Shock as man forcibly removed from overbooked United Airlines flight

[Shock as man forcibly removed from overbooked United Airlines flight]

I thought they pick people on the fare they paid... for example... heavily discounted economy class fare, rather than randomly select people and bump them off.

 

I certainly would not be happy to be bumped off the plane if I am paying higher grade Economy class fare if I know there are passengers who paid cheaper fare than I did.

 

The victim in this case is an East Asian looking person, could have been Chinese, Mongolian, Korean or Japanese. That could easily escalate or be sensationalised to be another case of racial discrimination....

 

I have been to the US just last month... and I don't feel it to be any different from my previous trip years ago. So... it could be media spin-doctoring... or demonising Trump.

The asian man has been identified as a American Vietnamese by the press

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/doctor-dragged-off-united-airlines-flight-identifed-as-david-dao/3670242.html

[Shock as man forcibly removed from overbooked United Airlines flight]

Their FB page is having a meltdown.......

 

In this age, customer service is very important. Mess up and watch the mistake explode on the internet. Even MAB had its share of meltdown regarding overbooking although not as bad as this. (refer to the blogger's rant)

 

Before the internet and social media age, I think this would not have blown up on the news.

[Malaysia Airlines B737-8H6 9M-MXX skidded off runway at SBW]

Most of the comments on MH Facebook page after the crash was supportive

 

Only some went on to criticize

[RoKAF Black Eagles will perform around @Petronas Twin Towers]

[MAB to Lease 6 Ex-Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 Aircraft from February 2018]

the 777 would be interim to restart AMS in 2019/2020? Why not increase the A350 fleet

 

The price for leased 777 would be dropping below the a350 even if it means more money spend on a different plane type instead of a common fleet

 

interesting..

[MAB to Lease 6 Ex-Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 Aircraft from February 2018]

Any idea what the current status is of the stored 772?

 

Dose MAB actually still own any?

[MAB to Lease 6 Ex-Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 Aircraft from February 2018]

Will be great to see the 777 back in MAS.

 

Maybe there were good reasons for it, but I always thought it was premature to retire their 772s, some of which are still idling around KUL.

 

If only they refurbished them ages ago. They could have been put to good use now and allow MAS to capitalise on the increased demand while they sort out their long term wide body fleeting plans.

Would love to see the 777 in the stroke livery

 

[Batik Malaysia 737 MAX 8]

When will MH get theirs?

Not to belittle the livery, but would it be nice if they use Malaysian style batik canting for the tail?

[Batik Malaysia 737 MAX 8]

maybe a one off special livery but to repaint the whole fleet is going to cost money

[MAB to Lease 6 Ex-Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 Aircraft from February 2018]

from 25 now 42???

 

Would be interesting if MAB would change the interior of the second-hand widebody jets

 

or will the existing interior be good enough

[MAB to Lease 6 Ex-Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 Aircraft from February 2018]

Didn't MAB want to get rid of their 772? Are they regretting letting all of them go

 

I was hoping MAB was going to keep a few of the ER and outfit them with updated interiors similar to the 330 (thomson seats)

But then it probably was just going to cost MAB money keeping those planes?

[2017 LIMA, Langkawi, 21-25 March]

Najib! Make the deal happen

 

We already got great deal with Scorpene

[MAB A350-900 Regional Flights to PEN, BKK, SIN & BKI from 9 December 2017]

China Airlines used a Boeing livery

[Luggage Management Strike lead to flight delays..]

We will never know the truth

[World's Best Airports 2017]

KLIA is over 20 years old

 

barely anything has been done to upgrade the terminal. Now its looking like a high tech market

[2017 LIMA, Langkawi, 21-25 March]

Too early for MAB's A350 to be showcased during LIMA

[MAB A350-900 Regional Flights to PEN, BKK, SIN & BKI from 9 December 2017]

What airlines use B/E Aerospace economy seats

[Boeing 737 MAX]

longer range small jets allows you to bypass hubs in many cases?

[MAB Proposed 25 New Widebody Aircraft Purchase in 2017]

Will we get to hear some news on aircraft choice during LIMA?

[Peter Bellew]

give snack box with some biscuits and chips would be fine

why not serve curry puff like on Firefly

[MAB Proposed 25 New Widebody Aircraft Purchase in 2017]

will the A330NEO have lower cabin altitude like the 787?

[MAB to Lease 6 Ex-Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 Aircraft from February 2018]

At least make the cabin consistent. That is all I ask for. No need for fancy SQ biz class

 

Yes those old 737 interiors need to go asap

[MAB A350-900 Regional Flights to PEN, BKK, SIN & BKI from 9 December 2017]

Rebranding costs money and this may not be something they can or want to do right now.

 

What I think MAB needs to focus on is to get the hard and soft products right on the A350. Take South African's new A330 interior as a good example.

 

Keep the same branding, but enhance it in the interior using colors, designed panels etc. China Airlines is doing this, so is South African Airways

Priestmangoode has been designing some great cabin interiors

 

Also remember, MAB is supposed to get new cabin crew uniforms. Is this still happening?

 

https://thedesignair.net/2014/04/03/its-a-taiwanese-revolution-bring-on-china-airlines/

https://thedesignair.net/2014/03/31/thai-airways-updated-cabins-by-priestmangoode/

 

 

Am I asking for too much?

[MAB A350-900 Regional Flights to PEN, BKK, SIN & BKI from 9 December 2017]

No matter what livery u put on the A380 it is difficult to get a decent looking one due to the double deck dugong sized fuselage this is where the 747 looks much better in looks. IMO the MAS swoosh livery looks good enough on the A350 luckily it wasnt painted on the A380, now its up to MAB to keep it looking clean outside and inside.

the only livery that fits the A380 is the billboard title livery like with Emirates and Singapore Airlines

 

also since the A350 will soon take over AKL and NRT A330 flights, the A330 could be moved to other popular routes currently using the 737?

[Batik Malaysia 737 MAX 8]

That giant Malaysia flag logo is so out of place