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Having more frequency to choose from is a plus since a lot of passengers are transiting via KUL from the smaller cities in the country.

LATAM Airlines Group, parent of TAM and LAN Airlines, has chosen membership in oneworld over Star Alliance for both carriers. Holding an estimated 40% share of the South American air passenger market, LATAM is making one of the more consequential alliance membership decisions of recent years. Chilean antitrust authorities required LATAM to leave one of the alliances when it approved the merger of Chiles LAN and Brazils TAM in 2011. LAN is a oneworld member while TAM belongs to Star. TAM will leave Star in the second quarter of 2014, LATAM said in a Thursday statement making the decision official. Signs have pointed to LATAM choosing oneworld for some time. Read more here: http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/latam-chooses-oneworld-tam-leave-star-2014-0307

Some info from my twitter feed: http://sqa.ir/XFgkBF

B77W with 184 economy seats only?

Probably so... http://instagram.com/p/U0vCcTnMu4/ Same source: @nashrique87's Instagram

No I did not book it. Flyertalk has a thread discussing this too. And apparently MU is in the process of changing their booking class and from 1 July onwards Z class will be discounted ECONOMY class that doesn't earn any points on their (and partner) FFP. Sigh seems like it'll be a while before I can be on business class... Flyertalk discussion thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-discussion/1425611-mu-china-eastern-fra-pvg-sub-900-z-nov-dec-2013-cancel-since-its-economy.html MU booking class changes: http://www.easternmiles.com/bn/miles/mu_flight.jsp I noticed this too but when I search on flightradar24, it says that MU is using FM's 767 on these routes.

I was looking for flights to China during end of September on skyscanner and I chance upon this: A return (SIN-PVG-SIN) on MU Business Class (Z class) for 525.80 SGD! This fare is available on website like zuji, expedia, cheapoair.. I wasn't able to find this fare on www.ceair.com as they suspended booking for flights after 28 June 2013 temporarily. Is this a reliable booking? It is very tempting though haha.. Any advice? P/S: I hope I post this is the right section, if not, dear moderator please feel free to move this to the correct one.

May I ask why are there 'hybrid' livery aircraft? Who actually owns them?

Yeah I am pretty sure Malaysia has better looking people...

Yup love the timing for the new 646/647 (:

Yeah my favourite MH643 is missing from the list! And according to the site, MH will be opening a new KCH-SIN-KCH flight. KCH-SIN flight as MH 647 departing at 1925 and SIN-KCH as MH 646 departing at 2155 *yipeeeeee* MH647 is in the list while MH643 is not there!???

Or rather 16 flights daily? Currently there are already 12 flights daily. And by increasing the frequency on those four days that will make 16 flights daily?

3x MX birds laying over in KCH tonight! MXD, MXI and MXJ (:

So finally its time for Budget Terminal to close down. Last flight scheduled to be at tonight 2am. I will definitely miss this terminal, as I had been using it quite a bit, linking me to and from home. And I think my most expensive budget carrier ticket was purchased from this very terminal. A S$300 for a one way TR flight back to KCH, cause I idiotically missed by AK flight. So long Budget Terminal! Looking forward to flying those budget carrier from T2 and also even more looking forward to the new T4 in the near future (: A not-very-nice iconic 'Boarding Gates' picture I took during my last departure out of Budget Terminal, bound for HKT, in June. Anyone else has any other sentiments towards Singapore's Budget Terminal?

Yesterday, Malaysia Airline’s sixth A380 (MSN114) completed final assembly and was moved to the flightline. She is expected to begin flight testing in mid October, and is scheduled to be delivered in Q1 2013. Source: http://a380production.com/2012/09/14ro/

My friends and I walked from Tower of Pisa all the way to Pisa airport before. Not very far, and can enjoy the city of Pisa at the same time.

Oh gosh! Guess I'll just have to wait patiently then... Thanks for the info (:

Will we really be able to Enrich points by booking via Paypal on MHMobile? Booked three flights via paypal, traveled on one. Miles for the flight traveled are credited almost instantly but still awaiting the 500 for paypal. Its been two weeks...

TG's inaugural A380 service is now scheduled earlier on 6 Oct instead of 28 Oct. THAI Moves Forward Planned Airbus A380 Inauguration to early-Oct 2012 by JL Update at 0915GMT 24AUG12 As per 24AUG12 GDS timetable and inventory display, THAI is moving forward Airbus A380 inauguration date to 06OCT12, instead of 28OCT12. Inaugural flight remains unchanged, as the Star Alliance member will first operate Bangkok – Hong Kong route, followed by Bangkok – Singapore. Bangkok – Hong Kong 06OCT12 – 14DEC12 TG600 BKK0800 – 1145HKG 380 D TG601 HKG1325 – 1505BKK 380 D Bangkok – Singapore 06OCT12 – 14DEC12 TG409 BKK1705 – 2020SIN 380 D TG410 SIN2200 – 2320BKK 380 D Above schedules are in effect from 06OCT12 to 27OCT12. Following planned A380 service remains unchanged for the moment: Bangkok – Frankfurt eff 15DEC12 TG920/921 Bangkok – Tokyo Narita eff 16JAN13 TG676/677 Bangkok – Paris CDG eff 16FEB13 TG930/931 Source: http://airlineroute.net/2012/08/24/tg-380-oct12/ Anyone gonna try out our neighbour's dugong?

This is pretty ridiculous but at the same time hilarious much (: Seems like quite a bit of 'interesting' happenings in Europe: Body found on British Airways flight to Heathrow A body has been found inside a jumbo jet landing at Heathrow Airport. The body was discovered in the landing gear bay of a British Airways Boeing 747 after it arrived at the London airport from Cape Town, South Africa. BA said it was liaising with South African authorities over the discovery, which was made at about 06:25 BST on Thursday. A spokesman said: "This is a very rare and sad event and our thoughts are with the individual's family." He continued: "We are liaising with the South African authorities and Cape Town airport after a body was found in the landing gear bay of one of our aircraft. "They are investigating how this incident took place, which involved a Boeing 747 which arrived this morning from Cape Town." The death is being treated as non-suspicious. Inquiries are being made to establish the man's identity. Scaling fence The Metropolitan Police said the body was that of a man who was not a member of the jumbo jet's crew or a passenger on the flight. It is believed the dead man could be a person who was spotted scaling the fence at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday night before heading towards a BA flight getting ready to take off. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), which runs the airport, said it was carrying out an investigation. An ACSA spokesman said: "The airport immediately responded and, as a security patrol officer attempted to apprehend the man, he ran in the direction of a British Airways aircraft already in its holding pattern ready for take-off. "For safety reasons the security officer could not approach the aircraft. A search of the airfield was immediately conducted but the person was not found. "British Airways, in addition to various other parties, were notified. Further sweeps were conducted of the runway and the broader airfield. "This morning, reports from London's Heathrow Airport confirmed that a stowaway was found on board a British Airways aircraft. The person was found dead. "Airports Company South Africa is concerned about the loss of life and thus views this incident in the utmost serious light. A full investigation will be undertaken." source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19359935

Updated as of 21 AUG 2012 from http://airlineroute.net/ Malaysia Airlines W12 Operation Changes as of 21AUG12 by JL Update at 0005GMT 21AUG12 As per 21AUG12 GDS timetable and inventory display, new changes to planned Malaysia Airlines Winter 2012/13 International operation changes as follows. Additional changes remain possible as usual. Kuala Lumpur – Hong Kong eff 18FEB13 MH072/073 operational aircraft changes, A330-300 replaces 777-200ER MH072 KUL0910 – 1255HKG 333 D MH078 KUL1925 – 2300HKG 738 D MH079 HKG0845 – 1235KUL 738 D MH073 HKG1435 – 1825KUL 333 D Kuala Lumpur – Mumbai eff 01SEP12 Service increases from daily to 10 weekly eff 28OCT12 (NEW) Service further increases to 11 weekly MH174 KUL0900 – 1125BOM 738 x146 MH194 KUL2005 – 2240BOM 772 D MH175 BOM1225 – 1955KUL 738 x146 MH195 BOM2350 – 0725+1KUL 772 D MH174/175 from 01SEP12 to 27OCT12 operates on Day 357 Kuala Lumpur – Xiamen eff 28OCT12 Service increases from 3 weekly (Day 246) to 5 weekly (Day x35) eff 05JAN13 Boeing 737-800 replaces A330-200 MH390 KUL0940 – 1350XMN 738 x35 MH391 XMN1510 – 1940KUL 738 x35 Note Day 17 currently not available for reservation Previously reported changes: Kuala Lumpur – Adelaide Service increases from 6 weekly to daily, new flight departs KUL on Tuesdays MH139 KUL2230 – 0815+1ADL 333 D MH136 ADL1000 – 1510KUL 333 x146 MH138 ADL1430 – 1940KUL 333 146 Kuala Lumpur – Bangalore eff 01SEP12 Service increases from daily to 10 weekly MH104 KUL0950 – 1120BLR 738 146 MH192 KUL2210 – 2340BLR 738 D MH193 BLR0045 – 0730KUL 738 D MH105 BLR1120 – 1855KUL 738 146 Kuala Lumpur – Beijing eff 01MAR13 Operational aircraft changes MH370/371 (4 weekly) Airbus A380 replaces 777-200ER (Note MH inventory still displays A330-300, while Amadeus timetable listing already shows A380) MH392/393 (3 weekly) Airbus A330-300 replaces 777-200ER MH370/371 and MH392/393 operates with Airbus A330-300 instead of 777-200ER. Overall service becomes 10 weekly A330 and 4 weekly A380 Kuala Lumpur – Chennai eff 01SEP12 Service increases from daily to 11 weekly eff 05JAN13 Service further increases to 14 weekly. MH180/181 will switch from A330-200 to 737-800 MH182 KUL0935 – 1045MAA 738 D MH180 KUL2220 – 2330MAA 738 D MH181 MAA0030 – 0650KUL 738 D MH183 MAA1145 – 1805KUL 738 D MH182/183 begins from 01SEP12, operates on Day x135. Service operates daily from 05JAN13 MH180/181 operates with A330-200 until 04JAN13 (MH181 till 05JAN13) Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar eff 28OCT12 MH715/716 operates with Boeing 777-200ER instead of Airbus A330-300 Kuala Lumpur – Dhaka eff 28OCT12 New Airbus A330-300 operates on Mondays only, replacing 777-200ER Kuala Lumpur – Guangzhou 28OCT12 – 17FEB13 Airbus A330-300 replaces -200, 1 daily eff 18FEB13 Introduction of 2nd Daily service (MH380/381). All 2 daily flights operated by Boeing 737-800 MH376 KUL0930 – 1335CAN 738 D MH380 KUL2005 – 0010+1CAN 738 D MH381 CAN0100 – 0505KUL 738 D MH377 CAN1440 – 1845KUL 738 D MH376/377 operates with A330-300 from 28OCT12 to 17FEB13 Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta eff 28OCT12Service increases from 42 to 46 weekly. Reservation for the new flight is not open at present time MH717 KUL1100 – 1200CGK 738 x357 MH716 CGK1250 – 1550KUL 738 x357 Kuala Lumpur – Kathmandu eff 01SEP12 NEW 3 weekly service MH170 KUL0855 – 1130KTM 738 246 MH171 KTM1220 – 1915KUL 738 246 Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow eff 25NOV12 MH004/001 operates with Boeing 777-200ER, replaces Boeing 747-400. See report on 19JUL12 MH004 KUL1045 – 1615LHR 772 D MH002 KUL2355 – 0525+1LHR 380 D MH003 LHR1050 – 0710+1KUL 380 D MH001 LHR2200 – 1820+1KUL 772 D Kuala Lumpur – Osaka Kansai Service increases from 6 weekly to daily, new flight departs KUL on Mondays. Airbus A330-300 replaces Boeing 777-200ER MH052 KUL2350 – 0650+1KIX 333 D MH053 KIX1100 – 1705KUL 333 D Kuala Lumpur – Sydney Operational aircraft changes MH123/122 See Airbus A380 operation below MH141/140 Airbus A330-300 replaces Boeing 777-200ER from 07MAR13 MH141 KUL0900 – 2015SYD 333 D MH123 KUL2250 – 0945+1SYD 380 D MH122 SYD1540 – 2050KUL 380 D MH140 SYD2155 – 0335+1KUL 333 D Kuala Lumpur – Taipei Taoyuan eff 19FEB13 Service increases from daily to 11 weekly MH408 KUL0135 – 0620TPE 738 x146 MH366 KUL0925 – 1410TPE 738 D MH409 TPE0755 – 1245KUL 738 x146 MH367 TPE1510 – 2000KUL 738 D Kota Kinabalu – Taipei Taoyuan eff 15NOV12 Boeing 737-800 replaces -400, daily service Airbus A380 operation: Malaysia Airlines is to introduce Airbus A380 service on following routes starting 25NOV12 from KUL (inbound flight from 26NOV12), in addition to Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow: Kuala Lumpur – Sydney MH123/122, replaces Boeing 747-400 Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita MH088/089, replaces Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia Airlines from 01MAR13 to introduce Airbus A380 service on following route starting 01MAR13 from KUL: Kuala Lumpur – Beijing MH370/371, replaces 777-200ER (4 weekly service) Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne MH129/128, replaces Airbus A330-300 (Inbound departs from 02MAR13) Boeing 747-400 operation: Planned last Boeing 747-400 service as follows Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow MH004 on 24NOV12, MH001 on 24NOV12 Kuala Lumpur – Sydney MH123 on 24NOV12, MH122 on 25NOV12

She's here (: PESAWAT KEDUA AIRBUS A380 MALAYSIA AIRLINES TIBA DI KLIA Bernama Media – 1 hour 40 minutes ago KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Ogos (Bernama) -- Pesawat kedua Airbus A380 Malaysia Airlines tiba di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) hari ini pada pukul 3.32 petang dari Toulouse, Perancis, yang sekaligus membolehkan syarikat penerbangan nasional itu menawarkan perkhidmatan penerbangan A380 antara KLIA dan London Heathrow setiap hari bermula esok. "Pesawat pertama kami daripada enam pesawat A380 telah beroperasi di laluan ini tiga kali seminggu sejak 1 Julai tahun ini. Dengan pesawat kedua menyertai kumpulan pesawat, kami akan menawarkan penerbangan harian A380 bagi laluan ini," kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Malaysia Airlines Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. "Kami juga bakal menyediakan perkhidmatan penerbangan A380 di laluan ''kangaroo'' utama, antara London dan Sydney, apabila pesawat A380 ketiga mula beroperasi setiap hari di laluan Sydney-Kuala Lumpur pada akhir November tahun ini," katanya dalam satu kenyataan. Penerbangan MH2 A380 Malaysia Airlines berlepas dari KLIA setiap hari pada pukul 11.40 malam dan tiba di London Heathrow pada pukul 5.50 pagi hari berikutnya. Penerbangan pulang, MH3, berlepas dari London Heathrow pada pukul 12.00 tengah hari dan tiba di KLIA pada pukul 7.25 pagi hari berikutnya. Begitu juga, penerbangan MH4 B747 berlepas dari KLIA setiap hari pada pukul 10.05 pagi dan tiba di London Heathrow pada 4.15 petang manakala penerbangan pulang MH1, berlepas dari London Heathrow pada pukul 10.00 malam dan tiba di KLIA pada hari berikutnya. Masa ketibaan kedua-dua penerbangan di KLIA membolehkan sambungan segera kepada Malaysia Airlines ke destinasi domestik serta ke kebanyakan bandar raya antarabangsa di rantau Asia-Pasifik yang ia menawarkan perkhidmatan penerbangan. -- BERNAMA MI NN ZK Source: http://bit.ly/PaM5Uj

So the third myA380 will not be featuring the 'special' blue livery anymore?