No check in luggage on Malaysia airline flights to Europe. Wise move or not?

[joyvee]

According to ABC just in news Malaysia airlines is limiting passengers to 7 kgs hand luggage in Y and 14 kgs in Business.
Due to strong winds and longer flight routes.

Is this a good marketing strategy during European winter?
Also said checked in luggage could be carried separately.

Maybe it is an advertising gimmick? Sounds counter productive to me.

 

[kpc]

http://www.australianfrequentflyer..../mh-allegedly-bans-checked-baggage-73142.html

 

[Spongbob]

This is another reason why flying with MH is undesirable - luck does not seem to with this airline.

 

[anat0l]

This is another reason why flying with MH is undesirable - luck does not seem to with this airline.

Luck has nothing to do with this. Either someone hasn't paid up, or this is the idea befitting of a moron who should be paying an exorbitance for his life support.


The only other plausible theories are that there is a genuine threat (terrorist) against Malaysia Airlines. That may be unfortunate, but there must have been a better way to manage the longer flight path implications rather than the suggestion here. This cannot have been the only viable - let alone, economically viable - option. I can understand that a stopover would likely not have been a satisfactory option, but still.


I think this thread should be merged into the longer, first mainline one...