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1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:Seems like the government is dead serious in revamping KLIA and other airports. Do or die mission it is.
After a decade of stagnant, finally we can see KLIA on the move again. Looking forward to seeing the new revamped KUL, LGK, PEN, KCH and BKI.
They should take a day trip to Changi and take the best and implement at KLIA.
You don't need crap like this at Changi to drop your bags etc : https://www.thestar.com.my/starpicks/2023/12/15/the-new-face-of-airport-security.
Immigration at Changi is now gates for departing passengers and many can use gates for arrival. KLIA Immigration has 10 countries and you still need to queue for the first time.
Transiting between airlines is easy at Changi but the impression I have at KLIA is poor because many often counters airside are not manned and signage is poor. -
16 minutes ago, jahur said:Yes and it is completely normal. But you see most of the public have a general perception that the aviation industry globally has been a playing field fair and square which it has never been the case.
Smaller or medium sized airlines needing financial backing to weather the storm gets called out by the same crowd whose carriers have been utilizing Lobbying and slot advantage to their strength and getting bailouts when the storm has already hit inland.
Competition is good but not to a point service consistency and dispatch reliability tanks and employees get paid low, aircrafts operate with no backup, with the gov screaming hands off. While valuable talents who were bullied ended up heading off to rich countries with questionable funding.
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. -
27 minutes ago, jahur said:The amount of gulf carriers in BKK makes it harder for legacy EU carriers to leverage yields. Not helping subpar product and expensive tickets compared to what gulf can offer going into the front end of the cabins. TG is also always the losing end in this matter.
This is also one of the reason American carriers have been calling them out to no avail. But again these dumb white folks are always calling everyone for level playing field but always use the bailout card when things turn sour but call out others who have strong gov backing(to prevent any collapse) but at the same time these EU american carriers always lobby for goodies and shortcuts.
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. -
1 minute ago, Craig said:BA just announced they will return to KUL and BKK beginning 10NOV24. Flight schedule for BA33/34:
BA33 LHR2045 - 1730+1KUL 789 D
BA34 KUL2315 - 0520+1LHR 789 D
Interesting that they’ll resume KUL during winter (the softest demand for travel between UK and Malaysia is between November and late February, minus Xmas/NY). Good to hear nonetheless!
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!
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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.
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2 hours ago, JuliusWong said:Not sure what happened, but Batik Air Malaysia only started flying into ADL last year July. With this, MH will dominate ADL market.
Route map on their website is now updated: https://www.malindoair.com/destinations/route-map
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
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1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:The locals here I mean the Aussie. Despite them hating Jetstar like how most Malaysians hate AirAsia, people are still buying their tickets. Haha!
got it. Do we really want the Jetstar bogan brigade here LOL
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54 minutes ago, JuliusWong said:if not at least give us JQ which is not desirable for the locals, but at least something better than nothing.
Why do you think that? Its well known that yields are an issue here and people prefer to pay for budget type carriers.
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11 hours ago, Pall said:Shortage of widebodies, poor reliability of aircraft due to aging fleet and low staff morale from engineers are among all the contributing factors that have led to this issues.
This is what happens when MH is too fixated on things not related to dispatchability of aircraft itself.
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
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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
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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?
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5 hours ago, JuliusWong said:MAG's aim is to operate Firefly in silo, because there are many certifications and procedures that FY is currently lacking and MAG does not want to spend or reluctant to spend money on attaining the across the board certification, cause you need the recruit new/ qualified personnel for those, new equipment kits etc. If they were to sell FY/MH together as connecting partner/OW partner, customers would expect comprehensive services vv. Will create a mess (a good/bad mess, depending on each individual point of view). Sounds like early SQ/MI days, the weird thing is SQ closed down MI, CX closed down KA, MH went against the mainstream. LOL!
I believe MAG has a greater plan for FY to establish BKI as another hub for East Asian routes, fighting with AK on this front, and as the jet operation takes off in SZB, they will leave turboprop operation, leaving on PEN and BKI as jet hubs. MH will eventually return to SZB, if the plan ever materialized.
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
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2 hours ago, Craig said:Nice. Congrats on the op-up. Now the million dollar question - was Nescafe Gold served in Suites 🤣
haha I dont drink coffee so no idea
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On 12/19/2023 at 7:26 AM, Craig said:Ever since the LHR meltdown of 2022, I've invested in air tags and made sure that all my check-ins have an air tag. It costs a pretty penny but gives you the peace of mind there is a high possibility knowing where your bag is when the airline shrugs at you.
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. -
7 minutes ago, JuliusWong said:And also a lot of posts in social media on damaged luggage after they flew with MH. Sure it was the ground crew issue but it affect's MH image. I make it a point to plastic-wrap my luggage every time I fly. Better be safe than sorry.
I do wonder if some of it is due to people buying cheap crap luggage
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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
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1 hour ago, flee said:If and when they build the second satellite terminal, it might be better to separate the arriving and departing pax. A two level pax terminal should also be able to accommodate more pax.
then you would also need 2 train systems - one for arriving and one for departing passengers
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On 12/13/2023 at 3:25 PM, KK Lee said:It seems mahb still couldn't understand ergonomic. Security check at boarding gate remains inefficient.
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. -
1 hour ago, flee said:I think AK has extended the "flight duration" so that its flights arrive "on time" by and large. I think their fleet operations IT system is doing a good job scheduling their aircraft. As most of their planes don't do 24 hour stints, extending the individual flight durations does not significantly impact the number of sectors the aircraft can do each day. Maybe MAG should invest more in their IT infrastructure to help with better operational planning.
The customer front end is buggy so I shudder to think what the back end is like haha
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27 minutes ago, Craig said:Not a problem if they turn around a bit slower than other stations but schedule has to reflect that. Sometimes MH schedules an overtly optimistic turnaround for their planes.
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.
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19 hours ago, KK Lee said:Maximizing aircraft utilisation is often unrealistic. PK was once known for its maximize utilisation and see it's current state. For reasons, qr, ek, sq, ey, ba, lh, etc don't aim for maximizing utilisation.
Pen-up demand of 2022 is unlikely to persist.
Was at golden lounge at kul satellite recently, buffet spread is comparable to local 3 star hotel.
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. -
50 minutes ago, JuliusWong said:The early morning BKK flight yesterday was combined with the later flight in the morning and upgraded to A330-300 from I have gathered.
I have said this before 15 A330-300 for MH is really not sufficient, 25 should be just nice. MH should have arm-twisted Airbus to get more when they placed the order in 2009 since Airbus was on the tail-end on A330 order spree. Other major airlines were scrambling placing orders for B787.
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.
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suspect it will be a cramped cabin with 29' seat pitch. Gate staff will need to be strict with hand luggage because cabin bins are a lot smaller than the A320.