Mike P
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Was appaled by this. I think the marketing went off board. Got an email saying $199 and yet on AK's website saying RM 99!
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Saw on FB D7 to operate flight to Madrid and it was on their website, too! Booking is available at 16th Nov 2019 at 9am! RM 99 all in return?!
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22 minutes ago, JuliusWong said:Unless all three airlines in Malaysia buy shitload of Boeing aircarft as sweetener and Dr. M visits USA more often in next two years to urge Donald Trump for a favour. Knowing how Dr. M works, nah, till hell freezes over. Vietnam and the Philippines were in Cat II for a long period before FAA finally approved them. Right after high level officals including their President numerous visit and Vietjet signed 200 MAX order and Vietnam Airlines bought shitload B787s. The Phillipines bought B77W.
Trump is under impeachment hearing! bro!
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Quite a sensational claim by FAA after the fiasco of Boeing 737 Max. So CAAM has to bear the full responsibility on this then? How would MH and AK/D7 and OD play the roles here to help to improve the category?
This would be another question mark on the potential buyer of MH. To relate this matter to MH 370 and MH 17 is also quite absurd, with MH 370 is still no where to be found and unclear of the aircraft's whereabout and MH 17 was totally out of its control while it was flying on an approved route, wasn't SQ and another Indian carrier was just behind MH 17? Both incidents just put MH on a real bad year of luck in 2014, it's ironic that US satellite could tell China was deploying tanks in Shenzhen to prepare for HK's situation but could not detect MH 370...hmmmm...
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SearchCondor Plane carrying 326 passengers diverted after pilot spills coffeehttps://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/plane-diverted-coffee-spill-intl-scli/index.html
That's first... I trust this kind of safety procedures of having liquid drinks in cockpit should be have been taken note.
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What I meant was D7's days of flying to Europe was a long time ago. These days, the competitive situation is even greater. That is why they keep hesitating about returning to Europe - they may never be able to do so without losing money! Condor might also be feeling this lack of yields.
Condor is a hybrid, they are not like D7 that provides totally no frills services.
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That was a long time ago.
Yes, these days, KUL-ZRH return can be going for around RM 2K too...
not quite, I just booked one.
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I survived a D7 A343 return flight to ORY but I managed to grab their launch fare. The product was the same as what we get on their Asian routes but the flight was twice as long. If I had to pay their normal fares, I doubt that I will be keen since the ME3 fares are only about 20% more. And sometimes, we even get fares that are very close to what D7 is charging.
There is a reason why they are not able to sustain their ORY and LGW services...
20% more? you sure? QR offering to MUC from KUL at RM 2k return.
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2 Airlines are not a monopol ;-)
Malaysia have 32 million people and 3 more or less big airlines.
Germany have 83 million people and it was not possible to establish Air Berlin as second big player beside Lufthansa.
Competion is great yes - and you pay for it with your taxes...around RM32 from every malay for MAS in 2018!
What use is competition for you if the airlines do not make any profits? That is the basic requirement for a substantial business model or not?
Wouldn't really use Air Berlin or Germany as a country to compare. Do note that Germany is part of EU and they have free movement along the EU and given that they also have very good transportation in terms of land, sea and air so options are all there.
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JL is strong at US destinations but weak at EU's. If we were to look at the outbound/inbound of passengers, it would seem EU's traffic is more than US's.
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MH & SQ were once called Malasia Singapore Airlines before demerged in 70s. I always thought the merger of MH with any other potential airlines could be SQ, or OW alliance such as QR or QF.
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Don't think AirAsia is the right one, their business model is always low cost and even they themselves are struggling with some business sectors, especially the long haul one.
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What about the alliance with QF?
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SIN, DXB and HKG are significant markets in their own right. They might be major transit hubs but the majority of passengers are actually O&D. Changi and SQ, which are looked upon with envy and fascination by many here, would not have thrived if it weren't for Singapore's position as a major financial hub. Connecting traffic might sound lucrative but in reality it only supplements O&D traffic, where the real money is.
The idea that you can just build a huge airport in an insignificant city and grow a world-class airline that connects the world is nothing more than a fantasy. Unless, of course, you're DOH. But then again, QR's mission isn't to make money, to put it very mildly. They have the backing of the Qatari government and its very deep pockets to sustain such a business model. Does Sarawak have that luxury?
Only if Sarawak has more oil royalty.
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I actually heard of Kenyalang Airways...
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KCH has had many Fly Thru routes by AK/D7. Not really addressing KCH's ambition by the Sarawak Govt.
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Uncle Tony have 6 A320 based in Kuching..you wanna change to some MASWings ATR?
Mostly to serve KUL route.
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But normal for China-Flights...compare it to other flights in BKI, Bangkok or KUL.
On airports like Shenzhen there are no daytime slots anymore.
I think because of that, many passengers rather transit in KUL or SIN. The custom too, in KCH, way too hardworking, so many eyes staring at you and all bags must be opened for checking. KUL is more linear.
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The flight hours are just too horrible!
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There's a charter available for KCH - HAK route from Jan to Mar 19 but no proper announcement, too.
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Luckily we have a smart Transportation Minister, Kudos for saying no to SG!
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Scoot is ending its HNL route by May 2019. Good that D7 has increased it to daily, hope it lasts long!
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source: airlineroute
Just so D7 is increasing frequency to CTS. Obviously this route is doing well.
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Has anyone heard about the recent MH's fiasco on the BNE to KUL and LHR to KUL that have some technical issues and causing very unpleasant experience to passengers?
Malaysia Airlines A330-223 9M-MTY- MH145D Flight Cancellation on New Year's Day, passengers ordeal
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Gosh! This is horrible. I flew to PVG with family last month but their connecting flight to KUL was delayed and causing them have to wait for 2nd flight which was 10 hours + apart. They were given stay and lunch buffet at Marriot Hotel which I thought it was reasonable.