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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7/10

"overall the experience was good"

(Malaysia)

Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines, and overall the experience was good. However, the food served was below my expectation. If I am not mistaken the main course was called the seafood spaghetti, the sauce was quite bad and was too sour. The seat on the Boeing 737-800 was new, but the space where armrest areas where the table was placed was very dirty.
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteBangkok to Kuala Lumpur
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
6/10

"seat that did not recline properly"

(Australia)

London to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur, and overall I found this to be a fairly average trip. Whilst Malaysia Airlines did not do anything particularly well, they also did not do anything particularly badly. I did unfortunately have a seat that did not recline properly on the A380 leg. They could improve their inflight entertainment - the section was quite limited.
AircraftA380 / A330
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLHR to SUD via KUL
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"the worst experience of an airline"

(United Kingdom)

Malaysia Airlines was the worst experience of an airline. Our inbound flight was rescheduled, and one piece of luggage was lost. Our outbound flight to Kuala Lumpur was delayed 8 hours and our onward flight was delayed 24 hours. All our luggage was missing on the return flight, and we were stuck in Kuala Lumpur 24 hours and Malaysia Airlines refused to provide adequate food. Just £3 towards our food. I had to spend about £200 covering delays. I raised a complaint and have heard nothing to date.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteManila to London via KUL
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
7/10

"cut costs at expense of passenger comfort"

(Singapore)

Many passengers Malaysia Airlines felt short changed when the route from Kuala Lumpur to Paris was changed from A380 to Boeing 777 since August 2015. If I had known it before purchasing the air ticket, I would have paid a little more to switch to other competitive carrier. I told myself give MH a chance to want to take their flight, although main aim is to cut costs at the expense of passenger comfort. I had a poor experience on a night flight from Paris to KUL, I asked for a packet of snack when I saw many on the pantry. The flight attendant disallowed me to take me to take one, advising me they will go around to distribute. That snack came one and half hours later. Would it not be more polite and easier to just give me a packet - the snack is just 3 pieces of biscuits!
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSIN to CDG 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
2/10

"airline has now totally lost its touch"

(Malaysia)

We were supposed to fly Malaysia Airlines from Penang to Paris in an A380 until they decided to downgrade the plane last minute, and changed it to their ancient and dirty Boeing 777-200. Would like to change airlines at that time but it was too late and if we were to know they are using this aircraft we would not have chosen Malaysia Airlines. The Boeing 777 that we took for both flights were terribly old and seats were soiled and fatigued. The seat recline would require you to use some strength to push it down maybe due to the stiffness of the gears. Some of the seat fabrics were faded or torn. For sleeping, we were given an old pillow with an extremely thin blanket that didn't help provide much comfort for the entire trip. IFE is a serious joke. It still use an ultra low resolution 7 inch LCD screen remnant of the 1990s that can barely display a good movie decently without straining your eyes. It's much better to watch with our iPad or phone as was really a horrible experience to watch with their IFE. The movies were not updated although it's stated in the September movie catalogue. It was still showing old movies from the previous month. Food in Malaysia Airlines used to be great compared to many other airlines. Now I would say it's a step below other lower rated airlines. Meal portions are smaller with lower value food servings. Choices for drinks, both alcohol and non alcoholic, were limited compared to years ago. In between snack for a long haul flight from KUL to CDG is a packet of peanuts and tasteless pizza sticks. We saw many passengers just left it there and opted for their own food instead. When it comes to the cabin staff, there is nothing much to really fancy upon, even though Malaysia Airlines has always promoted their excellent cabin crew service. The service is okay for an Asian airline but there is nothing worth commending. We weren't expecting first or business class service from them, but it seems that with a mediocre service, there was nothing much to shine for this airline. Malaysia Airlines has changed a lot in recent years and sadly it's not for the better. Poor management, inability to stay in the latest trends and lack of motivation from their staff has certainly taken its toll on this airline. Once a great and favourite airline of Asia has now totally lost its touch. Would not recommend it for long haul if it's their Boeing 777s.
AircraftBoeing 777-200ER
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RoutePEN to CDG
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"seats comfortable and snacks were served"

(United Kingdom)

Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi with Malaysia Airlines. Smooth check in, and we were given option to take earlier flight as we were early at the airport. The boarding was smooth, the flight departed on time and landed early. Our luggage was on carousel when we got there. Onboard, the seats were comfortable and snacks were served.
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKUL to LGK
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"extremely disappointed .. seat was uncomfortable"

(Indonesia)

No full-flatbed on a 13-hr Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Paris! Extremely disappointed. Seat was narrow and pretty uncomfortable to sleep in. I kept getting up because of the poor seat angle. IFE system is a relic from the '90s. Poor movie selection. Food wasn't great compared to what was served before. Clearly flying their ancient Boeing 777-200 is a downgrade (a rather severe one) from the A380 they had serving this route up to early Aug 2015. I've been a loyal customer to Malaysia Airlines for 2 years now, since I moved to Asia. They've been very patchy with service, baggage handling, unpleasant ground staff sometimes, some rather dated planes. But I stuck with them because of their A380 service to Paris. Now this is no more, I'm ditching Malaysia Airlines and moving to Thai Airways. They have proper flatbeds and a better IFE system. No reason to fly Malaysia Airlines any more.
AircraftBoeing 777-200
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteKuala Lumpur to Paris
Date FlownSeptember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
9/10

"the staff service was quite well"

(Malaysia)

It was a good experience with Malaysia Airlines. My London to Kuala Lumpur flight was not delayed and staff service was quite well. The Malaysia Airlines lounge in London was small and their food was not good, but the staff service is very good. Lounge clean and comfortable. Onboard the flight, the staff served food - their signature dish, Malay Satay is very delicious. And the seat was also comfortable.
AircraftA380
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteLondon to Kuala Lumpur
Date FlownDecember 2014
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"I have seen a steady decline"

(Australia)

I have been flying with Malaysia Airlines for the last 10 years, travelling to Asia every year. My return flight from KL to Adelaide was cancelled, they put me up in a hotel overnight (Empress-Sepang), but I was travelling alone and did not feel comfortable there with bikes racing in the streets and youths yelling all night. I left at 8am and went back to the airport where my flight was due to leave at 10:20 that night. I have a frequent flyer card (albeit a Blue card) and asked if I could sit in their lounge as I had 14 hours to wait for my flight. They informed me I was only flying economy and did not qualify to use their lounge. I would have thought they would look after loyal customers but this does not seem to be the case. I have seen a steady decline in Malaysia Airlines service over the last 5 years.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteBangkok to Adelaide via KL
Date FlownSeptember 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

"never seen a worse business class"

(France)

I bought my ticket from Paris to Kuala Lumpur with all Malaysia Airlines advertising based on the luxurious A380 business class - and got the old Boeing 777. I have never seen a worse business class or worse business seat in the last 10 years. Food is still served with plastic lid on top which is clearly not business class standard. Small TV in armrest and limited movie choice. Crew were nice, but we could feel that nobody believes in MAS anymore. The Malaysia Airlines Business lounge în Kuala Lumpur is another issue.
AircraftBoeing 777-200
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteParis to Kuala Lumpur
Date FlownSeptember 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