thaia345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 23127 times:
Reason for trip
The main purpose of my trip was to get to Brisbane for a customer event, and most importantly try out MH all new A333 in J. However, it was sure chaos on the get go as my connecting flight from CGK was cancelled due to a major technical problem. So to cut the chaos short I somehow ended on the afternoon flight to KUL and onto Sydney with MH in F and later connecting un SYD with QF to BNE. I am pretty excited about this as this us going to only be my 2nd time to experience MH First Class.
Date: 25 May 2011
Route: Jakarta (CGK) - Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH720
ETD: 1545
ETA: 1845
Seat: 1A (Golden Club / Business Class)
Aircraft: B737-400
Flight time: 2hrs 00mins
Registration: 9M-MMT
1st Flight: 08 April 1993
Date: 25 May 2011
Route: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Sydney (SYD)
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH123
ETD: 2210
ETA: 0800+1
Seat: 2K (First Class)
Aircraft: B747-400
Flight time: 7hrs 10mins
Registration: 9M-MPP (Putrajaya)
1st Flight: 04 Feb 2002
Preflight
After arrival from CGK, I just decided to enjoy the nice quiet surrounds of the Golden First Class Lounge where I had a shower, managed to try out the dining room and love the smoking room with comfortable lounge chairs with a nice view over the tarmac.
Really nice smoking room with tarmac views in MH 1st Lounge
Bar area in the smoking room
Shower room (really disappointing in comparison to other airlines F shower facilities)
1st Class Lounge Views
And now its time to seat down and enjoy dining in the 1st Lounge
Uzbekistan B763 and my usual TG at the back
Putrajaya awaiting me
Inflight
As this is my 2nd time on MH First, i must say that their F cabin is much better laid out than TG F although they both have the same seats.
As seen from the pictures, MH has much better decor and ambience, auto window shades and dare u say, even a top and cheerful crew on board. Oh my! Am I trying to say that MH F is better than my beloved TG F? I guess to me TG seems like they just installed their F seats but no general upgrading was done to the cabin, whereas MH really went for it when they upgraded their F cabin about 5 years ago.
Menu for this leg of my flight
Current issue of inflight magazine & Duty Free
My essentials and amenity kits
The customary visit to the lav
Getting ready for Dinner & a quick glimpse of the IFE
Bed time
Last cabin views and view upon descend into Sydney
The entire flight went by quickly and i also managed to get good nights sleep, waking up just before top of descent. Overall a great flight with MH F and I will definitely fly them again should the opportunity arise.
Date: 26 May 2011
Route: Sydney (SYD) - Brisbane (BNE)
Flight: Qantas QF516
ETD: 1000
ETA: 1135
Seat: 4A (Business Class)
Aircraft: B767-300
Flight time: 1hr 21mins
Registration: VH-OGV
1st Flight: 06 June 2000
View of OGV Date: 03 June 2011
Qantas Club Lounge in SYD
Coming out of maintenance
B738 in new colours
Onboard the B763 to BNE
Final descent into BNE
OGF waiting for us to board here for this almost 7hr flight to PER due to 300km/h headwinds!
Date: 07 June 2011
Route: Perth (PER) - Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Flight:
ETD: 1625
ETA: 2205
Seat: 5A (Golden Club / Business Class)
Aircraft: B777-200ER
Flight time: 5hrs 5 mins
Registration: 9M-MRP
1st Flight: 01 Nov 2004
My usual confines of MH J on the B772ER
Will never get tired of this shot of the RR Trents
Meal for this sector to KUL
Goodbye home sweet home, see you in a few months
Inflight entertainment & meal
Date: 08 June 2011
Route: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Jakarta (CGK)
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH711
ETD: 0910
ETA: 1010
Seat: 2F (Golden Club / Business Class)
Aircraft: B737-800
Flight time: 2hrs 00mins
Registration: 9M-MLE
1st Flight: 18 Jan 2008
My next trips that I will be posting are:
1) All new MH A333 in J
2) Japan on TG F and on our HND on TG J on the A345
3) A quick weekend break to KUL in end June
4) LAX in late August on SQ A380 Suite and return with CX Suites on B773ER
Thanks again for reading guys, below are my previous TR in order from newest to oldest.
MAS747 From Malaysia, joined Mar 2004, 88 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 22801 times:
top report as always!!
good to know MH Standards havent slipped, even if their product may not be as advanced as SQ/EK! hopefully their updated FC product when the A380's arrive in 2012 will be something "new" rather than just keeping up with their southern neighbours.
ba319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8267 posts, RR: 56 Reply 3, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 21464 times:
Nice report as always, thanks for sharing.
Food as always looks good on MH, good to see they are joining OW, quite pleased about that
Shame the flights got messed up, was really looking forward to seeing the new interior on the next batch of A330's MH are getting, I'm sure you'll manage it soon.
gabrielchew From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 2512 posts, RR: 13 Reply 4, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 21392 times:
The MH B744 First looks great, although I'm surpised that there were 5 hot course to choose from for dinner, and only a no choice cold meal for breakfast.
Quoting ba319-131 (Reply 3):
The QF brekky looked weak, just a bit of fruit?
Did you order a fruit plate, or does QF normally just serve lots of fruit!?
thaia345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 5, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 18961 times:
Quoting MAS747 (Reply 1): hopefully their updated FC product when the A380's arrive in 2012 will be something "new" rather than just keeping up with their southern neighbours.
Sadly, looking at the new A333 J product, it looks like they will yet again be playing catch up!
Quoting Quokka (Reply 2): t is good to see another report from you, especially as it included a visit to PER.
I am a bit confused as to how the change came about and why you ended up in First on MH. What was your original choice and class of travel?
