Prologue:
I took a trip to Japan back in 2017 benefiting from several interesting business class fares with Star Alliance from Sofia & One World from Saigon. Malaysia Airlines is an airline I've been following closely since 2014 & the unfortunate events that ensued, I pictured MH as a twin to SQ except that SQ shines more due to great marketing & communication. So I wanted to compare the two. I had already flown them in Y between SIN & HKG via KUL with GG 007 but wanted to see how they fare out in J.I took the The Limited Express Haruka train from Kyoto station early in the morning it's only 75 minutes pretty affordable comfortable & the scenery is lovely
Entering KIX
After Security & Passport control I am greeted by beautiful tarmac views
Here's my bird in the very blue One World livery 9M-MTO
Other airplane views
I have to say I'm still getting used to the nose of the A350
The wings are gorgeous though
More views from my plane on this hot summer day
I took quick hope to the lounge for a drink but it was nothing to write home about small & crowded
Boarding started on time & I was soon at my seat
My throne for the next 7 hours. I had chosen seat 7A on the outbound to NRT which is a great seat for sleeping. I wanted to try the Throne seat on the way back which turned out to be a day flight
The paired seats are perfect for couples though storage is very limited. This type of seat clearly isn't uniform in terms of passenger comfort depending on where you sit.
Throne seats shine by their sheer amount of space the table to the right of the seat can serve as a desk for a full size laptop with a meal it's truly great.
Compare the above with this tiny table for two...
Welcome drink
BR A321
Full cabin today
Lighting remote control & phone storage
Power socket
This table makes working super comfortable
Push back on time
Some interesting birds during this late morning departure rush
The rail & road bridge connecting the airport to land
And we're off
The seat is quite private
Slowly leaving Japan behind
Post-departure drink with Champagne
Cheers
Soon the appetizer was served in no other form than the legendary Malaysian Satay what a treat
I may need some help identifying this coast
Starter: Salmon with greens: there were no menus on this flight
Warm bread selection
The salmon was good not exceptional but good
The main course was some sort of curry though the presentation wasn't the best it tasted good
The dessert course was disappointing with no cheese offered & only ice cream
Coffee to finish
Slowly approaching the East coast of Taiwan
About 2 hours before landing we were served some sushi
And more ice cream!
Here is a close up of the footwell which is much narrower than the seats on the left of the plane which for this reason I do not recommend selecting for night flights unless you do not move whatsoever when you sleep & lay flat on your back.
Malaysia!
Soon it was time to land
How about some chips before landing lol
Landing on time
Last view of the cabin before deplaning
========== Kansai International Arpt (KIX) - ==========
========== Lounge Pacific ==========
========== Malaysia Airlines - Airline ==========
========== Kuala Lumpur Int Airport (KUL) - ==========
Summary:
Overall I enjoyed my flights with MH. for 650€ it was excellent value for money. The seats are comfortable, the crew is lovely & the food was alright for the most part.The seat in itself has two drawbacks:
- You aren't sitting flush to the window so you need to stretch out to take pictures
- The small footwell for sleeping
I would totally fly MH longhaul again if I found a good deal
Many thanks for reading :)
16 Comments
ReplyMerci Will pour ton premier TR. Le repas semble bon et les Satays !!!! une tuerie culinaire. Beau spotting. Tres bon deal. One way ?
ReplySuper Will pour ce premier YTR. Un bon repas et des bons pnc. Par contre le salon..
ReplyHi Will and what a pleasure to find you here among the contributors. Welcome!
It's a pleasure to read this well written and photographed TR. Great spotting throughout.
What a shame that the Pacific lounge was such a disappointment. I'm surprised that you did not use the JL one.
j like the different seat options throughout the J cabin, even though the comfort can vary and is not consistent as you said. The amount of table space on the throne seat is impressive.
Catering does not seem up to the level of a top notch carrier with the exception of the satays. Overall I find the meal mediocre starting with the lack of a printed menu, the ordinary salad, that "Frankenstein" roll and the disappointing dessert course. The second meal before arrival is a joke and they could have at least wiped off the dry ice from the lid.
MH didn't give out amenity kit for this segment? Just the slippers?
Unless the price is great I don't think I would go out of my way to fly this product. Thanks Will for sharing this great TR. '
I didn't think about using the JL lounge, this was my first time flying OW in business, I'm more partial to the Alliance as you know :)
Actually I don't remember receiving a kit but I did get one on the KUL-NRT flight, I'll publish it eventually.
This flight is abit of an odd ball, not long enough for 2 full meals but too long for just one... I'd like to try them on a 10 hour flight one of these days...
See you soon Adan!
ReplyRavi de te lire William. Merci pour ce TR fort agreable a lire.
Ce n'est pas SQ mais c'est pas mauvais non plus surtout avec un bon prix.
A+ pour d'autres TR !
Casper
ReplySalut Will et bienvenue chez les contributeurs!
Ça fait plaisir de te lire et en plus ça nous change carrément MH!
Un bon vol avec un catering qui fait envie et ils n’ont pas l’air radins!
Le trône a donc des avantages mais aussi des inconvénients que je ne soupçonnais pas.
Merci pour le partage et au plaisir de te lire à nouveau!
Je suis grand gabari avec de longues péniches, quelqu'un de taille moyenne n'aurait peut-etre pas de problèmes avec le trone. Sur un vol de jour, c'est incontestablement le siège à choisir, il offre un comfort d'espace incomparable.
ReplySalut Will et bienvenue chez les contributeurs!
Ça fait plaisir de te lire et en plus ça nous change carrément MH!
Un bon vol avec un catering qui fait envie et ils n’ont pas l’air radins!
Le trône a donc des avantages mais aussi des inconvénients que je ne soupçonnais pas.
Merci pour le partage et au plaisir de te lire à nouveau!
ReplyMerci pour ce TR
Un salon décevant, comme souvent au Japon
A bord un siège avec une boite à pied réduite
Un catering également décevant si ce n'est les satays mais il est possible d'en manger de si bonnes à KUL
La deuxième prestation est ridicule
Je ne suis vraiment pas convaincu par MH sur ce vol
A bientôt
ReplyMerci Will pour ce TR sur une compagnie pas souvent reportée.
Le tarif est canon.
Le salon est décevant.
Le repas principal n'est pas mal.
Il n'y avait que des sushis en seconde prestation ?
Ils aiment la glace chez MH lol
A bientôt!
ReplyOuaf ! Will !
Superbe photos !
A bord, ça me semble très confortable.
Champagne, Satays..ça partait bien ! La présentation du plat principal est..pardonnable. La 2ème prestation alimentaire n'est pas attrayante.
Après, ce rapport qualité/prix est rare.
Merci, Will, pour cet YTR fort intéressant avec ces superbes vues Aériennes. A bientôt !
ReplySuper rapport, ca fait plaisir de decouvrir Malaysia Airlines! La configuration siege de 2 ou trone m'a etonné mais ca semble sympa à tester! Merci pour ce partage
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