MH A332 KULAKL and AKLKUL J
Feb 13, 2019, 6:15 am
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MH A332 KULAKL and AKLKUL J
Hi there. Has anyone taken the KULAKL and vv in J on the A332? There are hardly any reviews of this sector in J..
I am assuming they do supper and breakfast? And more importantly, any seat duvet like similar to their A333?
I am assuming they do supper and breakfast? And more importantly, any seat duvet like similar to their A333?
Feb 20, 2019, 9:57 pm
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I recently flew AKL-KUL on MH's leased ex-Airberlin A330-200. They provide a seat cover and light duvet (which I didn't need in the end because the cabin was warm without personal air vents) in J class. Meal service started with satay, a supper main course and dessert. A full breakfast was served about 2 and a half hours before arrival. I sat in 2A, which is the first row aisle - not a great seat as the curtains used on the A330-200 are thin and on the overnight, the bright galley lights can be annoying unless you use the eye shades. It's also subject to quite a bit of galley noise.
Feb 25, 2019, 6:55 am
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Thank you, nice to know they offer seat covers.. there are hardly any reviews of this flight in J, so very curious what’s the difference between the 332 and 333 as previously used.
I can only hope for the correct 332 to show up so that i get the window instead of aisle seat..
I can only hope for the correct 332 to show up so that i get the window instead of aisle seat..
Feb 25, 2019, 8:14 am
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Thank you, nice to know they offer seat covers.. there are hardly any reviews of this flight in J, so very curious what’s the difference between the 332 and 333 as previously used.
I can only hope for the correct 332 to show up so that i get the window instead of aisle seat..
I can only hope for the correct 332 to show up so that i get the window instead of aisle seat..
Feb 25, 2019, 12:07 pm
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I’ve flown 4 of the 6 birds - once I’ve flown all 6 I’ll try to write up a guide.
For now MTX/W and V have the older style seat with the dome light. On these 3 - 2A and 2K are real “windows” but those 2 seats are terribly exposed. Also don’t like the seat much. No place to keep stuff.
MTZ - has the newer version without the dome light, and 2K doesn’t exist. It’s 2H/3K and so forth. This version is quite a bit better with more storage.
No idea about MTU/Y - I’ll find out eventuality. Thing is you won’t know until the day as they don’t change seatmaps to suit the actual plane flying.
For now MTX/W and V have the older style seat with the dome light. On these 3 - 2A and 2K are real “windows” but those 2 seats are terribly exposed. Also don’t like the seat much. No place to keep stuff.
MTZ - has the newer version without the dome light, and 2K doesn’t exist. It’s 2H/3K and so forth. This version is quite a bit better with more storage.
No idea about MTU/Y - I’ll find out eventuality. Thing is you won’t know until the day as they don’t change seatmaps to suit the actual plane flying.
Feb 25, 2019, 3:12 pm
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I’ve flown 4 of the 6 birds - once I’ve flown all 6 I’ll try to write up a guide.
For now MTX/W and V have the older style seat with the dome light. On these 3 - 2A and 2K are real “windows” but those 2 seats are terribly exposed. Also don’t like the seat much. No place to keep stuff.
MTZ - has the newer version without the dome light, and 2K doesn’t exist. It’s 2H/3K and so forth. This version is quite a bit better with more storage.
No idea about MTU/Y - I’ll find out eventuality. Thing is you won’t know until the day as they don’t change seatmaps to suit the actual plane flying.
For now MTX/W and V have the older style seat with the dome light. On these 3 - 2A and 2K are real “windows” but those 2 seats are terribly exposed. Also don’t like the seat much. No place to keep stuff.
MTZ - has the newer version without the dome light, and 2K doesn’t exist. It’s 2H/3K and so forth. This version is quite a bit better with more storage.
No idea about MTU/Y - I’ll find out eventuality. Thing is you won’t know until the day as they don’t change seatmaps to suit the actual plane flying.
I can confirm that -MTU has the old seat product and layout, with that UFO-ish light at the seat.
I flew on -MTZ about a couple of weeks ago and was actually seated in 2K - an aisle seat! There was no 2H and the seat was labeled as 2K - although I could see that the label, placed at the edge of the overhead bin above the seat, was a paper one behind a clear plastic cover, almost like a hastily printed and laminated label and one could see that it hides another numbering label below it. Perhaps the original seat label was 2H?
Given the two distinct configurations, I can see MH trying to be consistent with the seat numbering although one will never know if the allocated aisle/ window seat is really what it is until one knows the actual operating aircraft.
