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Juergen Witte

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  1. Ok, but what about Tioman ??? In my opinion still a no-go for the ATR 72 ...
  2. Well, I was already wondering for some time how much use there is for Berjaya´s ATR´s ... The only viable route I can see is SZB - Koh Samui due to insufficient runway length at their other destinations. Wonder why they never ordered ATR 42-500/600 instead of the "big boys" ! Would´ve made much more sense ... According to their schedule the Dash-7´s are still pretty active - no mentionning of ATR´s in their schedules yet -
  3. Yes ! But they are working on a partial exemption similar to a few indonesian airlines that were excluded. Which will probably lead to PR and 5J to be excluded from the ban. I have a reliable source ! (working for the philippine CAAP) Two weeks ago there was a delegation in Brussels to "negotiate" with the European Commission and (once again) tried to convince the Commission that correcting actions were already taken sufficiently to not put them on the blacklist or at least get once again more time to continue the "correction/upgrading process". The efforts already reached were recognized but not deemed sufficient ! Btw./e.g.: one major obstacle seems to be the ATO/CAAP permission to operate the chinese MA-60 by Zest Air as the aircraft does not have any internationally recognized airworthiness certificate - neither FAA nor EASA ... But of course there are many more contributing deficiencies !!! It was originally planned that the philippine delegation continues to Montreal and attend a hearing at the ICAO headquarters but this was deemed useless after the Philippines were put on the blacklist by the European Commission. So, the journey to Montreal was skipped ...
  4. Just a little "correction" ... : The Warsaw Convention applies principly to international travel only ! (exclusion may apply if domestic sector is part of an international itinerary) It makes me wonder how it can apply to domestic travel in Malaysia - did the Malaysian Government just pull the Warsaw regulations into Malaysian Law ????????? (I strongly doubt it ... )
  5. I think we have to look at this on a "wider scale" ... TK is clearly focused on expanding in SE Asia. So, additional destinations have to be expected Next to this i know that TK is intensively working on serving Manila via BKK ! (although they already stated said they would probably go non-stop IST-MNL if traffic rights between BKK and MNL are not granted ! ) The Philippine Government is opposing to TK´s IST-BKK-MNL planned routing ! (opposing to almost any foreign airlines´s plans except the arabian ones - For whatever is the reason ...) Maybe TK is considering IST-KUL-MNL instead as a back-up alternative ??? The fact that MH serves KUL-IST vv. thrice weekly is not much of importance regarding a code-share agreement ! I think here comes into play that MH is not member of any alliance but TK is Star member ... TK is trying to strengthen their own SE Asian and Star Alliance´s presence at the same time ! So, a code sharing MH/TK on that route probably doesn´t fit into Star Alliance´s plans - in particuar if TK may consider a tag-on to MNL which generates sufficient through traffic !!!
  6. edit: deleted due to not recognizing the resp. topic regarding Silverfly ...
  7. So, my friend has decided ... He will try to catch the AK flight but is going to book a seat on the 19.15 MH-flight as a back-up ... I think this will work !
  8. The whole itinerary for that particular day is as follows ... : DAC-KUL 0240-0730 MH KUL-BWN 1155-1415 MH BWN-BKI 1705-1745 BI BKI-KUL 1900-2125 AK KUL-CAI-CDG 0030-1355 MS CDG-SXB 1655-1800 AF So, not really much to comment ... ! He just wants to squeeze in BI and AK before flying home. It´s quite a "risky" schedule ! Even though i´ve done similar routings i´d rather not do it again ... (learned my lessons) It´s his own decision in the end !!! So, finally it´s all about whether the mentioned change at BKI is doable or "guaranteed failure".
  9. Correct ! I learned it the hard way when i booked several intra Sabah/Sarawak flights but never saw them show up on my Enrich statement ! When inquiring at MAS in Frankfurt after my return home i got the info that all MASwings flights are exempt from mileage accrual. Something i was never considering before as MASwings is a "subdivision" of MAS comparable with Lufthansa Cityline/Lufthansa - and of course LH wouldn´t dare to exclude mileage accrual on their "100% daughter" ... It was a great relief for me !!! Even worse: I intentionally booked the higher booking class hoping to get higher mileage - so, just wasted money - !!!
