KK Lee 5 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 Years ago, we were not pampered with choices, years ago Air Asia did not exist and years ago, not everyone can fly At that time, CX had double daily, is now four time daily and cx is not immuned to competition from LCC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 HKG is more strategic than any airports in ASEAN. Mainland China is just a doorstep away, and North America is 'near' enough for CX to use higher capacity ULR planes, without having to resort to special aircrafts like A345. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 Actually CX did have 'ULH' aircraft doing US flight in form of A346. They had three overweight A346 while waiting for their B77W to be delivered. The A346 performance was so bad they were relegated to regional not long after. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 If B738 has the range MH will send them to LHR too ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 I have no problems flying to HKG on a B738 if it had 32" seat pitch and good inflight service. It is not a very long flight and I don't have to fight with a huge crowd getting on and off the plane. However, MH's LCC type B738 configuration isn't befitting of a 5 star airline - so I'd rather fly on CX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 For a period, mh had some good load from India to lax Vv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Try scoot. Oh my back... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Try scoot. Oh my back...You were on their Dreamliner? Tried their 772 before. Preferred their seats on that over D7's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 You were on their Dreamliner? Tried their 772 before. Preferred their seats on that over D7's I've tried both ... Lower your expectations and I think it's ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 I've tried both ... Lower your expectations and I think it's ok where do they fly their 788? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 where do they fly their 788? Their 788 dunno I think not delivered yet. But I flew on their 789 last week SIN-DMK and it was okay, not luxurious as you may expect a new plane to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Their 788 dunno I think not delivered yet. But I flew on their 789 last week SIN-DMK and it was okay, not luxurious as you may expect a new plane to be. 9 ahh? Thought theirs is 8 am hunting 787 these days. so far manage to board BI, RJ and LA..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 9 ahh? Thought theirs is 8 am hunting 787 these days. so far manage to board BI, RJ and LA..... Their 9 came first, 8 coming later.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) They also fly their B789 to HKG. Yes, the LCCs don't feel luxurious at all even when the plane is new. I was on board D7's 9M-XXZ a few weeks after it was delivered. Its better than the ex-Dragonair planes but feels the same as, say, XXB... But the Quiet Zone offers a bit more relaxed flying. Unfortunately the price of these seats have now increased.As for MH, I wonder what they will put in the B772's. We should know soon.... Edited June 23, 2015 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Took 9V-OJC to HKG before the plane got grounded there. Hopefully not due to missing safety cards. 9 ahh? Thought theirs is 8am hunting 787 these days. so far manage to board BI, RJ and LA..... TG and maybe VN soon, NH later? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 Took 9V-OJC to HKG before the plane got grounded there. Hopefully not due to missing safety cards. TG and maybe VN soon, NH later? TG, afraid will be TGed... Scoot looks like a potential candidate, VN too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azman MN 1 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) I flew Scoot dreamliner from SIN-HKG. Business class was about SGD150. Not bad. Edited June 23, 2015 by Azman MN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 The Malaysian government was forced to spend RM19.2 billion from 2001-2014 to help MAS http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=1146848 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Kim 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 BNE being axed effective 08AUG? That's what everyone is saying, I'm also wondering what MH has installed for the rest of Australia, especially both MEL and SYD being x3 daily currently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josh T 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 Why on earth would they axe BNE??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon t 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 Well guess they would have looked into it and rationalized that BNE is not making money. MAS may likely reduce frequencies to some of its Australian cities too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Kim 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 Its official now: 2 Route cuts KUL-BNE: Route axed from 09AUG KUL-MLE: Route axed from 23AUG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 Its official now: 2 Route cuts KUL-BNE: Route axed from 09AUG KUL-MLE: Route axed from 23AUG Yikes. I was just checking GDS for BNE and was going to post this but you beat me to it. BNE is zeroed out. So is the 5 weekly KUL-PER (MH 127/128; 18:45 ex-KUL and 01:25 ex-PER). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kandiah k 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 I read on a.net that KUL-PER on MH126/MH127 will be cut too. Sad to see MLE go. Now only AK will serve KUL-MLE-KUL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Its official now: 2 Route cuts KUL-BNE: Route axed from 09AUG KUL-MLE: Route axed from 23AUG I read on a.net that KUL-PER on MH126/MH127 will be cut too. Sad to see MLE go. Now only AK will serve KUL-MLE-KUL. KUL-MLE load is consistently over 70%. Hope UL won't rise KUL-CMB-MLE fare too much. Edited June 24, 2015 by KK Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
