Yang Zulhilmi 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 I've read one of the comment in airliners.net mentioning LAX-MEX was suspended due to objections from both Aeromexico n Mexicana during that time since MH can filled up the premium cabin for that 5th freedom route. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lim Kar Yong 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 WITHDRAWS DESTINATIONS BY MAS First period of unprofitability between 1996 - 2004 Cairns Darwin Brussels Vancouver Zagreb Munich Balikpapan Makassar Padang Pontianak Tarakan Vientiane Mexico City Davao Zamboanga Busan Madrid Chiang Mai Hat Yai Honolulu Second period of unprofitability between 2005 - 2010 Chritmas Island operated by MAS Charter Vienna Manama operated by MAS Charter Chengdu Guilin operated by MAS Charter Xi'an Wuhan operated by MAS Charter Cairo Ahmedabad Kolkata Fukuoka Nagoya Kuwait City operated by MAS Charter Macau Cebu Stockholm Zurich Kaohsiung Manchester New York Third period of unprofitability between 2011 - 2012 Buenos Aires Bandung Surabaya Yogyakarta Rome Beirut Karachi Dammam Cape Town Johannesburg Dubai Thanks for this - just showed that MH used to fly to so many destinations in the past. What else is there to cut before it stops flying completely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 It may not be a bad thing for it to stop flying completely, then the bleeding will stop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 Thanks for this - just showed that MH used to fly to so many destinations in the past. What else is there to cut before it stops flying completely? KUL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 WITHDRAWS DESTINATIONS BY MAS First period of unprofitability between 1996 - 2004 Cairns Darwin - reinstated in 2013 Brussels Vancouver - codeshare with JL Zagreb Munich Balikpapan - operated by MASwings Makassar Padang Pontianak - operated by MASwings Tarakan - operated by MASwings Vientiane Mexico City Davao Zamboanga Busan Madrid Chiang Mai Hat Yai Honolulu - codeshare with JL Second period of unprofitability between 2005 - 2010 Chritmas Island operated by MAS Charter Vienna Manama operated by MAS Charter Chengdu Guilin operated by MAS Charter Xi'an Wuhan operated by MAS Charter Cairo - codeshare with MS Ahmedabad Kolkata Fukuoka - codeshare with JL Nagoya - codeshare with JL Kuwait City operated by MAS Charter Macau Cebu Stockholm Zurich Kaohsiung Manchester New York - codeshare with AA Third period of unprofitability between 2011 - 2012 Buenos Aires Bandung Surabaya Yogyakarta Rome Beirut Karachi Dammam Cape Town Johannesburg Dubai - reinstated in 2013 You win some you lose some Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 I didn't realise that KLM routes all it's Aussie flights via CAN. I thought the KLM codeshare still appears on flights from KUL to Australia Well, it's shown as such in the on-board Holland Herald magazine...besides, KLM got into a well-publicised code-share with Etihad (via AUH), no doubt tapping the Aussie-Kiwi markets from the Netherlands...to be honest, I would rather fly EY i.s.o. CZ when going "Down Under"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zamir 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Plans Guangzhou / Ho Chi Minh Service Increase in S14 by JL Update at 0900GMT 12FEB14 Malaysia Airlines is planning to increase regional operations, with additional daily service being added to Ho Chi Minh and Guangzhou. Planned operation as follow. eff 01JUL14 Kuala Lumpur – Ho Chi Minh Introduction of 4th daily service, MH768/769. New flight is open for reservation MH750 KUL0905 – 1000SGN 738 D MH758 KUL1445 – 1540SGN 738 D MH766 KUL1750 – 1845SGN 738 D MH768 KUL2335 – 0030+1SGN 738 D MH769 SGN0430 – 0725KUL 738 D MH751 SGN1100 – 1335KUL 738 D MH759 SGN1640 – 1935KUL 738 D MH767 SGN1935 – 2230KUL 738 D MH769 begins from 02JUL14 eff 15SEP14 Kuala Lumpur – Guangzhou Introduction of 3rd daily service, MH382/383. However this service is not open for reservation at present time MH376 KUL0935 – 1335CAN 333 D MH382 KUL1305 – 1715CAN 738 D MH380 KUL2015 – 0025+1CAN 738 D MH381 CAN0120 – 0515KUL 738 D MH377 CAN1440 – 1835KUL 333 D MH383 CAN1805 – 2200KUL 738 D http://airlineroute.net/2014/02/12/mh-cansgn-s14/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymund Yeoh 1 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 I didn't know we flew to soo many places (liek Zagreb, Mexico City, Madrid) under the "First period of unprofitability between 1996 - 2004" ................