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Mohd Suhaimi Fariz

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  1. The fact is FY failed to deliver pax to the ticketed destination, which a fare has been paid for.

     

    That maybe the case, but they flew the pax on a MH flight at no extra cost (aside from transportation cost from KUL, that is). That must account for something. Maybe they passengers involved could forward their receipts to FY and claim for reimbursment?


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    The 18-year-old plane is due to be retired in November.

     

     

    Why do journos always highlight a plane's age when talking about emergencies? A well maintained old plane can still fly safely, and a brand new, not so well maintained plane can fall from the sky in a flash.


  3. As a passenger, i would say he has done a better job than Idris Jala. A passenger is not interested in profit but more on safety and inflight service and on that point he has delivered far better than MAS.

     

    Of course, when you have been a part of the company, you know your weaknesses and try to fix that. Unlike Idris Jala, Satar has been with Garuda since 1998.


  4. PKR reports DPM for alleged abuse of government property

    By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

     

    PENANG, Aug 17 — PKR Youth leaders today lodged a complaint against the deputy prime minister with the anti-graft body MACC for alleged abuse of government property for his personal use.

     

    Bernama reported yesterday that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had flown on a military helicopter to attend the Penampang Umno division meeting in Sabah after he was done opening another division party meeting in Kudat.

     

    He was however forced to land in Tuaran due to bad weather, the news agency reported.

     

    Pantai Jerjak PKR assemblyman Sim Tze Tzin, the person who lodged the complaint, said the news report had clearly shown Muhyiddin abusing government property for a non-governmental purpose which is tantamount to corruption.

     

    "There was a similar case involving a top cop in Sabah where he was investigated and charged with corruption for using a police helicopter to visit his private property," Sim told The Malaysian Insider.

     

    Based on this, he said it was imperative that the MACC launch an investigation into the report.

     

    Sim lodged the report at the MACC headquarters here with three other PKR Youth leaders.

     

    http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/35377-pkr-reports-dpm-for-alleged-abuse-of-government-property

     

    Why stop there, why not report to the MACC about the use of Government cars for personal use or the use of government telephones for personal use or even the use of government pen to write love letters! Sheesh, they really know how to make a small issue into a big issue. Politicians, go figure!

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  5. Want another side to the story? Dunno if true or not. Got it from an retired government official who was often flying in and out of KL on government business. The plane went down not because of a traditional hijacking but a case of air rage. The hijacker was actually the bodyguard of the Minister of Agriculture. He got into a very serious argument with the captain of the flight who refused to take off unless the bodyguard handed in his pistol he carried to the captain as it was against the rules for the bodyguard to carry the pistol while on board the plane. The bodyguard refused and a serious argument ensured ending nearly into a fight. Eventually the bodyguard was forced to give up his gun to the safe keeping of the captain by ground officials and the plane took off. During the flight the bodyguard got up from the seat and made his way to the cockpit to recover his gun and honor. What exactly happened next is not really known. But the blame was put on the Japanese Red Army to cover for the real reason which would be very embarrassing for the government.

     

    Just what an old gentleman told me many years ago.

     

    But that doesn't make sense. The plane was supposed to land at KL. Why did it continue on to JB?


  6. However street crimes were rampant in post-USSR Moscow. My Russian friend removed the rubber blades of his car's wipers whenever he parked - 'some a*hole might steal them', he muttered. :)

     

    I've read in a book by Tony Mendez, a CIA disguise expert that that is actually common before the breakup of the USSR, and that if you want to know which car belongs to the KGB, you should look at the car with a wiper blade fixed to it!


  7. What about Canada?

     

    Speaking of which, why don't MAS relaunch flight to Canada?

     

     

    Besides the codeshare with Canadian Airlines, did MAS fly to Canada before? I can hardly remember those old routes. I've read that they once flew to Mexico City and Hawaii, but I always thought the service to Vancouver was flown by Canadian Airlines

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