Last edited by Zawnet; Feb 25, 2019 at 3:22 pm
Feb 25, 2019, 4:22 pm
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Think MH really did something about their seats renumbering.. i flown MTZ twice (aug and last week).. There was alot of confusion on my first ride as we those who have ‘x K’ gets a ‘x H’ and vv..
it was different last week, every seat was labelled correctly. However, seat map during seat selection showed the config with 2K being the window ( old config i guess as per above) I guess with 2 config, the only real issue is i thought i chose a ‘window’ seat when he/she gets on the plane...
it was different last week, every seat was labelled correctly. However, seat map during seat selection showed the config with 2K being the window ( old config i guess as per above) I guess with 2 config, the only real issue is i thought i chose a ‘window’ seat when he/she gets on the plane...
Feb 25, 2019, 4:27 pm
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Thanks for the intelligence and insights.
I can confirm that -MTU has the old seat product and layout, with that UFO-ish light at the seat.
I flew on -MTZ about a couple of weeks ago and was actually seated in 2K - an aisle seat! There was no 2H and the seat was labeled as 2K - although I could see that the label, placed at the edge of the overhead bin above the seat, was a paper one behind a clear plastic cover, almost like a hastily printed and laminated label and one could see that it hides another numbering label below it. Perhaps the original seat label was 2H?
Given the two distinct configurations, I can see MH trying to be consistent with the seat numbering although one will never know if the allocated aisle/ window seat is really what it is until one knows the actual operating aircraft.
Feb 25, 2019, 4:27 pm
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Think MH really did something about their seats renumbering.. i flown MTZ twice (aug and last week).. There was alot of confusion on my first ride as we those who have ‘x K’ gets a ‘x H’ and vv..
it was different last week, every seat was labelled correctly. However, seat map during seat selection showed the config with 2K being the window ( old config i guess as per above) I guess with 2 config, the only real issue is i thought i chose a ‘window’ seat when he/she gets on the plane...
it was different last week, every seat was labelled correctly. However, seat map during seat selection showed the config with 2K being the window ( old config i guess as per above) I guess with 2 config, the only real issue is i thought i chose a ‘window’ seat when he/she gets on the plane...
Feb 25, 2019, 4:32 pm
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yup, it was MTZ.. both times on MTZ, hence i see the positive change brought about by the seat relabeling in the cabin..
i have 2 more 332 flights this weekend, will report back if i get on others besides MTZ.
i have 2 more 332 flights this weekend, will report back if i get on others besides MTZ.
Feb 25, 2019, 4:40 pm
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Yes, I guess there is no confusion now with the consistent seat numbering across the sub-fleet but there may be disappointments when the expected private window seat morphs into a fully exposed aisle seat on -MTZ (and perhaps -MTY - tbc)
Feb 26, 2019, 2:44 am
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Feb 26, 2019, 3:49 am
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So to summarise the Ex AB A332 J cabin seats;
seat 2K on MTY MTZ are aisle seats, and
seat 2K on MTU MTV MTW MTX are window seats
MTU MTV MTW MTX have seats labelled correctly.
Correct seat map - reflects the correct aisle/window
MTY and MTZ has seats relabelled correctly
Incorrect seat map - does not reflect the correct aisle/window
lastly, show spoiler - no specific aircraft to routes.
Feel free to edit and update as required. Thank you
(Editted)
seat 2K on MTY MTZ are aisle seats, and
seat 2K on MTU MTV MTW MTX are window seats
MTU MTV MTW MTX have seats labelled correctly.
Correct seat map - reflects the correct aisle/window
MTY and MTZ has seats relabelled correctly
Incorrect seat map - does not reflect the correct aisle/window
lastly, show spoiler - no specific aircraft to routes.
Feel free to edit and update as required. Thank you
(Editted)
Last edited by Microtat; Mar 3, 2019 at 1:45 am
Feb 26, 2019, 7:37 am
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Let me try to correct this (but it can be very confusing).
-MTU, V, W, X have the old seat products and are numbered / labeled normally as per seat map. And seats 2A, 4A, 6A are port-side, real window seats and 2K, 4K are starboard-side, real window seats.
- MTZ and -MTY (as per feedback) have the new seat products but are not numbered according to convention - in order to maintain consistency in seat numbering with the other 4 aircraft in the fleet. Hence, the actual physical layout onboard differs from seat-map. Seats 2A, 4A, 6A are aisle seats on the port-side with 3C, 5C real window seats on the port side. On the starboard side, actual aisle seats are 2K and 4K, with 3H and 5H being the actual window seats!
-MTU, V, W, X have the old seat products and are numbered / labeled normally as per seat map. And seats 2A, 4A, 6A are port-side, real window seats and 2K, 4K are starboard-side, real window seats.
- MTZ and -MTY (as per feedback) have the new seat products but are not numbered according to convention - in order to maintain consistency in seat numbering with the other 4 aircraft in the fleet. Hence, the actual physical layout onboard differs from seat-map. Seats 2A, 4A, 6A are aisle seats on the port-side with 3C, 5C real window seats on the port side. On the starboard side, actual aisle seats are 2K and 4K, with 3H and 5H being the actual window seats!