  10. Ok here comes in the point... Of course it´ll be no big deal to change to another - later - flight (AK or even MH) But the reasons for wanting this particular flight are: 1) If he changes to the later AK-flight he´ll have a "tight" connection (exactly 2hrs) at KUL as he continues on MS to Cairo/Frankfurt at 0.30hrs. 2) Next to this he wants to experience AK as he has never flown with AK before. MH flies just a little bit later than AK (MH dep: 19.15 versus AK dep: 19.00 ) but he wants the "Air Asia - experience" despite the significant higher convenience of no need to change terminals and a greater time margin ...
  11. Ok, here´s somme more details ... He will travel with hand luggage only and have done online check-in on Air Asia´s webside already ! Arrival time is: 17.45 (on block) Departure time is: 19.00 (off block) Regarding the taxi ride: I wonder if 30 mins is really neccessary just to get to the other side of the airport (even at KLIA it´s just 15 mins by bus ... )
  12. On behalf of a friend i need to know if it is possible to transfer at BKI (Kota Kinabalu) with a scheduled timeframe of 1 hr 15 mins ! He will arrive from BWN on BI and continues to KUL on AK. Unfortunately AK had rescheduled their flight (now earlier than before) to KUL so now there´s only 1h15mins left for the transfer. Of course i will advise him to try rebook onto a later flight to KUL (should be free of charge due to AK´s rescheduling ...) but the question is whether it is doable by using a taxi between terminals and calculating that BI will arrive on time ... How much time is needed to change terminals by taxi btw. ??? Regards, Juergen
  13. Here´s the official press release: http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/09_11_12_a330_etops_certified.html I wonder if this may have any impact on Air Asia X´s route planning since ETOPS 240 significantly increases the operating economy as well as they might be able to reach further destinations now (due to be able to fly more straight routes) Any ideas/guess if they take advantage of this ?
  14. If loads (and yields) are not what D7 deems neccessary they have no choice but to discontinue. But - to me it sounds more like they need the aircraft somewhere else where they can generate higher yields ... An additional route to Australia or increase of frequency sounds plausible but i can even imagine it has something to do with the recent Paris announcement, though ... Please no discussion about the A330´s range capabilities ! If D7 desperately wants Paris they would even do it with an A 330 until another A340 is availlable !!! (I am aware that with just a single A 330 availlable for Paris it would be a thrice weekly service at most)
  15. We´ll see what happens ... I´d expect FY announces a few routes out of LCCT that are not served by AK and would not justify an A320. Interconnectivity between flights/airlines at LCCT is way better than at SZB. SZB is perfect for local passengers but very inconvenient if you arrive on AK at LCCT and you like to continue to a destination that only FY serves from SZB ! So, we´ll probably see some FY routes out of LCCT that "complement" Air Asia´s portfolio. FY will not get into competition with AK !!! They will stay "below" Ak´s interests ... AK will generate a huge number of potential passengers to connect to/from FY (who would otherwise rather connect with bus/coach/train)
  16. Now, there´s some interesting news from Iceland Express ... They are planning from next year flying to New York (EWR, that is) from Reykjavik (Keflavik/KEF) copying exactly what Iceland Air did for a long time (and still continues to offer) Here´s the official press release: Iceland Express goes to New York In this episode of IEX in the City, we offer some awfully cheap transatlantic flights to New York from London, Berlin, Copenhagen and 7 other European cities, all via Reykjavík. Okay, listen to this: Starting next summer you can fly with Iceland Express without actually planning to spend time in Iceland. (Not that we’d mind of course — you’re always welcome to stop by for a sip of Brennvín.) But you see, that’s when we add New York to our list of destinations. And that means you’ll be able to fly with Iceland Express to New York from Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Oslo, Aalborg, Gothenburg, Billund, Warsaw, Cracow and Luxembourg (and back) — with an optional quick stop in Reykjavík for a dip in the Blue Lagoon with your new best Icelandic friends. The price of these transatlantic flights varies a bit depending on the airports, but the cheapest flights are all in the range of £163–250, €185–267, $261–390 and DKK 1384–2040. (Just remember that the earlier you book, the better price you get. As we think we mentioned earlier, all of this just went on sale, so you really should book your next flight to New York now.
  17. Well, there´s one thing that makes me curious! How do they get slots at ORY ????????????????? It´s nice if you have traffic rights but disappointing if you can´t use them ! @ Keno Omar HHN would make sense due to the reasons you already mentionned. But HHN is actually not prepared for transit traffic. There are no airside transit facilities so all passengers must pass through immigration to reach check-in for their onward flight. That would be a NO-GO for all those heading for non-Schengen countries without a transit visa !!!
  18. Well, you see that´s "statitics". It all depends on the perspective ... I for once care much more for flying in as many different types of aircraft as possible. So, here´s my "success-story": unterschiedliche Flughäfen 148 (airports) unterschiedliche Airlines 107 (airlines) unterschiedliche Flugzeugtypen 98 (aircraft types) unterschiedliche Flugzeuge 284 (aircraft/regs) unterschiedliche Flugrouten 257 (routes) unterschiedliche Länder 34 (countries) I think this gives quite a different image compared to just counting the kilometers/miles and the total number of flights ...
  19. Well, i can tell at least a proposed route (but likely to be operational soon) ... TK will start IST-MNL with A330 soon. Preferably via BKK ! They are in negotiations with Philippine/Thai authorities regarding traffic rights. If they don´t get local rights for BKK-MNL they will go IST-MNL non-stop ... (statement by TK CEO)
  20. Now that MH is leaving the Stockholm(-New York) route it sounds not a bad idea to hop on KUL-ARN ! MH just used the wrong "equipment" and D7 cetainly caters better for the price sensitive market !
  21. Well, i can see D7 merge with AK ! Albeit not before 1-2 yrs of time from now ... One major (in my opinion neccessary) step would be to officially offer connections via LCCT to support the loadfactor of the long range flights. Offering connections will substantially increase the catchment ! I think it is well possible to offer connections without totally sacrifying the point-to-point system. Connecting traffic might be limited to shorthaul-longhaul vv. itineraries (there´s no need to "cross-subsidise" long/shorthaul like the legacies do ! - just the two sector prices valid at a time would need to be combined - ) ...
  22. Well, i suppose MH´s loads between ARN and EWR are too low. Most european and U.S. airlines had slashed their prices (Y-class as well as C-class) some time ago due to the economic situation combined with high competition ... So, air got "too thin" for MH. It would be wiser to switch equipment to B777 and continue ARN (maybe even extend the KUL-FRA route to ARN) !!!
  23. Well, I´m curious, too whether flights on that route will commence timely ... After their second "incident" at Caticlan they may be a bit short of MA-60´s for their whole schedule. If they´d operate according to schedule they´d need four MA-60´s but due to "incidents" two out of five are "not operational" So, i wonder how they can manage to even add a route ...
  24. From july 22nd Zest Air will operate thrice weekly Cebu-Zamboanga-Sandakan with MA-60 ! Here´s the schedule: CEB - ZAM 1030 - 1150 mo/we/fr ZAM - SDK 1245 - 1405 mo/we/fr SDK - ZAM 1450 - 1610 mo/we/fr ZAM - CEB 1650 - 1810 mo/we/fr So, it´s going to be the first regular MA-60 operation to Malaysia (it´s unlikely Merpati will use them internationally - if they ever use them regularly ...)
  25. For me priority will be in the following order: 1) Aircraft type i´ve never flown ... 2) Airline i´ve never flown ... 3) "Assumed" overall service level ! (this includes seat pitch/food/cabin+ground crews) 4) "Assumed" safety level 5) Ticket price IFE´s are never part of my decision and FFP´s only if i am expecting to fly repeatedly with an airline ! IFE´s are just a nice extra for me but never a condition whether to book a flight or not and i join a FFP only to increase my chances of not getting bumped in case of overbookings. (Enrich may be an exception since i´m expecting to fly MH between Germany and asian destinations more frequently in the future - it depends to a certain degree whether D7 will start flying to Germany or not ... ) Despite there are still some arabian carriers left that i haven´t flown yet i prefer to fly MH in the future (or CX/SQ/TG if their fares are once in a while not "overpriced" ... )
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