Izanee

that list is from the Wikipedia.org article on KLIA. It is quite accurate apart from the fact that Transaero don't fly to KUL at present. The potential user list is also accurate apart from Royal Jordanian - nothing yet mentioned about restarting services to KUL. However, their cargo airline list is rubbish. Some airlines are just placed there because they have underbelly cargo on their passenger flights. Some don't even service KUL.

i doubt that will happen unless Singapore rejoins the Federation of Malaysia. That is not likely to happen! However, if SQ and MH merge - it will be back to the MSA days where SIN is the international hub and KUL is nothing more than a secondary hub. Not good for Malaysia and MH

of course - the military aspect of it was awesome. the photography was simply superb! Malaysianwings makes the best of what is out there! But really - 14 years with no progress is no laughing matter. the powers that be should take notice and sort it out. as azizul said - its more of a carnival.

agreed...MH pissed off NW in the 80s when they first flew to kul - they were constantly dumping fares. whatever it is...SQ and AK will take up the slack. MH can fly to koh samui and yogjakarta for all these guys care.

This is the reason why LIMA is just another regional show. Boeing and Airbus couldn't be bothered to send any static aircraft for display. Look at Dubai airshow - because of EK and EY's large orders - this has spurred other airlines to make their orders signed at the same time. IF only Malaysian companies can work together rather than against each other ... if MH, AK, etc etc can organise themselves and place their orders during LIMA - that would probably increase the standing of LIMA internationally. RM13 billion orders during LIMA is NOTHING compared to Dubai's USD 49 billion for airbus alone!

you're right on the money david. MAHB has destroyed KUL's plans to be a regional hub - MH cannot make a potentially high yielding European route work.... even LHR is apparently a problem for MH. SQ can do twice daily ZRH (along with Swiss daily flights) ...there is clearly something wrong with the management team. EVERYONE is fighting to have more flights to LHR but MH cannot make it work (despite taking up a lot of the 100 000 pax/year from BA). EK, EY and QR probably are pushing yields down. If KUL is not so attractive - why is BA thinking of coming back? It must mean that they think that money can be made at some point. KUL is too late to attract other airlines. We should have done that in the 80s when airlines were flying all over the world. In the late 90s/early 00s - many long haul flights by European/American carriers were chopped back due to poor yields. There has been a resurgence in flights to Asia - but now it is concentrated on India, China, Thailand, Japan. BKK and SIN are too established. we are definitely too late. MAHB cannot be proud of attracting sri wijaya or mandala airlines or cambodian airlines. While that is a start, we need to have BA, NW, UA, NH, LX etc etc. or we will just be another shitty regional airport. I give up - all our rantings will just go unheeded. MAHB and MAS will do as they please - typical Malaysian story - high cost, low quality and poor vision.

FROM BUSINESS TIMES ONLINE - the media blitz continues!!!! AirAsia a key player in changing aviation landscape Its low-cost structure and the volume of passengers it carries have enabled the airline to play a crucial part in reviving Malaysia’s sleepy secondary airports BUDGET airline AirAsia Bhd, which began its operations in 2001, has played a crucial role in changing the aviation landscape, not only in Malaysia, but also in the region as well. True to its tagline "Now everyone can fly", its low-cost business model has opened up a whole new market of air travellers, previously comprised mainly by the financially affluent, and subsequently contributed towards spurring tourism growth, both domestic and regional. Its low-cost structure as well as the volume of passengers it carries, has also enabled the airline to operate domestic routes, deemed as unprofitable, and this has also played a crucial part in reviving Malaysia's sleepy secondary airports. With its affordable airfare, almost everyone now is able to fly and this has brought in the much needed passenger traffic to these airports. The airline has consistently been vocal about the positive impact low-cost carriers can have on not just energising airports where it operates, but also on the economy as a whole. At its recent shareholders meeting, for example, AirAsia officials reiterated how it could reel in more revenue for the Sultan Abdul Aziz Airport in Subang if it receives the go-ahead from the government to relocate its present operations there. Chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes pointed out that the huge passenger volume handled by AirAsia would be able to significantly stimulate economic activities within the former international airport, which currently earns around RM3 million in annual revenue. "We are confident that with our presence in Subang, we will not only help bring in more revenue to the airport but also contribute towards making it a more business-driven and competitive regional airport," he told reporters after AirAsia's annual general meeting in Sepang last month. The budget carrier has been lobbying to operate via Subang airport, much like community airline FireFly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines (MAS), which had commenced operations from the airport since late October. The airline is working on a proposal on the matter and hopes to submit it to the government soon.

