Chartered flight KUL-BKI

[V Wong 0]

Any truth in this? Pretty questionable but thought some members may have the answer. Rumors flying about chartered MH flights between MH-BKI the past few days to ferry voters across.

 

2nd May: KUL-BKI

 

MH 8600 0500-0735 Boeing 744

MH 8608 0545-0820 Airbus 333

MH 8602 1335-1610 Boeing 744

MH 8610 1825-2100 Airbus 333

MH 8604 2010-2245 Boeing 744

MH 8606 2040-2315 Boeing 744

 

2nd May : BKI-KUL

 

MH 8601 0905-1135 Boeing 744

MH 8609 0920-1150 Airbus 333

MH 8603 1745-2015 Boeing 744

MH 8611 2200-0030+1 Airbus 333

MH 8605 0015-0245 Boeing 744

MH 8607 0045-0315 Boeing 744

 

Many thanks!

[Cire 0]

Interesting..

[Isaac 0]

There is one more flight that departed KUL for BKI at 0500, MH7000.

[S V Choong 4]

Is it possible that these people may vote for others other than the incumbent party?

[Ellist 0]

 

This was the flight schedules for KUL-TWU today. Spot anything unusual?

 

[Waiping 12]

Firefly?

[Ellist 0]

Firefly?

 

Yupp, the very first in the history firefly flew into TWU

Edited May 2, 2013 by Ellist

[Mushrif A 3]

Not that unusual....during the military ops in the east coast of Sabah (and I still think it is ongoing but on much smaller scale) there were a few charter flights operated by the FY 734s....to places like SDK and TWU. And it seems that there still are.

 

 

But what about those Jumbos shuttling KUL-BKI vv?

[Waiping 12]

The politically correct question would be - How many KL people going back to Tawau to vote, and vice-versa?

[Naim 6]

I know thousands of Kelantanese returning to vote, some fully sponsored -- nobody fusses about it.

[MIR 2]

I did a quick search on KLIA FIDS, FR24, flightaware and airframes.org.

 

02/05/13

MH8622 KUL-BKI (status unknown)

MH8618 KUL-BKI (status unknown)

MH8614 KUL-BKI 9M-MPM B747-400

MH8608 KUL-BKI 9M-MTB A330-300

MH8600 KUL-BKI 9M-MPP B747-400

MH8602 KUL-BKI 9M-MPM B747-400

MH8610 KUL-BKI 9M-MTJ A330-300

MH8622 KUL-BKI 9M-MTD A330-300

AXM9799 KUL-BKI 9M-AHG A320-216

MH8630 KUL-SDK (status unknown)

MH8632 KUL-SDK (re-timed)

 

MH8642 KUL-TWU (status unknown)

MH8640 KUL-TWU – rego unknown

MH8616 - KUL-KCH (status unknown)

MH8620 - KUL-KCH (status unknown)

 

From KLIA FIDS:http://flight.klia.com.my/:

 

Flight no. Route Departure time frm KUL
03/05/13
MH8608 KUL-BKI 0500

MH8608 KUL-BKI 0545

MH8602 KUL-BKI 1335

MH8610 KUL-BKI 1825

MH8604 KUL-BKI 2010

MH8606 KUL-BKI 2240

 

MH8618 KUL-KCH 0630

MH8622 KUL-KCH 1250

MH8616 KUL-KCH 1305

MH8620 KUL-KCH 1335

MH8612 KUL-KCH 2215

04/05/13

MH8600 KUL-BKI 0500
MH8608 KUL-BKI 0545

 

MH8614 KUL-KCH 0600

MH8618 KUL-KCH 0630

 

I guess there'll be more flights that will be updated on the FIDS from time to time.

Edited May 2, 2013 by MIR

[Suzanne Goh 0]

Very interesting indeed ....

[BC Tam 2]

This being circulated on FB currently

 

"NO BKGS PERMITTED"

 

Drat, poof goes chance of snagging a final ride on MH's jumbo

[Waiping 12]

MPM & MPP last 2 flyable Jumbos left in MH?

[alberttky 0]

 

http://www.sarawakreport.org/2013/05/down-at-the-airport/

[flee 5]

Flights for voters ‘normal’, paid for by friends of BN, says Tengku Adnan

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/flights-for-voters-normal-paid-for-by-friends-of-bn-says-tengku-adnan/

[alberttky 0]

Plenty of Malaysians based here in Singapore. Why not send some planes this way and pick us up?

[Waiping 12]

Hey they even tried to stop those from Singapore from coming back to vote.

[Mulyadir Fitri 0]

[ChrisJong 0]

Hey how come I don't get any free flights? I've got to pay my own way back to my home town to vote!

[Y. J. Foo 0]

I know thousands of Kelantanese returning to vote, some fully sponsored -- nobody fusses about it.

I must've missed the invitation for that...

[S M Tang 0]

 

I guess that explains the rumours of B744F's going into BKI before/after election.

[S V Choong 4]

Hey how come I don't get any free flights? <_ i got to pay my own way back home town vote>

 

Are you a ghost.. and will you vote for the Blue party?

 

If your answer is no to any one questions above, I guess you don't qualify! Sorry!

[Philip 1]

 

http://www.sarawakreport.org/2013/05/down-at-the-airport/

 

As an employee of AirAsia, I can confirm that these flights do indeed exist in the system ie there are allocated slot times, aircraft, and flight crew assigned to operate them.

 

There are four flights daily JHB-BKI-JHB on 3/5-4/5, and four flights daily BKI-JHB-BKI on 6/5-7/5. Note that these are extra chartered flights with special flight numbers on top of the usual JHB-BKI flights. These flights cannot be booked or even seen on airasia.com hence are not for public use.

 

One can only wonder what use the PMO has to charter four flights daily for two days immediately before and after the election. Coincidence?

[flee 5]

Thanks Philip, take care!