Early in 2015, Malaysia Airlines made some very negative changes to their Enrich frequent flyer program, where they devalued it on both the earning and redemption side. While frequent flyer programs get devalued over time, I really couldn't wrap my head around Malaysia Airlines devaluing, given their situation. You'd think they would do anything they…
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Another nail in the coffin, of an airline I used to dearly love. They gave me absolutely no reason to use them to get points after the devaluation - and it seems like they're headed deeper into the rabbit hole.
Whats going on with the Prestige card??? Some say that TY points are no longer 1.6 cents?
Yes it's not helping the airline directly. I recently used their points to fly First and business on BA and QR, because the points required for Oneworld airlines are much much less than for MH. I'm not sure if it draws more people to fly MH just so that they can redeem oneworld award flights.
MH has reduced a lot of priviledges in recent years. I hope thay are hiring the right people for the job and bring back the glory the airline once had.
Not sure if they do this anymore but back then there was one day in December when they had a 50% off sale on their Enrich award redemptions on MH flights.
QANTAS is doing its best to screw them: devalued earning on Malaysia about 18 months ago and now it doesn't even appear as a choice in the drop down calculator on the QANTAS site: you have to go to the full calculator to work out earnings ( and business only accrues @ flexible economy rate). QF trying to kill any success they might have on kangaroo route Australia- Europe.
They have nowhere to go other than try to make something of being 'cheap and cheerful', at least in the medium term.
And this is why most credit cards in Malaysia which used to only give Enrich Miles now also give Asia Miles or Krisflyer miles. It's rather short sighted from them and very stupid since it means that they're training Malaysians to no longer value Malaysia Airlines but instead to look at Cathay Pacific (which even often has extra offers for bank customers there) or Singapore Airlines.
They do sometimes run big promotions with 50% off on the redemption rates but even with that their first class is way too expensive.
It's really a pity since before the two crashes, they used to be a great airline in term of service. Their service was never polished but was cheerful and friendly. And on the contrary to some airlines, the flight attendants were always approachable at the galley and ready to chat. The A380s they had were also quite comfortable.
@wooo - nice one, LOL
Of course the difference of miles charges will be siphoned into an offshore company and used to book first class travel for najib's circle of family & friends....
They need to make this look like nonsense just like the 1MDB! Else everyone will easily see through their scheme! LOL...
One plus left: The food in MAS lounge is still much better than the food offered in US Airline lounges....
flew with MH last month to Sydney, only 30 people on the flight, the food uneatable, the crew didn't want to be there... if the crew don't want to be there, so what are the flight crew attitudes are. Don't fly on this airline,
Funny thing I tried today Cash+Miles which gave me 11800 miles + 837$ = 1250$ per ticket,
When I select the same flights the normal fare was $919
So stupid calculations, can't imagine what their maths is - just waste of time taking their membership