Bluey

On Friday night we finally did it, we've booked our one way tickets to Adelaide for November 4th:scared: and booked ourselves a hire-car for 10 days.
I finish work on 24th Oct, our shipping is being collected today and we move out of our house on Friday. After months of wondering why nothing was happening and why we seemed to be getting no closer to going, suddenly it's all going very very quickly.

The tickets are with Malaysian Airlines, anyone have any experience of them? Do they give free upgrades if you ask very very nicely? Why does everyone tell me how good Singapore Airlines are then go silent when I mention Malaysian? Why when I'm about to change my entire life am I so bothered about insignificant airline trivia?

Holy Sh*t - we're really going
:scared:
Bluey.

earlswood

Hi Bluey,

Good luck with everything!!

We flew to Sydney earlier this year with Malaysia and they were great. Don't know about the upgrade as we slummed it in economy
We had free drinks, menu choices, nuts icecreams etc every couple of hours O.J pineapple Juice etc all the time (all free) and the usual blanckets and pillows etc.
The air stewards/esses very genuine and friendly, couldn't fault it for economy really

Earlswood

tinaj

Congratulations on booking the flights! Not long to go now is it? I don't know anything about Malaysian but their reputation is good.

You lucky thing!

whisky

Congratulations. Good luck with your future life.

I flew with Malasian airlines last time I went. Absolutely brilliant. Couldn't fault them one bit.
Not sure about upgrades though, but worth a try.

Whisky

LissyP

My husband flew with Malaysian & thought they were great. I recently posted a thread re: airlines and the general concensus appears to be Singapore Airlines but I think it was a close run thing.

Good Luck & Best wishes

Pollyana

Hi Bluey! Glad to hear you're ready to go. Flew to Oz in February with Malaysian - they were excellent, plenty of drinks, food good, lovely polite service. The Bloke came over with them in August as well, no complaints. They have seatback videos, 26 games, good seat pitch, one thing they won't do though is upgrades unless you are very very very lucky or related to a director! still its always worth asking.
I'd fly with them again, no problem.

have a good trip!

footie chick

Best of luck Bluey!

Hope it all works out for you on OZ

footie chick

cinderella

Good luck and have a safe journey.

suffolkdiva

Best of luck Bluey,

Hope it all works out for you!

dibrucewillis

Hi bluey

Not long now then.
I know a few pepole who have flown with Malaysian airlines and they have said they can't fault them.
Free drinks service,meals,snacks andI believe the cabin crew are very helpful and obliging.
Good luck for the next couple of weeks hope everything goes smoothly.

Diane

Foggies

Congrats Bluey,
We've also booked our tickets for the 4th (still only provisionally as we're waiting to exchange contracts on the house before finalising).
Where are you flying from? We're flying from Manchester (staying in Manchester the night before) at 0915 with Singapore and are stopping off in "Singers" for a couple of days before heading for Brisbane.
If you're there at the same time let us know- perhaps there'd be time to meet up?
good luck and hope your job list is starting to diminish, ours seems to be geting bigger by the hour!
Marc.

Bluey

Thanks Marc. Yes we are going from Manchester on that day but not flying till 11. When we get there at 9ish You'll probably be on the plane already, unlucky timing , it would've been nice to meet someone going on the same day. Good luck in Brissie and thanks to all for the above posts. Despite a slight setback with the house completion dates, I think we're still on track.