why jed? they're reducing flights to twice weekly aren't they?

its not russian la...its a USAF C-17 globemaster!

of course...i realise that its all spin and hype. The malaysian papers are just full of crap. it just annoys me to think they just dare make these comments in public. have they no shame?

FROM THESTAR.COM.MY MAS aims to strengthen its position in Asean region By LOONG TSE MIN PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) is expected to announce one or two new routes in the Asean region, possibly as early as next week. StarBiz learnt that MAS was in the process of finalising government approvals as well as organising fleet management for the new routes. OSK Investment Bank senior vice-president Chris Eng told StarBiz: “MAS wants to strengthen its position in the region.” MAS is “pretty strong” in the Asean region, more so than rivals Singapore Airlines Ltd and Thai Airways International, Eng said. Among the regional full-frill carriers, MAS has one of the largest narrow body fleets that will put it ahead in capitalising on regional routes. MAS may also want to strengthen its position before the start of the Asean Open Sky agreement that will see a liberalisation of regional capital-to-capital routes effective from Jan 1, 2009. MAS, already flying such routes, would not see much benefit from the liberalisation, except for some routes to Indochina capitals, Eng said. Full liberalisation of air routes to all cities in Asean would only be expected to take place in 2015. The tentative announcement of new routes comes hot on the heels of MAS reopening its Macau route at the start of this month. If Eng is right, it would seem that MAS would be on a roll and more routes could be in the offing in 2008, especially under the stewardship of managing director Datuk Seri Idris Jala, who had overseen a recent third-quarter turnaround. For the third quarter ended Sept 30, the airline’s net profit grew a whopping 52% to RM364mil against RM241mil in the previous corresponding period. Turnover in the quarter reached RM4.23bil, 15% higher than RM3.68bil recorded a year earlier. Its nine-month net profit of RM610mil exceeded the best annual profit in the airline’s 60-year history. Together with its India and China strategy, as well as its business turnaround strategies spelt out in Projects Omega and Alpha, MAS looks set to securing its viability and even capitalise on its strengths to deliver further gains to its bottom line. Apart from Macau and Hong Kong, MAS flies to Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Xiamen in China. It has five destinations in India – Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Project Omega was initiated in 2006 to improve the company’s network and revenue management, while Alpha is focused on improving sales and distribution.

lemme update mine! MAS KUL-SIN-KUL 734, 772 KUL-PEN-KUL 734 KUL-LGK-KUL 735 KUL-LBU 734 LBU-MYY-KCH-SIN-KUL 734 KUL-BKI-KUL 737 KUL-BKK-KUL AB3 KUL-JED-KUL 744 KUL-LHR-KUL 744 KUL-PER-KUL D10 SIA KUL-SIN-KUL 310, 757 SIN-CGK-SIN 310 SIN-TPE-TYO-TPE-SIN 747 SIN-SYD 747 BA KUL-LHR-KUL 744, 772 EDI-LHR-EDI 757, 767 GLA-LHR-GLA 757, 767 KUL-CGK-KUL 744 LHR-BCN 320 MAN-ABZ ATR QANTAS LHR-SIN 744 EMIRATES KUL-DXB-MAN-DXB-KUL 773, 77W KLM MAN-AMS-KUL-AMS-MAN SAUDIA KUL-JED-KUL 747 JED-MED-JED L15 EASYJET STN-BCN-STN 734 IBERIA BCN-LHR 320 AER LINGUS LHR-DUB-LHR 320 MAN-DUB-MAN RYANAIR PIK-DUB-PIK 732 DSA-DUB-DSA 737 EGYPTAIR LHR-CAI 772 LXR-LHR 772 ASW-ABS-ASW 737 ASTRAEUS LGW-TCP-LGW 757 JAL HND-ITM-HND D10 AIR ASIA KUL-LGK-KUL 733 KUL-BKI-KUL 733 BRITISH MIDLAND EDI-LHR-EDI 320, 734 EDI-MAN-EDI ERJ ABZ-MAN ERJ LHR-CDG-LHR 320 LBA-LCY-LBA ATR

QANTAS ?? MAS??? working together?? what is the world coming to? maybe MH might join OW rather than keep getting snubbed by the lovely Air France bastards.

QF has already served SZB and KUL in the past. They stopped flying to KUL around 1998

sorry- its from business times online i hope AK stays in KLIA - KUL cannot rely on MH to increase its connectivity and the number of destinations served.

hahaha...i stand corrected!

By Vasantha Ganesan Published: 2007/12/18 AIRASIA Bhd and sister airline AirAsia X will both begin flights to India in late 2008, AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes said. AirAsia will service cities in southern India, while its long-haul affiliate will fly to cities in northern India. Fernandes said the budget airline had secured landing rights to Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu and Tiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in Kerala. "AirAsia will start first, starting with Tiruchirapalli," Fernandes told Business Times in an interview. "AirAsia X will fly to Amritsar (in Punjab)," he added. Fernandes said AirAsia, which will use A320s, will fly daily to the south Indian cities, while AirAsia X, which will use A330s, will ply the Kuala Lumpur-Amritsar route three to four times a week. "We hope to fly to four destinations each for AirAsia and AirAsia X in the two to three years after we start flying to India," he said. Fernandes, who voiced hopes of AirAsia flying to all major destinations in India, said it was unable to at this point in time because its aircraft did not have extended-range twin-engine operational performance standards (ETOPS) capability. "Our plane has to fly near land because it has two engines. We have to have a special system, called ETOPS, in which the plane is allowed to fly on one engine over sea. We have not got that capability, (and) we are not sure if we want that capability as it costs a lot and we don't know the benefits that will accrue to us just for a few points into India. "Without ETOPS, one cannot take the most direct route into India. There is an island (en route to India), Port Blair (Andaman Island), which we can pass, which allows us to fly direct, but it is only open for a certain number of hours," he said.

their current 'new' product includes lovely things like 'dry capsicum sandwic' and snackboxes along with ready made microwaveable takeaway food. good luck to them i say. AK here i come!

that is soooo bloody true! i am not surprised if they call it 'Hull Airlines'!

you're right Chan. its not 'NEW' anymore. No point making a hue and cry over it when your rivals are YEARS ahead of us. Of course, we can always compare with AK. They can also keep on saying that MH is the ONLY airline flying direct to Malaysia. Doesn't mean its a good thing.

MAS were stupid at the time. They were unreasonable and wanted QF to shift its entire SIN hub to KUL. When QF told them to piss off, they did.

this is what i was afraid of. as kk said, mh is too late. they should have taken ba's offer of being a founder member of OW. skyteam is not having mh. why should they? they already have ke and cz. forSEA routes - KLM and AF alreadyhave it covered between them. MH's draw of flying to India and Australia/NZ is gone now. all airlines are flying straight into india. mh has cut back its australasian services unlike others who have expanded. its too little, too late. codeshares will help put MH's code on other flights and increase destinations. nothing to be proud of. for e.g. LHR-EDI flights by BD - other airlines that codeshare include LH, GF, CX etc etc etc. it will not do anything to improve KUL's position as a hub. the airlines will consolidate their hubs in SIN and BKK (both are major OW, *A and even sky team hubs). KUL has nothing. MH's management is talking out of their asses again. what a load of rubbish. pity that we are constantly fed this crap day in day out - they expect the people to swallow it hook, line and sinker. just admit that no one wants them.

any news about the interview?

well...i was wrong then. i apologise for that outburst! as for malaysia benchmarking against third world companies...look no further. MALAYSIAN BOOK OF RECORDS! wow...longest roti canai? fastest runner? widest road? who gives a damn really if you compare kampung with kampung.

what a lying fool! TF worked for SOuthwest Airlines didn't he? he had some experience at management level for LCC.