"I will not fly them again"
D Mills (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | London to Kuala Lumpur. I was looking forward to my trip in Malaysia Airlines as they enjoyed flying with them before, but this flight was one of the worst I have taken. The check in and lounge in London were great and I had a nice seat (although hard and uncomfortable when flat) Once we were airborn a faulty door seal resulted in an alarm sounding for over 3 hours. The crew carried on with the service despite there clearly being a fault. We circled over Amsterdam for about an hour while he captain tried to fix it. However no reassurances to the passengers or apologies or explanation of why we were circuling during the time the fault was evident. I travel frequently but this engendered severe anxiety and I've never wanted a flight to end sooner. The CSD was pleasant enough once he saw my and others passengers anxiety but the crew were really set on dishing out the alcohol and satay. There were other faults on the plane - lavatory lights not working in business class and seats and bowls filthy and scratched. Indifferent crew too. Some delightful others really rude. The safety of the aircraft was my main concern and the lack information made the situation worrying. I will not fly them again.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | London to Kuala Lumpur |
Date Flown | March 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"left wanting a glass of alcohol"
Mark McCullough (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur. If you choose to fly on this late night (22:50) flight, be advised that it regularly leaves early, because it has very light loads. We were airborne at 22:30. There was just the two of us in Business, and about ten people in economy. Needless to say we arrived at KL early, with ampler time to make our connection to Doha and London on Qatar Airways. Much to our delight, we and our bags were checked through all the way to London, even though we had separate PNRs/tickets. This was a great touch from Malaysia Airlines, avoided by other One World carriers, except Qatar Airways. Cabin service was fine, though we declined the meal service because of the late hour. A choice of main courses was available though. Seat and space were good. But once again I was left wanting a glass of alcohol, which is not served on short flights.
Aircraft | Boeing 737-800 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur |
Date Flown | March 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"everything was quick and easy"
F Gable (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | The journey from Kuala Lumpur to London was the last leg of a holiday journey to Bali. In total we flew 4 times with Malaysia Airlines over 2 weeks. I have to say that the flights: London to KL and KL to London, were half empty so the flight attendants and airport staff were quite relaxed and attentive. Luckily we did not queue for long at check in on both flights. At Heathrow the lady at check in was lovely, chatty and proactive. She advised us to be seated on the lower deck as she could find two seats on a row by ourselves. Boarding was easy and the flight took off on time. Same experience for our flight from KL to London. Everything was quick and easy. We used the Malaysia lounges on several occasions and they were all good (Heathrow one is the best though). The inflight services were good, the flight attendants offered water several times. Seats in economy are ok. Entertainment a bit old but still plenty of choice. One thing not good, toilets. It is not the fault of the flight attendants. The toilets need a good good cleaning from the contractors at the airport. They smell terribly and are uninviting. I cannot imagine the state of the toilets when the flight is full! The food served on board is ok, I have flown with other companies and frankly the food served on flights in economy are just average. The flight attendants were nice and polite, they followed up on our requests and served drinks several time during the duration of the flight. If you are kind and polite they are polite and helpful in response. One other thing that was poor about the Malaysia Airlines experience is their website. From my personal experience other airlines have a much better website. I booked via a travel agency so we got a very good deal, If I had to pay full price I might not have booked the holiday. We are also very thankful as we were upgraded to business on our flights KL Bali and return.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Kuala Lumpur to London Heathrow |
Date Flown | March 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"MAS are improving"
Anders Pedersen (Vietnam)
✅ Verified Review | Travelled 9/3-2017 from Yangon to Kuala Lumpur. Upgraded from economy to business after putting a modest bid on their homepage. Worth the money as the trip is 2½ hours. Aircraft old, but well maintained. Classic, soft business class seat. Flight was delayed 45 minutes, but this was well announced and the lounge staff kept me in the lounge till the last minute before last boarding call. Lounge in RGN used by Malaysia Airlines renders two options. Both are called Royal Jade Lounge which are 3rd Party lounges. Lounge is old, but well functioning, quick internet, and I had many choices for breakfast. MAS are improving, and service and information provided is good. IFE was good. However, less than three hours no alcoholic drink offered.
