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'Langkawi Island Airport in Malaysia is to see long haul operations next winter. TUI airways is to operate bi-weekly flights on alternative Wednesday's from Birmingham and London Gatwick, while Manchester will operate on Thursdays. All flights use the B787 and tie into a cruise that starts in Langkawi and ends in Bangkok' This is from airliners.net forum...

I didnt have any of my relatives or friends on that flight but even I feel that we need some closure on this issue. I really hope they find the plane. Good luck

Hi Mushrif, The flights were there even in the late eighties and nineties! I remember CX722/724 with tristars... they even threw in a 747 at times. I recall being in Subang in the early nineties one day and I saw many 'mamaks' like myself boarding a CX 747 and was amazed that there was such a large community in HKG. Then I saw the destination at the gate - Penang, not Hong Kong! There must have been local traffic rights at the time. Unless I was totally right the first time! Lol I guess tag on flights could work if the destinations by themselves are unable to provide sufficient loads to justify non stop services.

Cathay pacific used to fly HKG-KUL-PEN

KUL and CGK were suspended after egypt's troubles in 2016. There was a planned resumption of service to KUL but that did not go ahead so they only fly to BKK at the moment (I think just 3 weekly rather than daily)

Air Zimbabwe, Kyrgyzstan airlines, lion air Timor leste, air Asia Bangladesh and natuna airways?? Stop keeping it such a secret. MAHB are failing miserably at attracting big names to KUL

LOL

Well, I am also concerned about political reasons for this purchase but I would like to think that MH under PB is now planning for the future. Maybe he was playing Boeing versus Airbus to see what deal he could get? MH is far behind its regional rivals and really needs to start ordering next generation aircraft so that they arrive when MH is ready for their next phase of expansion. And I believe this is not too far away as we all believe. I think they should leave AMS to KLM (and continue their long term cooperation) - maybe think about CDG or FRA which may become even larger financial centres now that Brexit is looming!

And cargolux

I prefer SIN over DXB for sure but I would love to see some of that kangaroo logo over in KUL sometime. What a shame they can't make KUL work even though they sponsored MH to join OW

The most comfy economy seats were those MH 772s with their 34' pitch!

So... the 737's first commercial flight was in 1968 by LH. And subang airport first opened in 1965....

I don't see why not.. QR and TK have narrowbody aircraft with premium business cabins to fly short to medium haul routes...

Thanks Craig, that makes sense now. Will take it as a positive for KUL

It is currently daily 77W... what is the current circumstance that you mean? I thought TK was doing well in KUL

And Himalayan airlines too!!!

Oh no, what awful news... rest in peace Uncle Pieter..... I'm so sorry I didn't know you were unwell

Love it, the best one yet

Why are CX/KA crew actively avoiding KUL service?

That is why this is the GREATEST turnaround ever

Negative Nancies LOL!! KUL is not doing too bad considering all the negativity out there. We have breached >50 million pax per year mark so we are slowly getting there. Whether or not we will overtake SIN or BKK I don't know but we are certainly not doing too badly.

I think they should have leveraged on AK's KUL hub instead of going straight to SIN which has multiple daily A380 flights to LHR

Malaysia keeps losing out to our neighbours! Wow.

LOL, as my friend in uni used to say, 'pompuan melayu best!' Hahaha

It's things like this that you hear which makes flying with MAS a big turn off. Just not sure what they are doing to their customers, if you believe stories like this... How are you going to win back passengers? I despair....