OneWorld Welcome: Malaysia Airlines First Class Kuala Lumpur to London

amazing pictures Ben!

The business class seats look pretty similar to what South African Airways have on their A330s and A340s

That is one unhappy iced coffee. Are you a big bang theory fan?? (Looks like Penny and Sheldon in the background of the coffee picture..)

Awww why was the iced coffee so sad? 🙁

You using the Business Class lav reminds me of the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Larry gets into an argument with a coach passenger while walking to the coach lav from First 🙂

Ben start a trend, start say "disembark" instead of deplane 😉

-Stay classy One Mile at a Time

now this is real shock and AWE as in AWESOME! I cant wait to redeem AA miles to fly MAS! Thanks Ben for the tease!

Great TR, esp with two cabins for the price of one. Glad to see I'm not the only one sad enough to have noted Big Bang Theory on in the background - an excellent choice, sir 🙂

Now MAS just needs to start A380s to LAX!

today, i read interesting news. one korean passenger booked air-france business class. at the day of flight, he met ridiculous situation. seats were overbooked, and air-france offered korean-air's economy class with $700 dollars refund. the passenger got so angry to use another airline's first class. after business trip, he sue air-france. was it right action for the passenger? i don't understand air france.

Hi, another great TR.

I'll be taking my wife to SYD/MEL. I'll be paying the ticket. I will fly either QF or MH.

I tend to take QF over MH, since MH does not have F to OZ. If they do in the near future, which one should I go with ?

cheers

Why didn't you book the cook then?

@ Nathaniel -- Big fan? No, HUGE fan.

@ Deniz -- ROFL, didn't even notice that till now.

@ Carl -- One of my favorite episodes!

@ oonoon -- Airlines definitely do overall at times, so while it's rare, it does happen. Doesn't sound like the compensation was especially generous, but it is a right that airlines reserve, so not sure his case will go anywhere.

@ Thomas -- I still think Qantas first on the A380 is a somewhat superior product, so I'd probably still go with them.

@ Ralph -- Well for one they have five entrees so there's plenty of variety, in my opinion. But does MAS even allow one to book the cook?

@Lucky
They sure do! Over 20 options from KUL!
http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/nl/en/mh-experience/chef-on-call/what-is-chef-on-call.html
Also note the additional options for Enrich Platinums travelling Business Class.

With almost the same menu, and both lie-flat seats, the difference between Business and First has become small(er). If you would fly them on a paid ticket, do you believe the (much) higher price for first is justified?

Interesting about the difference (or lack thereof) between the FC and BC menus...I guess the portions are also smaller.

What was the meat served in the salad? They didn't mention it on the menu...plus, I always thought Mesclun salads don't usually have meat.

@ Xandrios -- Well it looks like on a paid fare the cheapest business class ticket is about $4,000, while the cheapest first class ticket is about $10,000. I could never imagine dropping that kind of cash, and I certainly don't think first class is worth paying 2.5x as much more. That being said on miles I think the premium is totally worth it given the superior service, drinks, and most importantly, the much more spacious bed.

@ wwk5d -- There wasn't any meat. Though now I'm trying to recall what that thing in the middle is. Hmmm...

@lucky although presumably that's using AA miles? With BA it's 140k Avios + taxes for LHR-KUL return in business, vs 210k Avios + taxes for F. Is it worth 50% extra miles?? Obviously you can save a bit going from CDG instead (120k C / 180k F with lower taxes due to lack of APD), but still a 50% premium in miles that I'd be interested in whether it's worth paying for.

@ Alan -- That's definitely a tougher question. It's an extra 35,000 Avios and I value them at about 1.3 cents each, so that's basically $450 for a one-way upgrade to first class. I think it comes down to each person's mileage situation to decide whether that's worth it or not. I think that's a reasonable premium to pay in miles if you have them, though I know others will disagree.

@lucky - yes, I tend to value than at around 1p each (that would be 1.5c or so) - they are amazing value for intra-Europe flights, especially given the free connections from the UK regions so although my balance is fairly healthy I have a bit of difficulty justifying the extra cost. I guess leaving from CDG would reduce the hit a good chunk (as it brings it jus below the 6,500 threshold), so could kinda use that to justify the upgrade to oneself, and use the £150 or so cash saving to pay for a hotel on the out-bound leg. Not that I'm trying to justify it or anything 😉 Malaysia definitely looks like it has been a nice addition to OW. Look forward to a Qatar TR in due course! Raffles at Headforpoints did a nice TR on Air Berlin, another handy OW addition.

Overall though, still jealous of the nice AA redemption options 😀

@ Alan

He already did a Qatar TR:

https://onemileatatime.com/five-star-virgin-qatar-airways-first-class-from-london-lhr-to-doha-doh/

@wwk5d ah, nice - thanks. Only started following the blog in the last year so hadn't spotted that one. Will go have a read!