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) I didn't know we flew to soo many places (liek Zagreb, Mexico City, Madrid) under the "First period of unprofitability between 1996 - 2004" ................ Zagreb was done due to prestige reason, Dr. M was on the inaugural. In addition, MAS was catering for the ethnic Croatiains who live in Australia.Some flights from Australia land at KUL at around 8-9pm, the flight to VIE/ZAG would leave at 0010. Croatia Airlines had an 60 seats agreement (ZAG-VIE) by code-sharing with MAS on the VIE-ZAG sector (MH18 operates KUL-VIE-ZAG) which helped MAS to keep the route going but from what I read was that MAS was initially thinking of withdrawing from Vienna which would also mean Zagreb will also disappear off its route map should that the previous happened. Which did happened in the end as part of their cost-cutting and efficiency drive. In 1994, MAS started flying to Mexico City between 1994 up until 1998, taking advantage of fifth-freedom rights which allowed it to carry passengers between Mexico City and Los Angeles, enroute to Kuala Lumpur. The onset of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis hit MAS very hard. Mexico City was one of the routes being stopped apart from Brussels, Darwin, Honolulu, Madrid, Munich, and Vancouver. In 1997, MAS earned a record-breaking RM319 million profit in FY1996/1997. By early 1998, MAS suffered losses of as much as RM260 million. In 1999: MAS suffered losses of RM700 million in FY1998/1999. In 2000: MAS cut its losses to RM259 million in FY1999/2000. In 2001: MAS plunged into further losses of RM417 million in FY2000/2001. The Malaysian government bailed MAS out by buying back the airline for RM1.8 billion at more than twice the market value. In 2002: MAS suffered further losses of RM836 million in FY2001/2002. With these losses, it cut many unprofitable routes, such as Brussels, Darwin, Honolulu, Madrid, Munich, and Vancouver. At the same time, Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar's BinaFikir carried out a Wide Asset Unbundling (WAU) turnaround plan for MAS. MAS's RM7 billion debt was put under a special purpose vehicle called Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad (PMB). By 2004, the skies is clear again. MAS recorded its then-highest profit in FY2003/2004 of RM461 million. However, it turned gloomy very fast. In 2005,MAS reported a record loss of RM1.3 billion. Thus begun the era of the famous snack box by Idris Jala. Copyright of McKinsey Analysis. Figures in USD. Edited February 14, 2014 by JuliusWong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Z 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Thanks, Julius. MH had more losses than profits. In other countries, an airline like MH will bungkus already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 If I remember correctly, only the first few years of MH saw consistent profits. After that, the politicians exercised their considerable power and influence and MH was never a commercial entity again. That is why their shares are now worth only 30+ sen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yang Zulhilmi 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 MH is adding new daily frequency for KUL-KBV route. Total 12 weekly flights http://airlineroute.net/2014/03/19/mh-kbv-sep14/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffery Lim 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2014 Checking the schedule to PEK in mid May, only MH360 and MH361 is available. Reduction of flight frequency in the pipeline due to the aftermath of MH370? