr Doran. "The Aer Lingus decision to base three aircraft at BFS comes after a long and considered analysis of the options in the rest of the UK and across Europe. "This is the first Aer Lingus base outside the Republic of Ireland and the decision represents a ringing endorsement of the airport's capabilities and growth strategy as well as demonstrating commercial confidence in the Northern Ireland economy. "We have these routes today with the potential for more and extra aircraft in the future including transatlantic destinations. "Today we are welcoming a global brand to Northern Ireland and the significance of that will not be lost on the international air travel market." Flights begin in December to Amsterdam, Barcelona and Geneva; in January to London Heathrow and in February to Malaga, Budapest, Rome and Faro. http://www.belfastairport.com/en/news.asp?id=335

Some people say we can, but some people say no. I realise that some airlines, such as, Ryan Air don't allow passengers to take any photo during take-off and landing. But I have no problem of taking photos or recording video of take-off and landing when I flew with Aer Lingus and BMI Baby. The question is: Is this allowed actually in the regulation? Especially with the increasing threat from the terrorists, I want to avoid any problems when I fly any airlines in the UK. My friend who was trying to take photos in a Ryan Air plane during take-off, on the second day after the jeep was driven into the Glasgow terminal, was warned by the cabin crew, whilst, the other passengers onboard reacted angrily. Any aviation experts can explain and clarify this?

Malaysian Airlines: B747-400, A330-300, A300, DC-10, MD-11, B737-400, B737-500, B737-200, F50, F27 Singapore Airlines: B747-400, B777-300, B777-200, A310 Lufthansa: B747-400, A340-300, A300, A310 Air China: B747-400 China Eastern: MD-82? Xiamen Airlines: B737-300/500? Far Eastern Transportation: B757-200 Mandarin Airlines: F-100 Transasia Airways: A321, A320 Easyjet: A319, B737-700, B737-300 Aer Lingus: A321 KLM: B737-800, B737-400 Emirates: B777-200, A330-200 BMI: A320 BMI Baby: B737-300 Air Asia: B737-300 Ryan Air (next)

Hi Pieter, I enjoyed the airport very much although the weather was bad. Schiphol is definitely my best airport in Europe at all time. However, on the return trip, the queue at immigration was terrible. I queued for more than 30 minutes and nearly missed my flight. Can you imagine only one counter opened for EU and other passport each during peak time (1500-1600). Luckily, I didn't hear the annoucement saying: This is the final annoucement for Mr. XXX, please proceed to Gate XX or we will start to offload your luggage!

Sorry Pieter, put these two here, don't need to open a new thread : Aer Lingus A321 landing at Amsterdam http://www.vmix.com/view.php?id=2419589&am...&type=video Earlier departed from Dublin: http://www.vmix.com/view.php?id=2419589&am...&type=video

News from a local Chinese paper, a Xiamen Airlines chartered flight will arrive at SBW with 53 Chinese passengers at around 1945 tonight (17/2). It will return to Fuzhou later at 2040 with 115 passengers. A chartered flight will also arrive at KCH at around 0130 on 18/2, bringing in 270 Chinese tourists from Hangzhou.

Not bad that they have 'improved' their service by using aerobridge in SBW, I have never seen them using aerobridge even when it was raining in the past.

Can A330-300 flies non-stop from KL to UK? I think A330-200 would be more suitable.

Nice photos, Tamizi. Was the last photo taken near the staircase to the right of the terminal? Good to see that they are now using the full length of the runway.

2006 was the hottest year in the record for the UK, with the average temperature of more than 10 degree. Scientists predict this year will be even hotter. Time to reduce CO2 emission for all countries.

Good news for Sarawakian who are studying in USM and UUM.

Environmentalists have warned the UK government about the CO2 emission contributed by aviation industry. As addressed in the official report last week, UK government will start to introduce air pollution tax and in future all air passengers have to pay more for air travelling.

Miri is a city, not a town, although just a small city.