At KUL, departing and arriving passengers are mixed together, and there’s security at each gate. For this flight, there was only metal detector going for an entire A330, so we were actually delayed because people were still trying to get through security instead of boarding. The flight was originally scheduled to be a 737, but…
Malaysia Airlines is currently renovating their main lounges in KUL, and on a recent trip, I had the chance to stop by one of these renovated lounges, namely the Regional Golden Lounge. If you’re departing from KUL and want to stop by this flight, go to the left right after you pass security. There’s an…
I’ve flown Malaysia Airlines business class in the past, but this was a renovated business class cabin, so it was a huge improvement over the past hard product that I’ve flown. Instead of angled-flat seats, these are forward-facing fully-flat seats in an alternating 1-2-1 and 1-2-2 configuration. For this flight, I was seated in 6K,…
To board this flight, you first had to scan your boarding pass to be let into the holding area. After that, it was essentially a free-for-all, even though they made boarding announcements to let families with small children, business class, and oneworld elites to board first. In the US, I can understand why people jockey…
Malaysia Airlines has a great domestic terminal lounge near gate A2. It’s pretty great as far as domestic lounges go. The lounge has lots of seating, and there are lots of windows, so plenty of natural light. They also have a phone charging station, which can be useful. The food selection is pretty extensive for…
I’ve reviewed the Malaysia Airlines First Class Lounge at KUL before, but this review includes pictures of the shower and the daytime food selection, which my last review did not (given that I mostly used the lounge very early in the morning that time). First up, the shower rooms. The lounge has a couple of…
On this trip, I needed to fly from DPS to PEN. I had a number of different options, but I ended up choosing to fly Malaysia Airlines through KUL. I’d flown MH before in business class, but this was my first time flying them in economy class. Boarding started only 20 minutes before the scheduled departure…
Given that my flight arrived from Sydney so early in the morning, I thought I’d try to hang around the airport for a little bit before heading into the city and trying to check in early to my hotel. Thankfully, at the Kuala Lumpur airport, both arrivals and departures are mixed, so it is feasible…
MH 140 SYD to KUL Depart: 9:40pm Arrive: 4:30am Duration: 8h 50m Aircraft: A330-300 Seat: 2A To get from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur, I chose to fly Malaysia Airlines. This was my first time flying Malaysia Airlines, and I’m saddened that they’ve had so many unfortunate incidents and are going through hard times as I think…
Earlier in 2014, there was a brief period when Qantas released a bit of first class award space to Australia. Qantas first class is a pretty challenging redemption, so I jumped on the opportunity, even though it meant that I would be heading to Australia during its winter. I redeemed 72,500 American miles for a first…
