Since earlier in the year Malaysia Airlines has been under new leadership, as the airline is undergoing a radical transformation. These changes include the following: -- Malaysia is trying to sell some of their A380s and 777s, in an effort to transform into more of a regional airline -- The airline is in the process…
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It seems as if the former Aer Lingus CEO has a bit of trouble parting with his seat! Other than the finishes, I can't find a single difference between this seat and the Aer Lingus business class seat.
Lucky
Forget about the reverse seats.
Try what JAL and Korean Air now have.
You have full aisle access
You have full privacy
You don't have the problem with a cubbies for your feet
This is a superior product
Would love to read your review of it
I don't think a new seat is going to save MH: Cutting routes is disrupting operations, service is terrible, especially ground staff and operations, it takes 3 months (!!) to get a response to email... I tried to reschedule for an international business class flight they cancelled without any response, rebooked on SQ instead...
If you are booking MH, you are doing at your own risk. Even in Business Class, you can't get service and despite consistently lower prices around Asia, I'm not booking with them anymore...
I've yet to be on an MH flight where the business cabin was more than a quarter full on a wide body and more than two or three seats filled on short hauls. Reducing the number of seats only makes sense, and is part of a trend industry-wide as cabins are refurbished with new seats. Too many business seats have indeed been filled by upgraders and award fliers, though releasing these empty seats is happening closer to flight time. BTW isn't this the same seat AA was using on its B767 refurb but has dropped mid-conversion due to delivery issues?
Honestly a little disappointing about these seats, not because they aren't better than their old seats (they are - I've flown them plenty of times to know these would be better) but the CEO did say “a world-class leading lie-flat seat" - these aren't quite the leading lie flat seats we thought they would be.
Still maybe they'll customize them more than current images show...
It is worth noting that if MH is looking to be a regional airline, it is likely that this seat is going to see a lot more 4-8 hour flights vs. 10+ hour flights. While I would certainly prefer a reverse herringbone for ultra-long haul routes like many that CX flies, this would be a great seat on a KUL-MEL/BOM/NRT/ICN/Etc.
@Lucky, writing style tip; many of your posts include a paragraph or two which start with the word "Anyway". Please try to mix it up a little, or drop the word (it's generally not necessary). Keep up the good work and more Ford please!
Can't believe their blurb is promoting "isle access". Do you step onto an island when you get up? 🙂
Good start for MH, hopefully they will keep some of the 777 and 380's for longer routes and give them a better J seat than this.
I'm no expert with aviation seats but I'd think MH needs to focus more on how to become profitable again before redesigning their seats (which I think would cost a lot of $$$). If they are to compete as a regional airline, their main competitors will be SilkAir, DragonAir, AirAsia, etc., not Cathay, Singapore, or Garuda. Once profitable again, then I'd think MH would have the time and money to refurbish and create a new business class seat.
@Joey
Well, nobody's going to fly your business class if it's a 90s product, and selling them at low costs would hurt the bottom line. The new business class product is the right choice in the sense that it keeps MH competitive against Singapore's regional product (which is a 2-2-2 angled lie flat), Garuda's (2-2-2 full flat) and Cathay's (which doesn't become a bed at all, but CX does also have herringbone and reverse herringbone beds on its regional routes). I think this was the smartest choice - it has direct aisle access for a majority of the cabin, the seats don't consume too much space, and it shouldn't be too expensive an investment considering that it's already been designed, tested and proven on the A330.
Has the seat plan been released yet or which flight this product will inaugurate on?
THIS seat is awful unless your 5'2" ......your legs are locked...my size 10.5 feet got caught....can't bend you knees....and the coat hook on some of the seats is a total joke....there are too many variations, so when booking there are only like 2 seats i want. It is a terribly designed unit. Cathay is SOOOOO much better.