BC Tam
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Carrier to serve Sabah and Sarawak viable, say analysts (msn.com)
Shifting objectives/priorities and mobile goal posts 😩
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Another opinion, no need to feed too well prior to arrival into Bangkok city itself - there should be more than enough culinary excitements there to satisfy the resulting expanded appetites 😁
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10 hours ago, KK Lee said:Alcohol is a part of dinning and chill experience. Those enjoy drinking at poolside, beach, dinner, cocktail time, night club, etc would find exorbitant price unwelcome...
(44) Scarlett有话说 — 在马来西亚的中国人给沙巴山打根州议员的一封旅游献议倡议！再谈东马山打根旅游！ ELOPURA （美丽的小镇） - YouTube
Well, if ever you need evidence to substantiate ..... 😝
(skip to 26:00)
But seriously, I think this couple do have some pretty valid opinions and suggestions that hopefully can reach the tourism authorities 😄 -
I think we should understand that this narrative about having our own airline operations as mean of 'easing burden' of the flying public, increase connectivity to the state, ..... etc, all those benevolent attributes - is not new, and for Sabah, there is a case history already 😉
Back in the 70's, when timber and oil money was flowing into the state's coffers, those were the promises and plans - a couple of 707's were roped in by Sabah Air. What eventually transpired was the 9M-TDM and 9M-TMS fiasco, which helped to drain the state's coffers quite a bit ☹️
But back then there wasn't social media where such things could have been publicly scrutinized, we only got to read about it when a newspaper publisher decided to go 'opposition' and ran a whole series of articles about the subject in the run up to state elections - which the incumbent gahmen lost 😏
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On 8/27/2023 at 4:09 PM, JuliusWong said:Why not decentralise the decision making to each respective Wilayah for them to make their own decision? Sink or swim they will be responsible themselves.
With regard to this issue and particularly in Sabah context, I fear 'sink' may prove dominant over 'swim'
My fear is tgat if they do go headlong into this, the proverbial bottomless pit will be opened up ..... 😕
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1 hour ago, Alif A. F. said:The way that Sabah Air Chairman announces the plan to the media, is so...typical 'kedai kupi' talk, with plenty of, .....?
Quote“We are just thankful that foreign investments have been lucrative for Sabah under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, enabling us to fly further,”
I don't quite catch the correlation ?! 😏
QuoteThe very lucrative KL-KK route is now served by MAS, Firefly, Airasia and MyAir.
Overly flattering for the insect, oblivious towards the textile design 😁
Quote“I know some good aviation engineers and pilots from Papar and Penampang, most of whom are women. Won’t you be proud as a Sabahan to have them serving their own State?
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Quote“Initial plans are nightly schedules, 10pm flights for example, as air traffic is clear meaning cheaper flights.
Can someone help me out here please ?! 😉
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On 4/23/2023 at 6:04 PM, Craig said:I like how you put Sarawak-owned airline as foreign carriers 😂 After all, us Semenanjung get a 3-month visa waiver upon arrival.
Now Sabah's turn - only fair it's also placed in this 'foreign carriers' thread 😁
I hope this absurdity does not come to reality 🤦♂️
https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/218944/sabah-may-have-own-airline/
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1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:The bitter truth is not everyone is trained to handle individuals with mental illness. Someone decided to be hero. Luckily the suspect has no gun or sharp items with him.
The 'hero' status probably restricted only in that particular chap's ego mindset - I imagine there would have been many sane fellow pax wishing he would just shut up and go incognito 😀
Yes, that 'hero' probably did not take up much consideration as to likelyhood of the unstable guy's ability to harm others
Plus, if he really believed a few harsh words will even help to diffuse the situation ....... 🙄
As I said, pretty dumb ..... probably far fetch, maybe the law enforcers could press charges against the 'hero' for aggravation of the peace ..... 😁
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From what was aired on Aussie telly, there was at least one other pax having a shouting match with the fella
Dunno lah, pretty dumb thing to do in my opinion - why go inflame further someone who was clearly not in 'correct' state of mind already ? 😒
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4 hours ago, jahur said:Od current paint scheme all flying lol.
