MH to axe First Class, rebrand and reposition as Business Suites
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MH to axe First Class, rebrand and reposition as Business Suites
From Dec 12, A380 and A350 first class will be rebranded as Business Suites and positioned as an up-sell from Business Class as well as (in theory) a way for corporate high flyers to book first class even if their travel management policy specifies business class.
More at https://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-ai...usiness-suites
More at https://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-ai...usiness-suites
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Just an update to this: MH has corrected its info on lounge access, the exec I interviewed for the article emailed me overnight to say that she was wrong about partner lounge access – from December 12, Business Suites passengers will not have access to Oneworld partner first class lounges (eg QF SYD), only to the MH First Class lounges (which in the case of KUL is losing the First Class Golden Lounge brand and being renamed as the a Business Suite Golden Lounge).
Last edited by djsflynn; Dec 8, 2018 at 7:37 pm
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Hopefully MH will reprice downward their current MHUpgrade C to F for my upcoming Jan 2019 flight which currently MH is offering which I haven't bid yet;
KUL-LHR recommended RM4,830 or min RM4,200
LHR-KUL recommended RM4,855 or min RM4,225
KUL-LHR recommended RM4,830 or min RM4,200
LHR-KUL recommended RM4,855 or min RM4,225
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KUL FCL will be even quieter should they exclude OWE (8 seats each to ICN/NRT nightly, 4 to LHR/SYD/KIX nightly plus 4 to LHR/NRT during the day). That's less than 50 pax a day at the BSCL I highly doubt it though - MH charges a hefty amount for their FCL/BSCL access
Last edited by nov11; Dec 9, 2018 at 11:11 am
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Just checked this myself - MHupgrade still quoting 485 USD min for C to F on NRT-KUL
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(I know not likely related)
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Official media release from MH now up at https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/au/...te-launch.html