Always happy to go back to PER as its home for me. Basically I was slated to fly CGKKULBNE, but flight out of CGK had a tech so mi missed my BNE connection, so decided to go on the flight to SYD later in that day (MH only has 1 BNE flight on that day)
Quoting ba319-131 (Reply 3): Shame the flights got messed up, was really looking forward to seeing the new interior on the next batch of A330's MH are getting, I'm sure you'll manage it soon.
The QF brekky looked weak, just a bit of fruit?
Hi Mark ! WIll be posting the new A333 in a few minutes after this reply !
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 4): Did you order a fruit plate, or does QF normally just serve lots of fruit!?
They only had that on offer !!! ...AUD 690 from Syd to Bne and what i get is a fruit bowl !! ahahhahah
N178UA From United Arab Emirates, joined Jan 2001, 1626 posts, RR: 69 Reply 6, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 18908 times:
This is one great TR Herbert
Haven't seen a MH 744 First Class report before and been long wanted to try. Shame MH until now wasn't part of a major alliance have really prevented me from trying. Reading your TR really assures me that MH 744 is the finest way to travel!
I love the ambience and they refurbished the cabin completely, unlike TG did a cheap job with old bins, overhead projectors still around.
I have a feeling there is another big TR a.netter in the country who want to fly MH 744 F just as badly as I do
Thanks for sharing the great report! I enjoyed 100%.
Question. Do you prefer MH new A333 or 777 for flying Aust-KL?
vieri From UK - England, joined Jun 2011, 27 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 18206 times:
Rare TR on MH 1st class. Nice one!
Interesting to note the slight different arrangement of similar seats between TG and MH. I compared photos between the 2 airlines, it seems that MH has positioned the middle seats further back to provide a front tabletop to be used for inflight service.
However this means the last middle row of seats are in line with the exits, doesnt seem very private, especially if 1 is fond of early boarding!
Will be flying TG 1st on the A340-600 and 747-400 ( the newer seats hopefully) in september, been reading all your TG TRs with gusto!
thaia345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 9, posted (1 year 11 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 17517 times:
Quoting N178UA (Reply 6): Reading your TR really assures me that MH 744 is the finest way to travel!
Hi Sam, it is indeed a great experience, although for me its also my 2nd time, i am now sitting in TG Royal Silk Lounge in KL waiting for my flight to BKK and onto NRT in F
Quoting N178UA (Reply 6): I love the ambience and they refurbished the cabin completely, unlike TG did a cheap job with old bins, overhead projectors still around.
Ambience is 100% much better than TG F....
Quoting N178UA (Reply 6): have a feeling there is another big TR a.netter in the country who want to fly MH 744 F just as badly as I do
Let me guess, Roni? ehehhehehehehe
Quoting N178UA (Reply 6): MH new A333 or 777 for flying Aust-KL?
Both are fine for me, but i love the B772ER in J, especially on row 5, as from my TR you can see its a whole row to yourself, especially if i am travelling with my family, it seems as though its your own private jet ahahhaah
Quoting 9MMAR (Reply 7): Hi boss. Regardless how vintage the hardware product is, it is always a pleasure to read about the rare MH's F.
Great observations boss, they have indeed updated all the interior in the F lounge
Quoting vieri (Reply 8): I compared photos between the 2 airlines, it seems that MH has positioned the middle seats further back to provide a front tabletop to be used for inflight service.
However this means the last middle row of seats are in line with the exits, doesnt seem very private, especially if 1 is fond of early boarding!
Will be flying TG 1st on the A340-600 and 747-400 ( the newer seats hopefully) in september, been reading all your TG TRs with gusto!
Actually being in MH F cabin, it doesnt feel as cramped as TG F, although MH has 2 more seats, i guess the job they did with the interior upgrade made the difference. Hopefully my previous TR on TG gave you insights on what to expect product wise.!
vieri From UK - England, joined Jun 2011, 27 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 16447 times:
EK has a similar setup on their 2 class 777Ws with lie flats, and i didnt enjoy sitting in the last single row cabin. Too near the economy bulkheads with screaming toddlers, and Y passengers kept coming into the cabin!
Quoting vieri (Reply 8):
I compared photos between the 2 airlines, it seems that MH has positioned the middle seats further back to provide a front tabletop to be used for inflight service.
However this means the last middle row of seats are in line with the exits, doesnt seem very private, especially if 1 is fond of early boarding!
Will be flying TG 1st on the A340-600 and 747-400 ( the newer seats hopefully) in september, been reading all your TG TRs with gusto!
Actually being in MH F cabin, it doesnt feel as cramped as TG F, although MH has 2 more seats, i guess the job they did with the interior upgrade made the difference. Hopefully my previous TR on TG gave you insights on what to expect product wise.!
I have been reading up your series of TRs over and over again, it has only heightened my expectations of TG !
I do hope they dont let me down!
thaia345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 11, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 15583 times:
Quoting vieri (Reply 10): Too near the economy bulkheads with screaming toddlers, and Y passengers kept coming into the cabin!
That is true, but i also have a 2 year old toddler, although she is really good on the aircraft, but just in case, at least we are away form the main J cabin and she wont bother the other passengers
Quoting vieri (Reply 10): have been reading up your series of TRs over and over again, it has only heightened my expectations of TG !
I do hope they dont let me down!
From my experience, they are always great and consistent in F, but in J, sometimes they are really inconsistent especially in the regional routes
abrelosojos From Venezuela, joined May 2005, 4918 posts, RR: 55 Reply 12, posted (1 year 11 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 14826 times:
Wow. I don't think I have ever seen a MH FCL report - thank you! I sometimes even forget they have a F class. Looked impressive - and I agree, the cabin is much better maintained than on TG.
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