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2014 Checking the schedule to PEK in mid May, only MH360 and MH361 is available. Reduction of flight frequency in the pipeline due to the aftermath of MH370? Probably due to a sharp drop in forward booking... anyway, load will eventually pick up again, just like the Mainland China-Japan traffic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheng Kit 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) From Here Malaysia Airlines Reduces Beijing Service from May 2014 Malaysia Airlines from 01MAY14 is reducing Kuala Lumpur – Beijing operation from 2 to 1 daily, as the airline did not reopen the reservation for the 2nd daily MH318/319 service. Reservation for MH318/319 (previously as MH370/371) was closed since late-February 2014. MH360 KUL1800 – 0020+1PEK 333 D MH361 PEK0130 – 0740KUL 333 D MH will operate one-off MH318/319 service on 29MAY14. Hopefully Air China will takeover the sector of MH318/319 like the previous one that was suspended around 2012. Edited April 25, 2014 by Cheng Kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted April 25, 2014 From Here Malaysia Airlines Reduces Beijing Service from May 2014 Malaysia Airlines from 01MAY14 is reducing Kuala Lumpur – Beijing operation from 2 to 1 daily, as the airline did not reopen the reservation for the 2nd daily MH318/319 service. Reservation for MH318/319 (previously as MH370/371) was closed since late-February 2014. MH360 KUL1800 – 0020+1PEK 333 D MH361 PEK0130 – 0740KUL 333 D MH will operate one-off MH318/319 service on 29MAY14. Hopefully Air China will takeover the sector of MH318/319 like the previous one that was suspended around 2012. At this hour, MH must as well send 738. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheng Kit 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2014 At this hour, MH must as well send 738. I don't think that the plane might not have the range to reach Beijing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alberttky 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2014 I don't think that the plane might not have the range to reach Beijing The initial go-team went to Beijing on a B738. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N Azman 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2014 The initial go-team went to Beijing on a B738. Go team did not fill up the aircraft. Longer range possible on (much) smaller payload. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted May 6, 2014 Go team did not fill up the aircraft. Longer range possible on (much) smaller payload. Given number of chinese pax booking on mh, sending 738 could be feasible in range and reduce thier loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zamim 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Given number of chinese pax booking on mh, sending 738 could be feasible in range and reduce thier loss.KK Lee, even though the pax load has dropped but cargo is still doing well which B738 has limited cargo space and they are not palletised Edited May 6, 2014 by zamim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yang Zulhilmi 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2014 MH is changing its operational aircraft to both PVG and NRT http://airlineroute.net/2014/06/05/mh-pvgnrt-jul14/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 5, 2014 MH is changing its operational aircraft to both PVG and NRT http://airlineroute.net/2014/06/05/mh-pvgnrt-jul14/ Kuala Lumpur – Shanghai Pu Dong MH386 KUL0140 – 0700PVG 772 D MH388 KUL0900 – 1420PVG 333 D MH387 PVG1015 – 1540KUL 772 D MH389 PVG1535 – 2100KUL 333 D (Aircraft change from MH386/387 starts from 03JUL14) Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita MH070 KUL1050 – 1900NRT 772 156 MH088 KUL2330 – 0740+1NRT 333 D MH089 NRT1030 – 1645KUL 333 D MH071 NRT2140 – 0355+1KUL 772 156 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yang Zulhilmi 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2014 Malaysia Airlines has cancelled its plan to increase Kuala Lumpur – Ho Chi Minh City operation from 01JUL14, as well as planned increase on Kuala Lumpur – Krabi from 15SEP14. http://airlineroute.net/2014/06/24/mh-sgnkbv-jul14/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) KK Lee, even though the pax load has dropped but cargo is still doing well which B738 has limited cargo space and they are not palletised Given number of chinese pax booking on mh, sending 738 could be feasible in range and reduce thier loss. Despite MH is having monopoly on KUL-PEK, on a recent MH360, EY load was below 50% Edited July 13, 2014 by KK Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
