Timothy
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Saturday, May 17th:11:00 Gates Open11:00 Training MASTERs 112:00 Training MASTERs 213:30 CHALLENGER CUP14:40 Winner Ceremony15:00 Qualifying MASTERsSunday, May 18th:13:00 Gates OpenTBC Opening Show15:45 RBAR MASTERs - Top 1216:45 RBAR MASTERs - Super 817:15 RBAR MASTERs - Final 417:45 Winner CeremonyGot tickets to watch Saturday's show
Anyone knows what are the 1100-1300 Training Masters ? Not planning to spend the whole day at Putrajaya so want to plan the journey carefully
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Rear View
Great coverage !
But a chuckle at the black Alphard. Shouldn't the chase vehicle be 4x4 capable just in case ?
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Or just one of those white CIA planes
Mystery solved? US-registered plane in Iran owned by Ghana firm
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odd question but where do presidents put up on visits like this, luxury hotels?
POTUS does not just occupy a room or suite. They would occupy the whole block and the secret service makes sure that there are no threats from neighbouring buildings too.
I'm surprised they don't go for American chains like Hilton or Best Western.
If POTUS is in Europe, its typically Hilton all the way
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After a long time, finally taking AK to get to the Putrajaya Air Race 17/5 and to sample KLIA2
Pity MH though, their fares are so similar even without AK add-ons !
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Yup - train was ready for last year's June opening. So it has been sitting idle all this while...
Any idea if KLIA2 will have KLIA Express or just KLIA Transit service ?
Also is there any connectivity to KLIA MTB ? For people who may be transiting MH-AK etc etc
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Try retroclaiming FY flights.3 months ago, I tried retroclaiming > 10 flights online, all at once. None registered yet. None of the flights were registered although had Enrich number during booking and check in. Simply a waste of time and effort. Just gave up retroclaiming for FY , and enjoy the flight.
Have to do it over the phone, tedious but so far the only way that works for me apart from stopping by KL Sentral.
Ridiculous that this cannot be done at MH offices in airports over Malaysia ! Or for them to have an online system which works.
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What I did in those circumstances was hang up and call back again until I got an operator who was actually updated with enrich's rules!
Tried everytime I claim my miles every 3 months via phone. Also brought it up at the KL Sentral Desk.
No joy, same answer that redemption tickets (upgrade or full) are not eligible for miles/sectors. Have you managed to make a claim before ?
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You will still earn points based on the Y class
Based on experience, you usually need to submit a missing miles claim for this though with your e-ticket number and your Y e-ticket/booking attached. My miles have never been credited automatically before whenever I upgrade with miles.
Did this 3 seperate times for Hanoi, London and Paris. Even by submitting the missing miles claim, Enrich staff were adamant no miles or sectors could be credited for the Econ fare I paid as I used miles to upgrade.
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Malaysia Failing to Manage Crisis Exposes Leadership Limit
........“There are big issues -- transparency, information sharing, questions associated with security,” said Bridget Welsh, a political science professor at Singapore Management University. “They are not in control of the discussion and the problem is they’re not instilling confidence. Everyone wants to give them the benefit of the doubt but this is a crisis of credibility for the administration.”
No sympathies for them there. As I've voiced out on Monday, the overall impression/attitude given is that Malaysia is not voicing herself professionally. Huge boo to the media as well, national papers giving airtime to "bomoh" ??!
This is not criticism towards the SAR team, whose efforts are nothing short of world class.
Nearly 12 hours since last statement from MH, which apart from timing really needs to hire a better writer. What would you feel reading this without knowing the background : (http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/mh370-copilot-shown-smoking-bringing-women-in-to-cockpit/story-fnizu68q-1226852101179)
No mention about the captain in the photos either which I would be more worried about on my next flight !
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Just noticed MH has changed KUL - PEK flight # to MH360.
More explanation from Malaysian authorities would go a long way in generating goodwill. Not necessary to release information as it comes in, but at least elaborate on why there are also searching Straits of Melaka (did Radar nearby pick something up to warrant this?) Area of Search for each vessel, if any searches are ongoing after dark etc etc
Even MH has not updated their "Update" page in 18 hours. Radio this morning still reading yesterdays news (quoting 24hours since missing, singapore joined search THIS morning ??!)