738 Lnv, lnp still using original 2013 circa malindo air livery
737 max with nice batik tail logo
737 max albino with just a painted B logo
737 max pure albino with orange winglet last remnants of the lion air logo stripped off.
A330 albino with just a painted B logo
2nd A330 basic tail livery Batik font on fuselage is different from LFC.
And to think British Airways all those years ago gave up on their world liveries project because people were getting confused by the 'variety' ..... 😄
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Yet another Malaysian airline with ICS - Identity Confusion Syndrome 😉
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5 hours ago, KK Lee said:Land reclamation would be cheaper than building a new airport
In case of BKI, any further land reclamation will encroach upon/deteriorate the nearby marine national park, a rich lucrative vein for the tourism industry, which in turn has been a major contributor to BKI's traffic growth
I guess not wise to kill the goose that lay eggs 😁
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Consider rescheduling your trip till after August ?! 😁
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3 hours ago, jahur said:"Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution has stated that travelers are often denied entry into Malaysia because they fail to provide satisfactory answers to basic questions posed by immigration officers.
These questions typically revolve around having a return ticket, details of their accommodation in the country, and adequate financial means to sustain their stay..."
As opposed to our experience at LHR T2 UK border control last week - not a single question, not a single word, not even a response to my 'good afternoon' greet (no smile either) 🤣
No more than a minute I reckon, and the whole experience including the queue was like five minutes total ? We concluded most of pax on our flight qualified for the e-gates and were segregated there away from us old school travellers 😁
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The longer this drag on and the more elaborate the story spins out, it would seem that each party is helping to dig the other party's hole ever deeper in search of a mutually face saving compromise 😁
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2 hours ago, jani said:Wow.. Why is MoF "mediating" on behalf of a commercial entity like Brahims? Interesting.
As per Mr Lee's reply - bimbang tiada orang masak 😉
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Likely it will be old food repackaged but invoiced 'differently' ?! 😒
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S’wak boutique airline expected to take off within three years, says Abg Jo (theborneopost.com)
To be fair, this version of the story makes much more sense 🙂
Plus, he had apparently worked at MH in the early years, and has an MBA to boot 😀
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Certainly the narrative has mutated over course of time 😉
As I recall it
1) first it was to provide 'direct international flights' into KCH (and Sarawak I suppose) as that segment was/is somewhat lacking - you can of course go into a wholly separate discussion on that issue, but probably not appropriate here .....
2) then when PM made that statement pre-Raya, 'agreed in principle' as a market manipulator tool to drive down airfare costs Semenanjung-Borneo (I don't recall if that was Sarawak specific or EM in general)
3) now with an anticipated fleet of 120-seater turboprops, one cannot even start to speculate how those (already declared) objectives can be worked upon 🤔QuoteThe model for the boutique airline will be a different model. It is a business model. I cannot reveal now because it is mine
Well, hopefully said business model is not based upon a fleet of 120-seater turboprop
QuoteHe said the state-owned Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd, which has over 30 years experience, will be the main operator of the boutique airline.
“So, actually we have the experience to operate the airline. But what we need is a new business model that will allow the airline to fly within the region,” he said.
How can you mention "30 years experience" and "new business model" in same breath ?! 🙄
QuoteHe said he will not reveal if the low boutique airline fare will affect the commercial airlines flying to Sarawak.
“I will keep it to myself,” he added.
I'm pretty certain the likes of MH, FY, OD, AK, Z9, TR, BI etc will be finely tuned to every new twitch in this 'new airline' - no way you can keep to yourself la 😁
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Hahah ! Reminds me of when my ex-work colleagues from PJ HQ office used to say "... we in Malaysia do this way, but you in Sabah & Sarawak do so different ......"
Sorry, I diverge ...... 😀
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Could this also be reason they want to hive off AK to D7, so their 'super app' can be said to be independent of meddling from air asia ?
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Wonder if anyone ever considered uplifting meals from other stations that have proper catering facilities instead - SIN, BKK, CGK ...? 😀
Sure it's going to be costly, but at silly situations, absurdity may prove useful