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Update January 2018 (new ones are bolded):- Malaysia Airlines MH F50, B734, B738, A333, A388 MASwings M- ATR72-500, ATR72-600, DHC-6 AirAsia AK B733, A320 AirAsia X A333 Singapore Airlines SQ A388 Silk Air MI A319 Royal Brunei Airlines BI B77E Dragonair KA A333 HongKong Airlines HX A320 Qantas QF B744 KLM/KLM Cityhopper KL E190, B77W British Airways BA A319, A320, A321, B77E, B77W, B789 Tiger Airways TR A320 Xiamen Airlines MF B737 Aegen Airlines A3 A321 Olympic Air OA A320 easyJet U2 A320 Ryanair FR B738 Monarch Airlines ZB A321 Air Canada AC B77W Lufthansa/Lufthansa CityLine LH/CL E190, B744
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MASwings will still be here, at least in MYY for the much needed RAS operations. Sadly, era of RAS in Sarawak is not over yet. We will still see much Twin Otters in MYY, and a little presence in KCH. Most people would much prefer driving as well, but many STOLports are located at Sarawak-Kalimantan border (eg. Bario, Ba'kelalan, Long Akah etc.) and these are hardly accessible by roads (at least currently, since the cost is way too high for the state to bear, or maybe the top brass can't get enough $ out of it? =X), nor express boats.
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I couldn't understand it too. Often travel on MH MYY-KCH vv. and the tickets are still cheaper than MASwings when you include taxes. If they're removing BKI-MYY, I'm not sure if they will remove BKI-LBU-MYY as there are few flights daily too, and the loads were bad, at least from my memory. I think most travel on MASwings only when AK times for BKI-MYY (1-2 daily) doesn't suit them. You're right about KCH-MYY. Loads are almost always exceptionally good if you compare it with other routes. I stay in both Miri and Kuching, so I travel between the 2 very often. Flights, no matter MH, AK or MASwings, are more than 80% full, MASwings flight can be 100% full, even on weekdays. Bought ~RM800 KCH-MYY-BBN vv. a while ago. Also bought KCH-KUL-PER with half that price before on AK/D7. There were plans by both Sarawak/Sabah Gomen to do so. But plans will remain as plans, never to materialise. Can we see CS series here in the future? May TF will lease the rumoured CS300 and base it in KCH/MYY/BKI? (wishful thinking)
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Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/11/08/maswings-to-cease-operations-for-six-routes-by-2018/ Summary:- MASwings will discontinue 6 routes by 2018 to give way to commercial airlines (ie. MH, AK, OD), after a study by MAVCOM. Gomen will consider airlines that apply for Sarawak/Sabah RAS operations. Said routes are: 1. BKI-SDK 2. BKI-TWU 3. BKI-MYY 4. KCH-MYY 5. KCH-BKI 6. KCH-MYY This might also explain, for example, the sudden surge of KCH-MYY flights by AK from 17 weekly to 29 weekly effective 26 Dec 2017. Can't find edit button. Apologies, this should be KCH-SBW.
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MAB A350-900 Regional Flights to PEN, BKK, SIN & BKI from 9 December 2017
Sii Lw replied to Radzi's topic in General Aviation
Ah yes, thanks for clarification! I always doubt it could really handle it. By the way, my claim on Gate 9 being A380-ready is from DCA's 2007 AIP Supplement for KCH: http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/AIP%20SUPP/AIPSUPP%20200725%20wbgg.pdf -
MAB A350-900 Regional Flights to PEN, BKK, SIN & BKI from 9 December 2017
Sii Lw replied to Radzi's topic in General Aviation
Gate 9 of KCH is also A380-ready. However, I doubt the taxiways have shoulders wide enough for A380 movement. Not sure about the PCN strength of the runways too. Brunei's Sultan Bolkiah also visited KCH with his new B748i BBJ to pay respects to late CM Adenan last year. -
If I'm not mistaken, MH used to fly to FUK?
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I remember Sarawak CM said that route will come true before Feb, i think aiming for CNY
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I remember they flew PEN-HDY. Not sure about SZB though, probably they did too
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This was on local newspaper 2 months ago, with Xpress Air's people visitng our ministers about the matter. The news article mentioned that this route will start after MKZ-Bandung. http://www.theborneopost.com/2017/08/24/indonesias-xpress-air-to-fly-miri-pontianak-route/ The article has some wrong info though.
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Capt Izham Ismail is the New CEO of Malaysia Airlines
Sii Lw replied to jani's topic in General Aviation
You beat me to it! Yes, it's Capt. Izham -
This gives the impression that the hoo-hahs that happened in the States a while ago was the last straw for him