Review: Malaysia Airlines Business Class Bali to Kuala Lumpur

i'm sure your climb out was safe but when the plane ascends too steeply it can actually crash because the air pressure above the wings is not low enough to provide the lift. only happens to inexperienced pilots on small non-commercial planes these days... but it sounds like this pilot was somewhat on the edge.

So how did your "no need for landing cards as a OWE" situation actually work out? Did they pick you up at the plane and escort you through immigration or something?

Thats an old Saudi 747 parked in that airport photo, the plane on the left.

@ Bgriff -- Oh, nobody actually needs a landing card for Malaysia, the guy was just making a joke I guess. There were no special OneWorld Emerald ground services.

On my recent trip to Bali I flew the 777 from Kuala Lumpur to Denpasar, but on the way back it was served by an A330. The legroom wasn't as huge as the 777, but I prefered the seat of the A330.
(both flights in C, Malaysia has some pretty decent offers for Business Class intra-Asia)

Same experience with the crew 🙂

And the two planes are still at KUL btw (Sept 16th)

Ben,

Old 747-300 by the look of the engine nacelles.
747-400 would have 'winglets'
Engines and pylons different on the 100 & 200 series.

You chose the same horrible meal I had on my flight DPS-KUL in February. Unfortunately I was stuck on a 737 which has some of the most uncomfortable J seats of any flight I've ever flown....I don't understand how MH can have such horrible catering ex DPS.

Good call watching "Identity Thief" again. A classic!

the white planes are CIA planes on the way to Guantanamo Bay....

No satay? I thought that was standard for most business class flights. Or does the flight need to be a certain length?

Lucky, this plane looks like a former UA 777, at least the sinks in the lavs appear so which pre merger UA never changed when retrofitting 767s, 777s, and 747s to lay flat C & F. I wonder why PMUA did not go with the MH & NH configuration for the lay flat C on the 777: 2-3-2 is much better than 2-4-2.

Very cool Lucky - I like the look of MH's A380's, something about them just kind've grab your attention.

No bubble tea? I don't even know what it is but you have me looking for it on these trip reports.

I've always thought I would be a compatible travel companion with Lucky (and even Andrew B) but our contrasting tastes in movies would make it good that we have separate monitors. ;-p

@ wwk5d -- Yeah, I was disappointed by the lack of satay as well. I think the flight has to be a bit longer to have satay service, though.

@ Peter -- LOL! And what do you like to watch?

I do like a lot of the mass market movies but also a mix of eclectic/independent films. (My Netflix movies usually just sit on the shelf and I keep paying the fee and forget to watch. Dumb!)

For the record, I won't turn down an opportunity to travel based on your movie selections. 😉 The Aman world tour...

Lucky,
Not sure if you are aware of it - You can actually use the fast track lanes by presenting your "First or Business Class" boarding pass(es). They use to give out special invitation cards, but in order to be more environmental friendly, MH no longer does it, but a showing of your boarding passes will be sufficient. Some airlines such as CX still hand out those invitation cards, but F or J boarding passes are good. The immigration lines are never really that long at KLIA but it is something good to know!

Carfield

Thanks for showing us an airplane toilet, Mr. Lucky! Perhaps you could save one frame on the 120 film in your Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera to take a photo of the wine list. Malaysia has won some nice wine awards. Cheers! P.S.: I also like guava juice.

Ben, how come you don't own ( or use your own) a pair of Bose QC headphones? I have always wondered why a seasoned traveler like you relies on airline headphones. Care to share?

@ Jorge -- I actually do have a pair of QC15s. In this case, though, I didn't have the adapter needed for the IFE system on this plane.

It looks like one of those 747s is an ex-Saudia cargo plane.

MAS does not serve champagne on business?... or it does not serve any alcoholic drink at all since it is a Muslim country?

"Anyone know what these planes are?"

Are those the missing planes that SWIFT Air Cargo claimed?

The goldfish one is probably Saudi Arabian

Hi Lucky, the planes are 747-100s. They were left there by a contractor and has been sent to be taken down and the parts sold off.