Malaysia Airlines

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4 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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8/10

"toilet cleanliness needs to improve"

(Malaysia)

Malaysia Airlines trip from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney in Economy class. Two choices of meal, but no milk available. The toilet cleanliness needs to improve. You also cannot choose the language subtitle for IFE, it is preset - whether it is Chinese or Arabic (I guess).
AircraftA330
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKuala Lumpur to Sydney
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
8/10

"good experience with Malaysia Airlines""

(United Kingdom)

Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo return route with Malaysia Airlines, and it was a very good deal for money. The meals were brilliant, except one - they only had the fish left for lunch on my return flight, and I wouldn't recommend it. Otherwise, the satay, nasi lemak, and even the soba noodles were palatable, and on par with other airlines business class food. Cabin crew seemed very experienced, and were very pleasant. The ones on my return flight particularly were very attentive, with a good sense of humour. The only downside was the seat. I was lucky to have an empty seat next to me on both outbound and inbound flights, despite the former being full except for a couple seats. On both occasions I had booked a window seat, and since the A330 business class configuration was in a 2-2-2 layout, if the seat next to me were occupied, I would've needed to take a giant step over the person beside me to get to the aisle if he/she were sleeping. I found that a problem when flying the Kuala Lumpur to London route on Malaysia Airlines A380. However, unlike the A380, these seats are angle flat. The trade off for the flat most position was a steep incline. I found it terribly difficult and uncomfortable to sleep in this position as I kept sliding down the seat. However, on my return flight, I tried a different seat position which is way more comfortable for sleeping; the trick is to incline the backrest and footrest to the max and tilt the part where you sit on slightly back. It makes this sort of cradle, which allowed me to sleep really well for a third of the flight. It was a good experience flying with Malaysia Airlines.
AircraftA330-300
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteKuala Lumpur to Tokyo
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
8/10

"flights and service were good"

(Australia)

Malaysia Airlines frequent flyer member, but no extra service for Blue card members - not even early boarding available. Otherwise flights and service were good. Onboard service good and friendly, main meal excellent, limited wine and drinks, and no bar service on any flights, but this seems the way in economy cabins on most airlines these days. The 2nd meal snack service was poor, just a roll, filled with something soft. Also same product served on all four flights both domestic and international, they should look at catering menu for different service. Seat pitch good on international flight, movies mostly older classics but oaky, have inseat USB in economy which is great. Overall value for money, and staff try hard to make your trip a good one. Checkin at KL, all flights check in at any MAS desk, so most times a long queue, but it moves quickly. Good trip.
AircraftA330 / Boeing 737-800
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSYD to Kuching via KUL
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

"had a pleasant flight"

(Australia)

Flew Malaysia Airlines from Singapore to Delhi via KUL. There was an hour transfer in Kuala Lumpur and was worried that baggage wouldn't make it to Delhi, but everything was fine. Flight was enjoyable, friendly and attentive crew. It was a full flight on both sectors and crew managed passengers well. Drink runs were done frequently. Food was generous and enjoyable. Inflight entertainment, although limited but was sufficient. Both sectors used the Boeing 737-800 with sky interior - a nice aircraft. Leather seats were a little cramped but comfortable enough during the flight to Delhi. All in all, had a pleasant flight with Malaysia Airlines.
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSIN to DEL via KUL
Date FlownJuly 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
8/10

"cabin service was excellent"

(India)

BOM-KUL in a 737 with cramped seating. Other legs on a A330 (between KUL and SEL) and a B777 (KUL-BOM) were better. All flights left and arrived pretty much on time. Check-in at both BOM and SEL was a breeze (BOM-KUL was about 30% load, hardly any line) and baggage arrived in good time on the belt at both ends. Cabin service was excellent, the crew were on their feet, quickly responding to requests and usually quite friendly. All special meals arrived as requested on all legs. On the flip side, the catering from KUL was wanting (foreign particle in the salad, bread half crusty, half soggy) and some of the aircraft had seen better days. A toilet door would not shut easily and amenities were sparse. I am told the 777-200 will cease flying to BOM shortly. Somewhat annoying was their practice of leaving the "fasten seat belt" sign on for hours at a stretch even when the flight seemed quite smooth - inexplicably they did not disallow passenger movement in the cabin and use of toilets even with the sign on, but refused to serve hot beverages for the entire duration.
AircraftBoeing B737 / A330 / Boeing 777
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBOM to SEL via KUL
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

