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Interesting times for OD and KUL!

Japan Airlines NW23 International Preliminary Changes Tokyo Narita - Kuala Lumpur eff 01DEC23 - B767-300ER replaces B787-8 1 daily

Well said and I don't think they have a plan while they mess up further. No directions and switching off the air-conditioning at the Anjung Tinjau has also helped them gain more $$$ !!! This is why SGN and CGK and SIN will continue to lead the aviation growth in Southeast Asia while KUL lags behind, sadly!!

Lol !!! Not the first time, I was once in the train and it stopped midway just upon reaching the Satellite building. A technician had to walk over and open the door to enter the train and then manually and slowly moved the train to the terminal. This was at the end of 2019. Why can't they just repair the tracks and trains and completely use the buses to ferry passengers? I wonder what excuse they have for such an incompetent reason !

Good move but noise pollution to the surrounding housing areas, I think they may have restricted and limited slots as well as aircraft type for flights operating from SZB or else it will see the lower numbers at KUL

LGK may not be feasible for some tourist now that there are restrictions on the island state ☹️

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Oh and don't forget that QF at one point wanted to start an offshoot here at KUL in 2011 and yet they ignore Malaysia altogether despite MH having multiple flights into Australian ports daily! 😉

The worlds longest waiting period for an aerotrain to be repaired, fixed and replaced if need be and yet MAHB is showing annual profits without spending! Oh what a wait!!! 🤐

Source : https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221108-sqmhcodeshare MAS & SIA to code share on certain European routes (including LHR) Singapore Airlines (SQ) and Malaysia Airlines (MH) at the launch of Northern winter 2022/23 season expands codeshare partnership to Europe, covering service to London Heathrow and Rome. Planned codeshare schedule from 30OCT22 as follows. Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow MH004/SQ5654 KUL0905 – 1525LHR 359 D MH002/SQ5652 KUL2330 – 0535+1LHR 359 D MH003/SQ5653 LHR1025 – 0715+1KUL 359 D MH001/SQ5651 LHR2125 – 1820+1LUL 359 D Singapore – London Heathrow SQ306/MH5754 SIN0110 – 0720LHR 77W D SQ307/MH5758 SIN0900 – 1520LHR 388 D SQ318/MH5760 SIN1245 – 1910LHR 359 D SQ322/MH5762 SIN2345 – 0555+1LHR 388 D SQ305/MH5759 LHR0910 – 0605+1SIN 77W D SQ317/MH5719 LHR1055 – 0750+1SIN 388 D SQ319/MH5761 LHR2035 – 1730+1SIN 388 D SQ321/MH5765 LHR2205 – 1900+1SIN 359 D Singapore – Rome SQ366/MH5820 SIN0205 – 0820FCO 359 257 SQ365/MH5819 FCO1050 – 0540+1SIN 359 257

Turkish Airlines plans PEN https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-28-target-cities/ In Asia-Pacific, Turkish Airlines seeks to add Atyrau (Kazakstan), Aktobe (Kazakstan), Penang (Malaysia), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Sialkot (Pakistan), and Sydney (often mentioned).

If they did indeed give an aircraft model as a gift, then shame on MH for giving us a MH logo cookie and a post it note during their inaugural to DOH 😅

Oh well, the good thing is that Malaysia or KUL is important enough for Airbus to focus on 😃

Interesting for Malaysian carriers to operate narrow-body aircraft on a 8+ hours flight

Lion Air Indonesia Adds SUB-KUL Route Surabaya – Kuala Lumpur eff 12OCT22 1 daily 737-900ER (-800 from 19OCT22) JT168 SUB0830 – 1210KUL 738 D JT169 KUL1300 – 1440SUB 738 D

KU409 is on its way to KUL on a B77W and arriving at 11:45am today on its' inaugural flight https://www.flightradar24.com/KAC409/2db119c9

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Why can't they get a widebody for AKL route? Were they not suppose to order/receive an A330? Or was that Lion Air?

KUWAIT AIRWAYS OCT 2022 KUALA LUMPUR AIRCRAFT CHANGES 1 min NS22 Published at 1300GMT 01SEP22 Kuwait Airways in recent schedule update revised planned operational aircraft for Malaysia, where it resumes Kuwait City – Kuala Lumpur route on 02OCT22. The airline previously planned Airbus A330-800neo service from 02OCT22 to 26OCT22, however this has been revised to -200. Service operates 2 weekly in October 2022, increasing to 3 weekly from 01NOV22. KU409 KWI2245 – 1200+1KUL 332 37 KU410 KUL0530 – 0830KWI 332 25

VN launches DAD-KUL According to routesonline, Vietnam Airlines have started DAD-KUL using an A321 efective 02SEP22

It is disappointing to see MH operate QR routes with QR expected services and standards. MH is really lacking far behind and I am sure there would be pissed passengers who find out that they will fly an old and dated aircraft with sub-par services by our jaguh kampung cabin crew. From what I read, it is only till the end of the NW schedule, at least for the second daily flight to help QR with the aircraft shortages and the World Cup fever/mess. MH and AA are really good partners to QR; perhaps some subsidized token for helping QR out in this difficult times.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2022/07/06/new-international-airport-in-kuantan-expected-to-be-operational-in-2026-says-pahang-mb/16139 Not sure the validity of this or the progress but having seen Kulim, never know the fate of these projects

Looks like they have selected the A330 afterall or is that wrongly interpreted? https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiXmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5zdC5jb20ubXkvYnVzaW5lc3MvMjAyMi8wNy84MTA1MzgvdGhlcmVzLXNlY29uZC1oYW5kLW1hcmtldC1haXJidXMtYTM4MC1hZnRlci1hbGzSAWJodHRwczovL3d3dy5uc3QuY29tLm15L2FtcC9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDIyLzA3LzgxMDUzOC90aGVyZXMtc2Vjb25kLWhhbmQtbWFya2V0LWFpcmJ1cy1hMzgwLWFmdGVyLWFsbA?hl=en-MY&gl=MY&ceid=MY%3Aen

I was on the inaugral MH160 and returned today on Mh161. The flights were packed to the brim and no seats empty at all. Basically it is replacing QR 848 so the pax are trasnferred to MH 160/161. No doubt they have instant full load. Interesting cooperation between QR and MH 😉

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/05/794980/malaysia-airlines-expands-international-network-new-direct-flight-doha Perhaps this is to provide support to QR who are unable to mount flights to KUL due to some of their aircrafts being grounded 😎 Just wondering why it is timed in such a way too