KK Lee

Yes, business travellers are very important to airlines.

Than why KUL couldn't sustain a non-stop daily flight to DE?

More demand more flights.

As long as demand is sustainable.

Trade between Germany and Malaysia is smaller than neighbouring countries. Without daily flight, business traveller would choose to use me3, BKK and sin.

Amount/numbers of Japanese FDI/businesses (i.e demand) to VN.

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It seems after conducting due diligence, the successful investor need to pump in a few hundred millions $ over a few years before MAB could breakeven and current fleet mix couldn't be deliver yield needed to breakeven.

Issuing samurai bond mean our gomen is borrowing in JPY. Japanese are just been practical, more likely to award next round of HND slots to Vietnam than MYS.

LGK was tagged to PEN for sometime, QR should have good data to start DOH-LGK. QR has a range of aircraft, could adjust to seasonal demand.

There is no doubt QR receive state support, so is MAB. What matter is efficient use of resources. MH at one period of time had similar opportunity, blank cheques from the gomen; had stake in airlines in Cambodia, Maldives; cargo operation in Germany, air cargo material handling, etc. It is a question of management skill and competency. Whether Al Baker ventures will end in success or failure, only time can tell. Looking at the way and method QR expand its routes e.g. LGK, most if not all of QR routes are sustainable.

Whether lie flat seats are fitted or not largely depending on market positioning and ticket pricing.

Mh don't seem to value hnd slot. D7 prefer cheaper option.

Believe many don't know how to appreciate caviar; should have boston lobster, wagyu beef, atlantic cod fish instead. Undoubtedly a bargain for mab but don't expect brahim catering to give anything quality or quantity. i only expect something comparable or better than my regular RM9.80 lunch. that's why i eat before boarding and request fruits platter on MH flights.

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Unless the gomen could subsidize until paved road is built, PC-12 or Cessna 208 Caravan is a solution.

Mean the gomen will sell MAB if there is a taker. Overheard MAB is paying a magnificent RM4.5 for the hot meal on regional sectors.

For RAS to break even, it should use Pilatus PC-12 or Cessna 208 Caravan instead of bigger and more expensive to operate twin otter.

For reasons, enthusiastic and business are often incompatible.

Deunden Nikomborirak, research director at Thailand Development Research Institute, cited data that showed the average duty-free expenditure in Thailand at $47 per passenger, compared with $260 at South Korea's Incheon International Airport, which has 12 companies running duty-free operations. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Retail/Thai-luxury-mall-triggers-fight-with-airport-heavyweight Mahb should be abstained from operating duty free.

Due to design of terminal, opex of kul t1 and t2 are expensive.

D7 need to operate a321xlr to optimize yield else is difficult to make profit consistently.

But not for klia

Before MAB could break-even again need to burn a few hundred millions if not over a billion RM, investors with sane mind will keep a pole length away. Those without resources need not bid.