Malaysia Airlines up-gauges the first of their Australian flights to A339neo.

[HS-TQE]

First route is MEL-KUL.

Malaysia Airlines Plans A330neo Melbourne Nov 2024 Debut — AeroRoutes

Published at 2000GMT 22MAR24 Malaysia Airlines from November 2024 plans to launch Airbus A330-900neo operations, initially scheduled on Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne route. The configuration of the -900neo aircraft is C28Y269. The A330-900neo will operate 6 of 7 weekly MH149/148 service from 25NOV24

www.aeroroutes.com

 

[AIRwin]

Malaysia Airlines reveals new Airbus A330-900 business and economy seats | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 ― Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has just unveiled its new seats for the upcoming Airbus A330-900, which is expected to be delivered sometime in Q3 of 2024....

www.malaymail.com

 

[AIRwin]

Next stop AKL:

Malaysia Airlines Plans A330neo Auckland Service From late-March 2025 — AeroRoutes

Published at 0130GMT 25MAR24 Malaysia Airlines in Northern summer 2025 season intends to launch its second Airbus A330-900neo route, revealed in the week of 24MAR24's OAG schedules update. The A330-900neo aircraft is scheduled to operate Kuala Lumpur – Auckland route from 30MAR25, Kuala Lumpur d

www.aeroroutes.com

 

[Franky]

Next stop AKL:

Malaysia Airlines Plans A330neo Auckland Service From late-March 2025 — AeroRoutes

Published at 0130GMT 25MAR24 Malaysia Airlines in Northern summer 2025 season intends to launch its second Airbus A330-900neo route, revealed in the week of 24MAR24's OAG schedules update. The A330-900neo aircraft is scheduled to operate Kuala Lumpur – Auckland route from 30MAR25, Kuala Lumpur d

www.aeroroutes.com

I don’t like being pedantic, but there is no such word as ‘upguage’. Try upgrade perhaps? It’s similar to when I read somewhere that an aircraft that had been grounded for technical reasons, was ‘ungrounded’??

 

[JessicaTam]

Upgauge and downgauge are terms used to describe when a planned aircraft is changed to one of different capacity.

 

[Franky]

Upgauge and downgauge are terms used to describe when a planned aircraft is changed to one of different capacity.

Thanks - and ungrounded?

 

[JessicaTam]

Thanks - and ungrounded?

No idea. Silly management term for “flying” perhaps?

 

[kookaburra75]

No idea. Silly management term for “flying” perhaps?

To quote Douglas Adams, flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Would that qualify as 'Ungrounded'?

 

[encryptededdy]

Only a minor upguage I guess. They currently run the 350 and 333 on that route, which are F4C35Y247 and C27Y263 respectively, whereas the new 339 is C28Y269. I suppose it's 7~16 more seats.

 

[FF98]

Do you know if this is only for the MH148/149 route? I have a flight next Jan MEL-KUL MH128!