Naim 6 Report post Posted October 18, 2013 Malaysia Airports Sees Booming Budget Travel to Boost Growth - Bloomberg http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-18/malaysia-airports-sees-booming-budget-travel-to-boost-growth.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted October 18, 2013 Well I think TR did it in Changi. Likewise 3K and I believe AK in Changi as well. Perhaps they should really start to be more stringent with the 1 piece hand carry luggage ruling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted October 19, 2013 How could anyone mixup between MH & FY? One's flying a jet the other a turboprop! MH and FY do code share - pax may be a little confused due to similar codes. If they are foreigners or are not aircraft savvy, the flight numbers are all they have to identify their flights. They WILL follow instructions if said ground staff bother to check up on paxs' boarding slip to ensure people are not boarded out of sequence I think the 25 min turnaround time with AK pressures the staff to move people along - on my last flight on AK (international), they did check the boarding pass before allowing us on to the tarmac and again, before allowing us up the stairs. With D7, boarding was largely orderly due to the longer turnaround times - one advantage of me choosing seats in the quiet zone is that I can use the front stairs to board, so no queue. Most of the times once boarding is announced everybody rushed to get into into the aeroplane not for the seat but for the overhead compartment to keep their bags which most of us never tend to follow the ruling anyway. Yes, too many kiasu's. My recent trip on D7 was good - no shortage of space on the overhead compartments. But having a seat in the quiet zone did help as there were fewer pax in our section. Also D7 are now rigorously enforcing their Hot Seats - they are not allowing normal pax to occupy those seats, even if they are empty. Those who paid for hot seats will not feel cheated that way. With AK, they really should enforce the hand luggage limits more tightly, especially to "third world mentality" destinations like Indonesia and India. The A320 overheads are usually bursting with hand luggage. A combination of enforcement and lower rates for luggage might encourage more people not to carry on so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alberttky 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2013 And this was suppose to be ready in June this year?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Teh 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2013 Wood panelling looks beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Those mushrooms on top of the check in counters will be a pain in the *beep* to maintain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidC 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2013 Yeah, the mushroom with eventually tumbuh "kulat" lahh based on our local maintenance standards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted November 1, 2013 With some lighting effect, the mushroom could turn out to be very beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeO 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2013 Any pictorial update on KLIA2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David.W 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) UPDATE source: http:///www.binapuri.com.my Edited November 11, 2013 by Tan Hao Ming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 My only hope: They don't follow the new DPS airport. That stupid terminal forces you to walk THROUGH the duty free, THROUGH the food court before going to the gate...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 My only hope: They don't follow the new DPS airport. That stupid terminal forces you to walk THROUGH the duty free, THROUGH the food court before going to the gate...... Knowing MAB, they will love to help you lighten up your load, especially your wallet. Expect to go thru all the shops before finally finding your aircraft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Believe MAHB KLIA2 is one step better, you need to walk thru shops to checkin counters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Believe MAHB KLIA2 is one step better, you need to walk thru shops to checkin counters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najib Ramli 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Knowing MAB, they will love to help you lighten up your load, especially your wallet. Expect to go thru all the shops before finally finding your aircraft. well that's how they plan to make money....then again many airports in the world have the same concept.... once of the worse experience I had going through duty free to the gates is at Abu Dhabi airport Etihad Terminal.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azman MN 1 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 even in ZRH you now need to walk along this curving path all through the duty free shop at arrivals, and you also end up in the middle of the duty free shop when you pass through security at departure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Well, airlines (esp. LCCs) are squeezing airports on their charges. So airports need to turn to commercial shoplots to recoup that loss in revenue. Walking through their shopping mall before boarding the aircraft makes it more enjoyable - its just that you need to give more time to get to your aircraft as you may be distracted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Knowing MAB, they will love to help you lighten up your load, especially your wallet. Expect to go thru all the shops before finally finding your aircraft. My lil brother who works for an airline as a check in and gate agent tells me the biggest obstacle to getting a flight dispatched on time is people getting lost in duty free shops. When paging all these "last passengers on flight so and so" - the first place he goes is the duty free area. Most of the time they're found there, having lost all sense of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Most of the time they're found there, having lost all sense of time. I thought that only happens in casino Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted November 12, 2013 even in ZRH you now need to walk along this curving path all through the duty free shop at arrivals, and you also end up in the middle of the duty free shop when you pass through security at departure. Just like SYD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted November 13, 2013 Sorry not much interest in the local duty free. It's cheaper at the other airport, maybe even on board the plane. Everything is more expensive in Malaysia Airports! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2013 RM 160 for a KitKat bar at KLIA now....go figure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted November 13, 2013 Chocolate at KLIA duty free is generally more expensive than supermarket like Tesco and Giant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 13, 2013 Singapore Changi is GST free at all the shops. Will KLIA be GST free too come 2015? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
