Robert

Not sure if you are referring to MH in your last paragraph? Irregardless if airlines are being badly run then the regulator should have some teeth to manage it. As for bailouts etc I don't agree and it's wrong to prop up such firms, especially if they are badly run. The US public seems to have forgotten the amount of bailouts etc that their carriers have received. Labour movements due to higher pay etc is normal and many are willing to do it and enjoy the adventure. Not sure I get your point about questionable funding though. Yes salaries are here are low and the weak ringgit compounds the situation and that needs to change. Don't want to get into politics or economics here as things usually get messy.

Not sure your racial undertones are warranted and no Im not American Some could turn around and use the same context for MH due to the amount of money its lost and never ending state bailouts etc, I have no issue with EK/QR etc having many flights to LHR/KUL/BKK and others and for consumers at the moment it gives choice and competition. This is better than the old IATA fixed routes and fares.

Competition is a good thing. Perhaps will inspire MH to fix there never ending broken and deflating J seats as well as the IFE/WIFI that has many issues and often fails. A few people I know as well as myself endured such issues over a 4 day period on the same aircraft (9M-MAD) and yes it made me mad!

BA returns to KL and Bangkok https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-kuala-lumpur-bangkok-ba-b2507041.html

Not MY related Singapore - I see that CX is restoring the fifth freedom flights via BKK and today EK announced fifth freedom to PHN It's a pity that KLIA doesn't get such opportunities.

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/700730 KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Datuk Chandran Rama Muthy has returned as the chief executive officer (CEO) of full service carrier Batik Air Malaysia, effective from Feb 1. He replaces Captain Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri, who has been promoted as the safety director of Batik Air Malaysia's parent company Lion Air Group of Indonesia. Mushafiz has been at the helm of Batik Air Malaysia since Sept 23, 2019. Chandran was the first CEO of Batik Air Malaysia, formerly known as Malindo Air, from its inception in 2013 to August 2019. He was then promoted to the position of group strategy director at Lion Air Group."Under Chandran’s leadership, Batik Air Malaysia has made rapid progress on the execution of its strategy, while reporting a strong network expansion and improved service performance. This has created a solid foundation for the long-term expansion of Batik Air Malaysia and sustainable value creation for industry partners, customers and stakeholders," said the carrier in a statement on Tuesday. Batik Air Malaysia operates a mixed fleet of three Airbus A330-300s, 27 Boeing 737-8/800 NG aircraft, and five ATR72-600s. The airline will be adding an additional three A330-300s and six 737s. The carrier carried a total of 4.5 million passengers in 2023. It operates 800 weekly flights across 57 routes in the region. It is a member of the Lion Air Group of Indonesia, which includes Batik Air Indonesia, Super Air Jet, Lion Air, Wings Air, Biz Jet and Thai Lion Air.

its even made the daily fail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13058587/Batik-Air-Malaysia-Major-international-airline-cancels-route-one-Aussie-city-blaming-operational-costs.html

got it. Do we really want the Jetstar bogan brigade here LOL

Why do you think that? Its well known that yields are an issue here and people prefer to pay for budget type carriers.

The LHR turnaround was pretty impressive. FR24 said landed at 22:02 and departed at 23:20. Ive seen 737's at KLIA/Changi take longer

Delays delays delays. MH4 was departed around 16:30. Just curious if it will be allowed to take off from LHR due to it arriving there around 22:30 and the subsequent issues with night flight departures. MH66 seems to have had an issue with a big delay as well and then further delayed by operational issues

Im seeing reports that the NRT-KUL flights are requiring a fuel stop in BKI owing to strong winds. Have not checked but would have thought that the MAX would be more than capable flying this route?

Sometimes I don't get the logic. I often find the fares to/from Changi on MH codeshares have 30-50% cheaper than MH. Apart from price the only difference for me is the ticketed beginning 918xxxx, lower luggage, no seat selection until checkin, a manual enrich point claim and.... you seem to get 3 elite points in Y compared to 1 on MH. Enrich is another topic lol

haha I dont drink coffee so no idea

Had a fantastic flight to LHR. We were booked in J and they upgraded us to Suites at check in. The satay was very good, better some of the local stalls near me. The two crew looking after row 1 were exceptional, especially after my wife wasn't well during the latter stages of the flight. Luggage was out pretty fast which was a bonus. What could have been better? The catering messed up and changed a number of passengers chef on call meals to something random which most people didn't want.

I do wonder if some of it is due to people buying cheap crap luggage

Over the fast few days Im seen several reports on FB groups of missing bags on flights ex KUL to a variety of destinations. Not sure if there are/have been issues or whether it's just a few exceptions. I'm off to LHR in a few days so will make sure I have air tags in all my bags

then you would also need 2 train systems - one for arriving and one for departing passengers

Changi T1-T3 has a similar issue which is compounded by lack of staffing from time to time. Having queued for extended time at LHR security and many time at KLIA immigration for between 1 and 3 hours Im not confident that KLIA would manage it correctly. To install a central security check you need to separate in and outbound passengers which isn't possible without rebuilding the terminal Personally I would leave the system as it is and enhance the staffing and efficiency of the gate checks. New tech is available which allows you to leave laptops in bags as well as liquids. Having to take off belts is also a PITA.

The customer front end is buggy so I shudder to think what the back end is like haha

yes but when they have been retimed and then running more late it still takes an hour+ to turn the aircraft around. The perception is that everyone mistaking their own sweet time. I don't often fly AK or TR these days but they seem to be faster.

One things that has often bothered me is how slow the ground crews are at turning the planes around at places like KLIA, Penang and Singapore. They seems to require the best part of an hour or more on a regular basis and then once loaded there is also another excuse (or no comms at all) as to why the pushback hasn't started. Was reading a report that yesterday MH780 had two failed take offs and then retuned to gate. Anther aircraft was eventually found and the flight left 3.5 hours late. Sorry not sure what the number was and whether it's still AOG.

The guy said it was a 737. Just looked at FR24 and didn't see any 333 swaps. Maybe I missed one of the flights though.

seems that there a few delays yesterday. at 5am they made a small retime to MH606 however the aircraft used was pretty much onetime in its early secretors but was late leaving to Changi for some reason. Another go on FB was unhappy because the MH app was showing his BKK-KUL flight as ontime but upon arriving at the airport there was a significant delay or 3 hours plus which ended being 5 hours. He later found an email buried that announced a 3 hour retiming. As usual the MH it systems were not joined up! The aircraft which was used for MH788/789 wasn't delayed more than an hour for prior sectors and the sat on the ground at KUL for >2.5 hours. Looks like the aircraft allocations were messed up because excluding the delays there was no way that the schedule was achievable. There were reports that the departure boards at KLIA for MH Were showing a lot of delays/retimes. Just another day with Delaysia Airlines!

Thanks Chris. Looking at the reports of these on MH its really poor considering the amount of money you pay,