Flying Myanmar Airways International
Sep 10, 2023, 8:18 am
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Flying Myanmar Airways International
Myanmar Airways International took me from Mandalay to Bangkok today.
Guess when you are flying on an airline from a country currently in a civil war your expectations should be low.
Anywhere in the world flying in economy, as long as I get from point A to point B, I am normally pretty satisfied.
This morning however when I saw the state of my seat... The crew told me there was nothing to worry about.
First time I saw this in my life. And I flew a lot of flights with airlines based in Myanmar (admittedly most of them under the governance of Aung San Suu Kyi).
Maybe I am overreacting, I let the aviation experts judge it.
Guess when you are flying on an airline from a country currently in a civil war your expectations should be low.
Anywhere in the world flying in economy, as long as I get from point A to point B, I am normally pretty satisfied.
This morning however when I saw the state of my seat... The crew told me there was nothing to worry about.
First time I saw this in my life. And I flew a lot of flights with airlines based in Myanmar (admittedly most of them under the governance of Aung San Suu Kyi).
Maybe I am overreacting, I let the aviation experts judge it.
Sep 10, 2023, 10:23 am
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Ooh this is interesting! Looking forward to more.
as for the seat, I believe that once the crew say that the seat is fine, then it’s best to take the seat. Don’t want any dr dao type incident especially in this nation. I’m already intrigued just about being there. I’ll definitely see what else is in this thread.
as for the seat, I believe that once the crew say that the seat is fine, then it’s best to take the seat. Don’t want any dr dao type incident especially in this nation. I’m already intrigued just about being there. I’ll definitely see what else is in this thread.
Sep 11, 2023, 6:18 am
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Myanmar Airways International took me from Mandalay to Bangkok today.
Guess when you are flying on an airline from a country currently in a civil war your expectations should be low.
Anywhere in the world flying in economy, as long as I get from point A to point B, I am normally pretty satisfied.
This morning however when I saw the state of my seat... The crew told me there was nothing to worry about.
First time I saw this in my life. And I flew a lot of flights with airlines based in Myanmar (admittedly most of them under the governance of Aung San Suu Kyi).
Maybe I am overreacting, I let the aviation experts judge it.
Guess when you are flying on an airline from a country currently in a civil war your expectations should be low.
Anywhere in the world flying in economy, as long as I get from point A to point B, I am normally pretty satisfied.
This morning however when I saw the state of my seat... The crew told me there was nothing to worry about.
First time I saw this in my life. And I flew a lot of flights with airlines based in Myanmar (admittedly most of them under the governance of Aung San Suu Kyi).
Maybe I am overreacting, I let the aviation experts judge it.
Sep 11, 2023, 7:12 am
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Actually more curious if finding a seat in this condition is something that happens on more classic airlines.
My flights was about 95 USD, so not super expensive, but Air Asia offers cheaper fares from Mandalay to Bangkok (to DMK not Suvarnabhumi like MAI). Myanmar Airways International is a "legacy", but at this point what is supposed to be the premium of this legacy compared to a low coast ?
My flights was about 95 USD, so not super expensive, but Air Asia offers cheaper fares from Mandalay to Bangkok (to DMK not Suvarnabhumi like MAI). Myanmar Airways International is a "legacy", but at this point what is supposed to be the premium of this legacy compared to a low coast ?
Sep 11, 2023, 7:41 am
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Actually more curious if finding a seat in this condition is something that happens on more classic airlines.
My flights was about 95 USD, so not super expensive, but Air Asia offers cheaper fares from Mandalay to Bangkok (to DMK not Suvarnabhumi like MAI). Myanmar Airways International is a "legacy", but at this point what is supposed to be the premium of this legacy compared to a low coast ?
My flights was about 95 USD, so not super expensive, but Air Asia offers cheaper fares from Mandalay to Bangkok (to DMK not Suvarnabhumi like MAI). Myanmar Airways International is a "legacy", but at this point what is supposed to be the premium of this legacy compared to a low coast ?
Sep 11, 2023, 9:21 am
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Myanmar Airways International took me from Mandalay to Bangkok today.
Guess when you are flying on an airline from a country currently in a civil war your expectations should be low.
Anywhere in the world flying in economy, as long as I get from point A to point B, I am normally pretty satisfied.
This morning however when I saw the state of my seat... The crew told me there was nothing to worry about.
First time I saw this in my life. And I flew a lot of flights with airlines based in Myanmar (admittedly most of them under the governance of Aung San Suu Kyi).
Maybe I am overreacting, I let the aviation experts judge it.
Guess when you are flying on an airline from a country currently in a civil war your expectations should be low.
Anywhere in the world flying in economy, as long as I get from point A to point B, I am normally pretty satisfied.
This morning however when I saw the state of my seat... The crew told me there was nothing to worry about.
First time I saw this in my life. And I flew a lot of flights with airlines based in Myanmar (admittedly most of them under the governance of Aung San Suu Kyi).
Maybe I am overreacting, I let the aviation experts judge it.