jani
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There was a story...
Red hat and gang would come to airport operator... Ask for 20 things...
Airport operator thought about it... Came back, and said "OK, we can give you 10 things, we can further discuss 5 things.. But we definitely can't do the remaining 5 things".
Tomorrow you will hear all the noise about the 5 things not granted.. In the press.. in the cabinet.. bla bla
Donno la, maybe just a story. Who am I
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On 10/23/2019 at 9:00 AM, Mohd Suhaimi Fariz said:Or maybe an IAG style takeover of MH, TG & GA
Maybe one day if ASEAN is liberalized like the EU (but see how that has turned out..?).
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Would be interesting to study the similarities between MH and TG and whether the same(ish) solution can be found. Why not a AF-KLM style merger?
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21 hours ago, Mohd Suhaimi Fariz said:Everyone will say they prefer the LCCT.
Until Red Cap strands you for 6 hours without recourse because of "weather".I am puzzled why anyone would prefer an LCCT.
It is one thing to criticize MAHB if they think they are doing poorly, but another matter altogether to say they prefer an LCCT
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From a pure passenger experience standpoint, meaning without taking into account PSC, I wonder if anyone really prefers LCCT to conventional terminal?
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Ha.. Khazanah selling everything is actually a big sign of something...
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Consult a travel agent, they can do it on their system. On Internet booking, usually you can’t mix classes.
Just to update, got in touch with a travel agent who called QR. They said that you can purchase all-economy tickets and then upgrade sectors with points. Cannot with cash.
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Thanks. Will do that
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I did consider PE but am not sure if ready to travel 13 hours non-stop with my very active 1yo son
Anyway yes, I forgot about multi-city when posting the above. Trying to find the best solution on that.
But again, seems only possible on EK though, strangely.
EDIT: To mix classes, I mean
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Hey guys sorry to bring up an old thread.
Am scouting for flights to London for end Sept and looking to mix Biz/Economy. Was wondering if it's possible to have for example KUL-DXB and LHR-DXB on Economy and DXB-LHR and DXB-KUL on Biz?
You can split KUL-LHR on Economy and LHR-KUL on Business on Emirates, but not sure if can be done based on sectors.
Of course am asking if also possible for QR or EY (or any other, if you have suggestions).
Main consideration is that I will be traveling with my one year old son and wife, hence looking for a bit of a mix for comfort and the break-journey might be useful.
Thanks all
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Why would AirAsia oppose an integrated airport? Weird.... Wonder why..........
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Well to be fair, it looks like he was already with MAS for close to 6 years in 2007. He's just coming back. Wish him all the best. Tough role, as we all know.
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Not only immigration, but also check-in.
One way to solve that is by creating another entrance/exit point on the opposite part of this theoretical klia2B. Can check Jeddah new terminal masterplan for a similar concept.
Doing this actually opens the possibility of having a different operator (not MAHB) operating klia2B
White is Phase 1 for Operator A. Midfield terminal is Phase 2 while the last part is Phase 3.
Phase 2 and 3, theoretically, though not ideal, can be operated by different operators since Phase 3 can be accessible by road separately from Phase 1.
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Headline really should be "Khazanah hires Morgan Stanley for Malaysia Airlines Sale"
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My guess was that it was to ensure the design is modular, so that more terminals can be added and added as need be.
Can't find an image right now but just imagine copy and pasting the T shape of klia2 again and again. Almost unlimited expansion capability.
I guess the idea is right, but the implementation..... can be debated
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Honestly, MAHB should go on the offensive and tell their story about the making of klia2 to show that the decision they made wasn't made in isolation. The problem is that being a GLC, people have less empathy towards MAHB compared to TF, who plays the "underdog" card well.
Can't speak about now but in the not so distant past, the line of thinking is/was exactly that - A GLC shouldn't be "fighting" in public. Agree or disagree, but that's how it is.
Personally, I certainly do agree there are a lot of things MAHB/KLIA etc can be improved upon, but the fight with Tony is usually just one-sided.
Another interesting anecdote - at working and operating level, the relationship is fantastic. Rarely we see Tony's other partner making noise, no?
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They cant/wont even pay MYR 40 million without all the hassles. And its tax, tax goes to the government. Not MAHB. You complaint to the government lah. MAHB tolong kutip sahaja. Everyone pays.
Go figure.
Still have much respect for TF but wont be drawn into his game of diverting attention when High Court was not on their side.
Actually it goes to MAHB, hence why it's called "Passenger Service Charge". I believe that "airport tax" is an outdated term still used in the press.
On your second point, truly agree. Tony is a hero to me for being able to start an airline from almost nothing. A dream for almost everyone here I am sure. It's just his methods sometimes screams BULLY.
Without mahb wasteful design, airport terminal could be built at cheaper price.
Tf could sell the airport terminal to reit like many shopping mall developers did.
Just an interesting fact - Many things at klia2 had to changed during construction, to cater to the whims and fancies of Tony. A very obvious case is when you exit arrivals, there is a sudden gradient down towards the shops. Why? Get in touch.. haha
A bit of trivia perhaps - if at end of day and legal process has been exhausted and judgement stands as is, would AK group then have any standing to demand for the "unpaid passenger service charges" from each and every pax they had not collected from during those six months ?
I'm guessing it won't take much to generate a 'WE TRIED OUR BEST TO SAVE YOU FROM UNFAIR CHARGES BUT OUR HANDS ARE NOW TIED, SO PLEASE NOW COUGH UP THE MONEY' publicity campaign. A winner PR wise I think - perhaps gahmen and MAHB could then be persuaded against pursuing that RM 40M debt. After all, the amount involved is probably of loose change quantum, taken in context of voters' perception in GE15 and negative PR for MAHB in short term
Haha.. don't think they can do this. It will backfire for sure - just by the mere fact they would be taking their customers (and the general public) to be that dumb
Talking about negative PR, I am unsure if MAHB has been suffering more relative to AirAsia? The latter been in a bunch more pickles lately
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One of those times that I can just afford a smile...
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Little-known fact:
GIC (Singapore's other Sovereign Wealth Fund), owns a bit more than 1% of Malaysia Airports
That stake is worth about RM200m today
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From other sources I read:
Datuk Pahamin's group - The original AirAsia partner who was instrumental in Tony obtaining Tun M's blessing to start (his version of) AirAsia
Jentayu Danaraksa - Firm that tried to buy out MAS in 2014 from Khazanah, if you all may recall. One of their members include Shukor Yusof, former Standard & Poor's aviation analyst
Weststar Aviation - Mainly General Aviation and Helicopter charter service company. Partly owned by mega private equity firm KKR
Group backed by Qatari Investors - Most interesting out of the lot, but the most mysterious thus far. Rumored to already been active in the Malaysian aviation scene with shareholdings in major entities, but very discreetly.
Need to correct this a bit. The rumored four is excluding the Qatar group, who are instead BEHIND some of the groups.
The fourth group is led by ex-CEO of MAS Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman.
Meanwhile, Weststar was sort of nominated by Khazanah, and will likely partner with Datuk Pahamin's group.
Surely QR don't need MH, considering they have IAG in their hands, which is far more profitable.
Maybe IAG will the be ultimate entity owning it? Jeng jeng jeng....
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From other sources I read:
Datuk Pahamin's group - The original AirAsia partner who was instrumental in Tony obtaining Tun M's blessing to start (his version of) AirAsia
Jentayu Danaraksa - Firm that tried to buy out MAS in 2014 from Khazanah, if you all may recall. One of their members include Shukor Yusof, former Standard & Poor's aviation analyst
Weststar Aviation - Mainly General Aviation and Helicopter charter service company. Partly owned by mega private equity firm KKR
Group backed by Qatari Investors - Most interesting out of the lot, but the most mysterious thus far. Rumored to already been active in the Malaysian aviation scene with shareholdings in major entities, but very discreetly.
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Can't discount any rumor. No smoke without fire. Though anyone can have discussions with anyone, doesn't particularly mean anything.
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Relatively new. Less than a year if I recall.
This effort isn't related to my team per se (although this idea was actually adopted from our Istanbul airport), but I think the lack of major publicity is to ensure it runs smoothly first before marketing it properly.
Just my thoughts though.
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Personally I feel this idea will fail quite terribly. Can't imagine airlines wanting to share their inventory with AirAsia. Will be interesting to see if proven wrong.