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Crew details from http://news.ifeng.com/world/special/malaixiyakejishilian/zhibo.shtml
http://y2.ifengimg.com/508df9aec9e2a/image/2014/03/08/531a80d0f007e_480_472.png
From the Staff #, very junior FO ? Just an observation and it is tragic for this to have happened at all.
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Best way, go straight to the source.
+86 771 209 5114Gave them a ring, (no idea who was on the other end) but no unscheduled flights into their airport today, let alone a MH B777One would think the media outlets had better sense to call and check first before giving false hope. -
New update from MH @ 0930 +0800GMT
Last paragraph looks bleak.
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flight radar said landed at 6.10am
MH website :
http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html
Hope this is just an "internal test" that got into the media since no international media has aired this news yet.
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Hmm...an opportunity to fly on BA A380 first class from SIN to LHR...
hah, for us not living in KL finally an alternative for LHR route with oneworld
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Personally, I do not think that London will ever be a victim to network trimming ... it just is too important a route to be on the chopping block.
I have travelled a few times on the KUL-LHR-KUL routes on board the B744s and A380s ... and the loads each time was pretty impressive. MAS still offers a far superior value proposition than many other carriers between Europe/London and Asia.
KC Sim
Agree on the yields, but value would have to go to Emirates, Thai, Bruneian, Qatar, Etihad.
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With MH B744 business config being half the capacity of their A380, what will happen to those other passengers ?
Abit of vested interest because I'll be flying KUL/LHR in July
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My 2cents :
1. Offer the domestic market to AirAsia for a nice sum, in exchange for their international routes out of KUL.
Rationale : AK domestic fares are catching up with MH , while MH international fares are dropping to meet AirAsia X. May as well play to your strengths. Also this wouldn't affect AirAsia JV's to operate within other countries given immediate connectivity to emerging markets.
2. Rural Air Service (Borneo) to introduce amphibious aircraft.
Rationale : Smaller aircraft for flexible schedules. Low cost & low impact compared to building an airstrip to connect every rural community.
3. Re-Invent the market.
Rationale : Strip out first class services and replace with "NetJets/VistaJets" copy ? With Malaysian companies now looking abroad for opportunities, jet charter could be the next thing for ASEAN. OneWorld links will still be there for anyone who prefers a traditional first class experience.
4. Singapore
Rationale : Plenty of shared history between SQ & MH. This could be the "Qantas and Emirates" story for us. Synergies with Point 3 above, and positions KLIA as a domestic/regional airport while Changi becomes the Europe/America/NZ gateway for Malaysians.
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The followings were pax load on MH4 for last 1 week. So I just wonder where Dr Frazier got his figure from.
Even on 12 Feb it was 157 pax
7 Feb - 247
8 Feb - 368
9 Feb - 401
10 Feb - 346
11 Feb - 249
12 Feb - 157
Today 13 Feb - 308
Probably just abit of hyperbole
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BTU - SIN please !
Only recently has MH added a 1910 flight to KUL for us, arriving 2100-ish. Perfect for connecting flights to Europe (Oil & Gas industry) rather than flying on the 1330 BTU-KUL flight. Haven 't seen this flight less than 70% before, so must be pretty popular.
Nothing beats connectivity & comfort at SIN though.
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Looking into this as I've never been to a RedBull event let alone an air-race !
Tickets are split into Prelim (Saturday), Final (Sunday) or Weekend (Both days). Anybody has hints on which is best to go to for spotting ?
Also it shows the race as ending @ 3am on Monday morning ! Is this when the actual racing ends or is it just an after party ?
Official Link here : http://www.redbullairrace.com/en_US/event/putrajaya
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I know that this has been a common complain in this forum but what is the most effective way to claim retro miles. I have used the Enrich website and also submitted emails to them 3 times but to no avail. I do not normally trave down to Sentral (out of the way for me). Is there an office in KLIA for this? Any advise guys?
Drop them a call, 1300883000 . I did it last week and miles were credited within 5 minutes !
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hmmm ... quite tempted with the trade days. Any background checks apart from being employed ?
AK Flight Delays as Flight Crew Apparently "Went Back"
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What was the final departure time ?
If it was 4-5 hours delay, I'd say its quite an over-reaction on the passenger's end. Thanks to MasWings I've had to retime at least 2 meetings a month !