Malaysia Airlines customer review

(United Kingdom)

Had the best two flight attendants ever on MH4, they did the job properly and with a smile. Sat upstairs on a day flight in economy and had a good flight experience. Well done to the two guys who worked there socks off going the extra mile for the passengers in the full section of the plane.
AircraftA380
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKuala Lumpur to London
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

Malaysia Airlines customer review

(Malaysia)

Worst seat I have had in business class over last 30 years of regular travel. The cushion was so thin and worn, you could feel the metal of the frame digging into you. There is a large wedge cushion that is to be used when you lower the seat into an angled bed, so I sat on this cushion when not lying down. But then when lying down the metal frame was very noticeable again when using the cushion at your feet. For the price it was a disgrace in term of comfort. They say the worst business class is better than any economy, but I have to say this came close, I'm sure some good airlines economy would have been as comfortable. I know Malaysia Airlines are looking to change, but they need to, I felt robbed in terms of value for money.
AircraftBoeing 777-200
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteKUL to AMS
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

Malaysia Airlines customer review

(Australia)

I thought I would fly Malaysia Airlines to support them given their current woes. Rewarded with a lost bag. I didn't have anything for a couple of days, but worse was no one from the airline contacted me to offer any assistance. I did have a phone number for their baggage department, but like every other airline that loses a bag, none of their team answered the phone. They do send you SMS messages, but they provide very little information that you can verify with anyone. The plane was tired, with two toilets in need of repair. On the way back to Sydney, I was staggered by the time taken to check in. Their systems for check in are very, very slow. The plane was a tired one, not clean, and one toilet wasn't flushing. Crew was ok, but they wake you to serve breakfast, which is a bread roll with cheese in it! Hardly worth waking for. I understand why they are in administration.
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKuala Lumpur to Sydney
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

Malaysia Airlines customer review

(Taiwan)

I took Malaysia Airlines flight from Taipei to Amsterdam. The attitude of flight attendants was not nice. One of them was so impatient when passengers asked for a cup of water. Besides, my luggage was delayed for a day. And on 28 August I came back from Amsterdam to Taipei. Due to technical problems, the flight was delayed at Schipol Airport for three hours. So when we arrived at Kuala Lumpur Airport, many passengers missed their original flights. We waited for another three more hours for lining up to get new boarding pass. The ground staff arranged me to China Airlines since there was no flight to Taipei by Malaysia Airlines on that day. When I got to the gate of China Airlines, I was not allowed to board. They told me they didn't get any information from Malaysia Airlines and I was not on the list. Then I went to ask the ground staff of Malaysia Airlines. She called China Airlines to confirm the situation. After the call, she told me I should be ok to board - she didn't know the reason why China Airlines couldn't let me get in. Then she arranged the flight for me next day and hotel in the airport for a night. She didn't try to communicate with the staff of China Airlines. Malaysia Airlines attitude is awful.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAmsterdam to Taipei via KUL
Date FlownAugust 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
9/10

Malaysia Airlines customer review

(Vietnam)

Flew Saigon-KL-New Delhi and return. Check-in either side was smooth and hassle free. They offered a wide variety of drinks on board. KL-Delhi-KL has flat bed seats, very comfortable and cozy. Airport lounge at KL and Delhi offered great service and a rich food and drinks menu. IFE was decent. Cabin crew energetic and friendly. They could add more items to the list of vegetarian food. Fare is very competitive. Will fly them next time.
AircraftBoeing 737 & A330
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteHo Chi Minh City to Delhi via KL
Date FlownFebruary 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes