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Tale note when fltying Shaheen Air. Their main core passengers are masses who want dirt cheap fares minus frills. You might want to pack your iPad or Tab.

 

Their A332 comes with 326 all economy seats without IFE. All PTV are stripped out at KLM Engineering before delivery. On their FB wall, you may read some comments about the lack of entertaining between LHE- BHX 7 hours route.

 

They also plan to operate flights to Copenhagen, Oslo, Milan, Shanghai, and Bangkok in the near future.

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Ethiopian Airlines Moves Dreamliner Service to SE Asia to August 2016

 

Ethiopian Airlines has delayed planned Boeing 787-8 service introduction to South East Asia.

Previously scheduled to begin operation from July 2016, the Dreamliner will begin serving Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila from August 2016. Planned schedule as follow.

 

eff 01AUG16 Addis Ababa Bangkok Manila 4 weekly

 

ET628 ADD0035 1315BKK1430 1900MNL 788 246

ET628 ADD0045 1315BKK1445 1925MNL 788 1

ET629 MNL2200 0025+1BKK0130+1 0630+1ADD 788 x357

 

eff 03AUG16 Addis Ababa Bangkok Kuala Lumpur 3 weekly

 

ET618 ADD0040 1320BKK1425 1740KUL 788 357

ET619 KUL2315 0025+1BKK0135+1 0635+1ADD 788 357

 

http://airlineroute.net/2016/04/12/et-seasia-aug16/

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ET's upgrade of equipment on this route is long overdue...glad to here it's coming

 

hope TG will be gracious to fly some of their A350 on this route as well on their initial service once they receive the plane...

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Lucky Air Adds New SE Asia Destinations from July 2016

 

Chinese carrier Lucky Air starting July 2016 plans to introduce 2 new destinations in South East Asia, from its hub in Kunming.

The carrier, recently converted from full service carrier to low-cost carrier, will operate service to Bangkok and Kota Kinabalu, 3 weekly each. Planned schedule as follow.

 

eff 29JUN16 Kunming Kota Kinabalu

8L9633 KMG0800 1230BKI 320 135

8L9634 BKI1330 1800KMG 320 135

 

eff 08JUL16 Kunming Bangkok

8L9597 KMG2350 0110+1BKK 320 135

8L9598 BKK0310 0630KMG 320 135

 

http://airlineroute.net/2016/05/02/8l-bkibkk-jul16/

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KLM W16 Long-Haul Service Changes as of 03MAY16

by JL

 

 

KLM within the last few days has made additional adjustment to planned Winter 2016/17 long-haul operation, effective 30OCT16. Latest changes as of 03MAY16 as follow.

 

 

 

Amsterdam – Kuala Lumpur 3 weekly KL811/812 will continue operating on/after 30OCT16. Operational aircraft switches from 777-200ER to 787-9

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Cikgu,

Have you ever considered it viable to travel Korea-Kuching vv transiting at BKI instead ?

ICN-BKI seem quite frequent, but BKI-KCH vv is probably the deal breaker :)

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Apparently Song Joong Ji, the new spoke person for Jeju Air is revealing that BKI will be served by 7C come July...that's a staggering 3 airlines from Korea flying to BKI!

Apparently Song Joong Ji, the new spoke person for Jeju Air is revealing that BKI will be served by 7C come July...that's a staggering 3 airlines from Korea flying to BKI!

Actually with the addition of Jeju Air, there will be 4 Korean airlines (Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air and soon Jeju Air) serving ICN-BKI. Asiana Airlines have been flying daily between ICN-BKI for many years now. Eastar Jet usually operates 4 flights a week but flight is increased to daily during peak season. And Jin Air is flying to BKI on a daily basis now too.

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KLM W16 Long-Haul Service Changes as of 03MAY16

by JL

 

 

KLM within the last few days has made additional adjustment to planned Winter 2016/17 long-haul operation, effective 30OCT16. Latest changes as of 03MAY16 as follow.

 

 

 

Amsterdam – Kuala Lumpur 3 weekly KL811/812 will continue operating on/after 30OCT16. Operational aircraft switches from 777-200ER to 787-9

 

 

happy to see more and more 787s operating to KUL

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Actually with the addition of Jeju Air, there will be 4 Korean airlines (Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air and soon Jeju Air) serving ICN-BKI. Asiana Airlines have been flying daily between ICN-BKI for many years now. Eastar Jet usually operates 4 flights a week but flight is increased to daily during peak season. And Jin Air is flying to BKI on a daily basis now too.

 

Oh ya...I forgot about Asiana...

Cikgu,

Have you ever considered it viable to travel Korea-Kuching vv transiting at BKI instead ?

ICN-BKI seem quite frequent, but BKI-KCH vv is probably the deal breaker :)

I would but all of them fly narrow-body and LCC are not really comfortable to fly in...

 

But, that's just me...

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I would but all of them fly narrow-body and LCC are not really comfortable to fly in...

I still remember the time in the late 1970s when I flew TG from LHR-KUL in a Super DC8. Long journey with many stops... and a 10 hour stopover in BKK! Fortunately, the BKK-KUL leg was done in the A300!

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Oh ya...I forgot about Asiana...

I would but all of them fly narrow-body and LCC are not really comfortable to fly in...

 

But, that's just me...

Asiana Airlines A321-200 fitted with AVOD comes with an average of 33" of seat pitch in Y and they are very comfortable.

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Is there a news article/press release for Jeju Air's ICN-BKI flight?

Sinchew covers this today. http://ent.sinchew.com.my/node/65779?v=mobile

 

 

OMG! This is an wonderful piece of news! Went there last month, absolutely love Taiwan! Thank you for sharing.

 

Found this news mentioning about OD KUL-TPE launching: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/04/15/2003644018

No problem

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Probably too early, but if materialises, hope it will be sustainable in the long term...

 

 

THAI allows Thai Smile to seek new routes through out the region. At this stage, Thai Smile is lining up Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand, Danang in Vietnam, Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia, and Surabaya and Medan in Indonesia.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thai-Airways-to-recruit-flight-attendants-on-short-30288371.html

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cool indeed, albeit only from 20/7/16 to 28/8/16.Demand so good? Summer peak travelling time I presume.

Yes. Normally Asiana Airlines will have extra flights or have some flights upgraded to an A330-300X throughout July and August. There normally are chartered flights from Busan during July and August too.

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Another new South Korea LCC airlines will be mounting flight to Malaysia, route not specified yet.

 

Air Seoul, Kumho Group (owner of Asiana Airlines and Air Busan) started operation with A321 leased from Asiana Airlines.

 

http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/asiana-airlines-part-1-air-seoul-approval-received-asiana-has-a-window-to-regain-lcc-initiative-261069

 

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2016/07/488_208653.html

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Per RoutesOnline, CI will up gauge its daily TPE-KUL from A343 to B744 for NW16/17 (extending its B744 run from NS16). 2 other carriers (and soon OD) flies KUL-TPE with once a day flight, but CI takes the prize for highest capacity (MH 738, BR mix of A332/A321 and soon OD with B739).

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Per RoutesOnline, CI will up gauge its daily TPE-KUL from A343 to B744 for NW16/17 (extending its B744 run from NS16). 2 other carriers (and soon OD) flies KUL-TPE with once a day flight, but CI takes the prize for highest capacity (MH 738, BR mix of A332/A321 and soon OD with B739).

Noticed that when I went to select my seats for TPE-KUL for this Dec. Can't seem to select the upper deck or the nose, tho

 

On a side note, does anyone know if CI gives out amenity kits on TPE-KUL? And how is the seat on the 744? Better than JL's 787 on LAX-KIX?

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