Aircraft | Boeing 737-800 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Yangon to Kuala Lumpur |
Date Flown | March 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"slight sense of scruffiness"
L Steel (Taiwan)
✅ Verified Review | Taipei to Kuala Lumpur. Most things when off without a hitch on this trip. Smooth check in, flights on time. There is a slight sense of scruffiness with everything - the lounge, the plane. The only other gripe is that the flight attendants seemed to hog the bathroom during the last half of the flight from Taipei. I think Taiwan-based airlines offer a better product on this route, but cost more.
Aircraft | Boeing 737-800 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Taipei to Kuala Lumpur |
Date Flown | February 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"needs to get its act together"
A Barnett (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Kuala Lumpur to London, an unpleasant experience. Some toilets out of order, queuing for the toilets. No announcements of meals so hopefully you're not still queueing for the bathroom. Great plane the A380, but the interior looks tired, bathrooms not great. Staff attitudes not very flexible toward the customer - 'no you can't!' when asking to use a bathroom upstairs in economy (downstairs ones are mostly our of order!). Airline really needs to get its act together.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Kuala Lumpur to London |
Date Flown | February 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"cabin crew were attentive and friendly"
M Kitts (Malaysia)
✅ Verified Review | Kuala Lumpur - Denpasar return 9-14 Feb 17. We got cheap flight tickets for this route compared to AirAsia. Check in was easy. Flight was on time. Cabin crew were attentive and friendly, they served with smile. My baggage was out by the time we passed passport contol. Food was just average given it was only a short flight, but could have been better. SIA served full meal on their flight from SIN-DPS. Overall they have improved a lot.
Aircraft | Boeing 737-800 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Kuala Lumpur to Denpasar |
Date Flown | February 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"fed up with this airline"
John Kuan (Malaysia)
✅ Verified Review | Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. First their system turned my booking status to closed despite I made my check in 2 hours before the boarding time. I waited for almost 2 hours at KLIA ticket counter with many calls to the Careline in both Malaysia and Fiji. They managed to get a ticket after two hours. I have been informed that my returning flight has to postponed to the next day which is 4 March where it supposed to be on 3 March. They gave the excuse that the flight was fully booked on 3 march which sounds ridiculous to me as there are plenty of seats from their website! I'm really fed up with this airline.
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Kuala Lumpur to Singapore |
Date Flown | February 2017 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"policy of no alcoholic drinks"
Mark McCullough (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Singapore to Langkawi via Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines. Our overall impression was good; staff were professional and smiling, aircraft were clean with no apparent faults. Both sectors departed on time and arrived slightly early. Recliner leather seats in 2-2 layout are fine for short sectors. But, and it's a big but: Malaysia's policy of no alcoholic drinks on shorter sectors is lamentable. With so much low cost carrier competition in the region MH needs to do better to attract and retain premium passengers. Sub contractor check in staff at SIN were impolite and very lazy.
Aircraft | Boeing 737-800 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | SIN to LGK via KUL |
Date Flown | February 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"were told system are down"
M Yueng (Singapore)
✅ Verified Review | London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur. Totally disappointed. On my return flight from London, we had to wait for almost 2 hours standing in queue just for boarding pass to be issued. We are then served by unprofessional customer service counter staff. Standing in the queue for 2 hours and with an elderly, makes everyone restless and tired especially its morning flight. We were told system are down and we will be allocated seats that we have chosen during online check-in. I make a request to just have my elderly mother to be seated beside my sister. It was turned down by him given the same reason as system are done. Hence, we are seated separately. However, during queuing to board the plane I overheard a customer service lady staff telling a lady infront of us that she can only get her seats to be seated together with her partner if they have paid the additional cost for the seat tickets during booking. I ask for it while its my turn but she told me a different story and it can't be done as the system are down. I was disappointed and proceed on as the given seats. The last draw that makes me write this review was that I found out that the whole row seats in front of me are taken up by a family of 6 or 7, which continued to the same row in the middIe seating. I paid more to book an aisle seats, and my allocated are window seats. I will not be recommending Malaysia Airlines even if the tickets are cheap. Delayed flights in both London and KUL, back to SIN.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | London to Kuala Lumpur |
Date Flown | February 2017 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |