Malaysia Golden Lounge KLIA
Oct 23, 17, 7:14 am
#541
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 995
huh, seems it's only open 8hrs a day, morning & evening:
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...nges-upgrades/
Oct 24, 17, 2:58 am
#542
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 126
The regional lounge seemed fairly decent when I was there on Saturday. Didn't try the food as we were eating on both planes. It's a large lounge, pretty open and quite busy. We found a seat OK though at around 8pm. It quietened out a bit by 9pm. There seem to be limited shower facilities in the lounge. It looked like maybe there were 3-4 for men and they were busy when I first approached.. they suggested just come back in a few mins. I waited about an hour until it quietened out and then went to use the shower. It was very modern, but they could do a better job at cleaning them as the floor was wet, and there is nowhere really to hang your clothes or put a bag (other than on the loo seat)!
I'm guessing it will be better once the satellite lounge is refurbed and it's less busy.
Oct 25, 17, 9:22 pm
#543
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Thanks for the replies!
Oct 27, 17, 6:22 am
#544
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: 30 miles from London
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Is there champagne available in either the MH Regional Lounge (First section) or the CIP lounge?
Oct 28, 17, 2:46 am
#545
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: MH
Posts: 3
Domestic lounge
Hi, sorry for interrupt.. Is domestic golden lounge opened? I dont know where is regional lounge, or can domestic passenger use the regional lounge?
Oct 28, 17, 5:41 am
#547
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: MH
Posts: 3
Domestic lounge
So the domestic lounge is open, right?
Oct 30, 17, 9:22 am
#549
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Oct 30, 17, 6:09 pm
#550
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Bangkok/Singapore
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Take note of the bar operation hours
The lounge is a riot at breakfast. Must be the laksa bar
Oct 30, 17, 7:24 pm
#551
Join Date: Jun 2014
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wow. why MH dosen't just leave the drinks to be self service, as they used to be still baffles me.
cost wise they can't be much savings having to hire 2-3 bar tenders per shift ... on 2 shifts a day
having a bar that closes when the lounge is still open does NOT give a premium feel at all.
cost wise they can't be much savings having to hire 2-3 bar tenders per shift ... on 2 shifts a day
having a bar that closes when the lounge is still open does NOT give a premium feel at all.
Oct 30, 17, 10:34 pm
#552
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ TPPS, QR Gold
Posts: 380
wow. why MH dosen't just leave the drinks to be self service, as they used to be still baffles me.
cost wise they can't be much savings having to hire 2-3 bar tenders per shift ... on 2 shifts a day
having a bar that closes when the lounge is still open does NOT give a premium feel at all.
cost wise they can't be much savings having to hire 2-3 bar tenders per shift ... on 2 shifts a day
having a bar that closes when the lounge is still open does NOT give a premium feel at all.
Oct 31, 17, 10:34 am
#553
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 126
Malaysia is a muslim majority country which may explain some of the alcohol policies employed
Oct 31, 17, 12:10 pm
#554
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YVR, KUL
Programs: AC, MH, BA
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The closing time of 11pm sounds reasonable to me, given how most if not all MH flights depart by midnight. Opening at 10am is hardly the end of the world either, as many people in Malaysia don't drink so early.
Back of the envelope calculation: let's say the salary for a bartender is RM2000 a month. Two bartenders would cost the airline RM4000 (=US$900+). That's about US$30 a day, or equivalent to the cost of a bottle of scotch or 2-3 bottles of wine. Labour is so cheap in Malaysia it probably works in MH's favour to pay a gatekeeper to manage the amount of booze being doled out. Plus, it provides employment (to be read in between the lines).
Being used as a political tool is precisely why MH ended up in such a quagmire. Complaining about the sad state that MH is in, while advocating for the very practices that caused their downfall, just doesn't make sense IMHO.
Last edited by SilverChris; Oct 31, 17 at 12:16 pm
Oct 31, 17, 5:48 pm
#555
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ TPPS, QR Gold
Posts: 380
Doesn't matter what prices MH is charging for the seats, as we are talking about the cost savings from the booze. I have seen people filling up glasses to the brim and, once, emptying a bottle of Johnnie Black into a plastic mineral water bottle. That's buffet psychology for you. I'd say even if the bartender is paid RM3000 or RM4000 a month, the money saved from wastage and pilferage of booze is worth the labour cost. Now, if those numbers are denominated in USD or EUR or even SGD, then the economics will obviously be different...
