Any experience flying Malaysian Airlines?
#46
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SFO/SJC
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A couple of years ago, I took a flight from PEN to SIN on MH, which is also not a long flight, that at the last minute, had to make an unscheduled stop in KUL at the last minute to probably make up for a cancelled KUL/SIN flight - IRROPS, my guess. I had a connecting flight to MNL on SQ at Changi to catch, later in the day, so I didn't have much of a problem (except I would have less time to goof off and eat in Changi), but there were some really nervous pax who were connecting onto a flight to either SFO (SQ1) and/or LAX that were pretty concerned about making that connection in SIN - which was a tighter time frame. I think they did make their onward flight to the USA, but they were pretty darned nervous the whole way...
#47
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
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The remaining 744s in the MH fleet have the "new" interiors: even the two they leased to SQ for the SIN-AKL service had the new interiors -- and those two have since left SQ and have been converted to freighters!
There are only about a dozen 744s left at MH.
There are only about a dozen 744s left at MH.
#50
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Can you tell us if you paid for an upgrade with points in advance and confirmed or if you know the day or travel or within a day or so of departure?
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#53
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MAA
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#54
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sydney
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I don't know if it's offered at some airports and only during certain times of the year and whether it's still offered by MAS. My experience with purchasing upgrades is only from biz to first at the check-in counter. And it's quite a good deal.