Malaysia Airlines Delays/Cancellations

The Saturday 12 December KUL-origin MH123 has been an even worse timekeeper than the Friday one the day before, with the current flight taking off at 0550 this morning (Sunday 13) despite departure scheduled for 2330; arrival in SYD will be at 1630 rather than 1045 with no doubt some tired and grumpy passengers. A333 9M-MTO is operating the flight. MH122 back to KUL was scheduled originally at 1530, already 10 minutes ago, but this has become 1745.

Combining the above couple of posts there is quite a bit of very bad late running occurring with MH's Australian sectors despite it fairly recently having scaled back frequencies.

However in its favour the airline has not had any 12 hour delays as has QF with its A333s in the last couple of days.

UPDATE: The Sunday evening arrival in SYD (13 December), MH141, had not taken off from KUL until 1033 despite an 0900 timetabled pushback from the gate, so it is expected to be 50 minutes late into SYD at 2105, with 9M-MTH the aircraft. As MH140 back to KUL is the 2155 hours departure, it will be at least 15 minutes late departing.

MH129, the 1015 13 December KUL - MEL (A333 9M-MTB) took off at 1311 and instead of being in the Victorian capital at 2110 will now arrive at 2324. AS MH128 is due out at 0045 on Monday 14 December, it should just be on time departing (assuming all goes well).

The last couple of days indicate that there is a problem with MH in KUL. So many flights are significantly late. Lower fuel prices must be helping, but so far there is not any indication that MH has returned to profitability. We'll have to see if Mr Mueller can turn it around or whether that turns out not to be the case.
 
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MH135, the 2135 hours Sunday 13 December KUL to DRW (B738 9M-MXQ) took off late at 2310 and should arrive at 0533, 73 minutes late. As it is timetabled to depart at 0505 back to KUL, it will be at least an hour late returning.

MH149 (KUL - MEL) is also late, with A333 9M-MTF now due in at 1015, 90 minutes behind time.

What is going on in KUL? It is unlikely to be Indonesian forest fires as the media publicity about these has (no pun intended) died down. There must be major problems with the renamed MH given that so many Oz flights are late - and not just by 15 or 20 minutes.
 
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The daytime KUL - MEL, MH129 is again hugely late, this time with 9M-MTG. It will arrive in MEL on 15 December at 2333 not 2110 hours: there sure are chronic delays out of KUL.
 
MH124, the 1630 hours 15 December from PER to KUL did not take off until 1754 with the aircraft 9M-MTM, an A333. Arrival should be at 2325 instead of 2200.
 
MH128, the 2110 hours evening 16 December MEL arrival will not arrive until 2251 hours. This should not delay the outbound given the relatively lengthy turnaround.
 
The 2155 hours Sunday 20 December MH140 did not take off from SYD until 2242 tonight (A333 9M-MTM) but will pick up time en route to KUL for a forecast 0333 'small hours' arrival, only 13 minutes late.
 
MH141, the 0900 hours from KUL to SYD on Monday 21 December took off at 1039 and should arrive 57 minutes late at 2112 tonight. A333 9M-MTL is operating the flight.
 
MH123, the 2330 hours Wednesday 23 December KUL to SYD took off at 0131 on 24 December and with 9M-MTB (A333) doing the honours will be in SYD at about 1220 today, approximately 95 minutes behind time. As the return MH122 is timetabeld ex SYD at 1530 this afternoon, it should be unaffected.

The reduction in MH's flying to Oz is quite stark when compared to the likes of SQ as the latter is again on a bit of an upwards path in respect of weekly flights to and from Australia.
 
In the last few days, MH's punctuality into and ex Oz has been better, but today 9M-MTL (A333) on MH136, the 0930 ADL - KUL did not take off until 1025, 55 minutes after its scheduled pushback at 0930, so it will arrive in KUL about 35 minutes late at 1505.
 
MH139, the 2220 hours Thursday 7 January KUL to ADL is about 50 minutes late, arriving at about 0945 on Friday 8 with aircraft 9M-MTA, the usual A333.
 
MH136, the 0930 hours Sunday 10 January from ADL to KUL (A333 9M-MTK) did not take off until 1059 and so will arrive at about 1545, 75 minutes late.
 
Day flight MH141 from KUL on Wednesday 13 January took off at 1024, 84 minutes after its departure time so SR arrival should be at 2105, 50 minutes late with A333 9M-MTH undertaking the task.
 
MH149, the scheduled 0845 hours arrival in MEL on Thursday 17 March (ex KUL on Wednesday evening) is about half an hour late (A333 9M-MTH.)

MH123, the Wednesday 16 2330 departure ex KUL did not take off until 0132 this morning (Thursday 17) but should soon be in SYD at roughly 1232 compared with its timetabled arrival of 1045 hours. Aircraft is A333 9M-MTN.
 
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MH144 from DRW to KUL must be one of this controversial airline's more low key flights. On Saturday 21 May it was airborne at 0544 compared with its departure time of 0505; arrival is expected at about 0930, 65 minutes late with the aircraft being B738 9M-MXL.
 
The 2150 hours Thursday 26 May MH149 from KUL did not take off until 2314 hours. It should arrive MEL at about 0835, 50 minutes late. A330 9M-MTM is the aircraft. As MH148 is not timetabled to depart from MEL until 1405 this afternoon, it ought not be late, touch wood.
 
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On Friday 3 June, MH129, the 1030 KUL - MEL was not airborne until 1245 so unsurprisingly is likely to arrive at the MEL terminal at about 2227 hours, 122 minutes behind time, with the aircraft 9M-MTK, the usual A333. As the return flight MH128 does not depart until 0005, it should not be delayed - touch wood.
 
On Sunday 5 June, a day of constant rain and a 30 hour period in which 150mm fell at Sydney Airport in 30 hours, MH140, the 2140 hours SYD to KUL took off at 2240, about 40 minutes late. 9M-MTI is the usual A333. Departure was to the west on runway 25 which is uncommon.
 
On Tuesday 7 June 2016, A333 9M-MTO on the 0920 hours KUL - PER took off at 1041 and hence should arrive in the Sandgroper capital at about 1545 hours, 55 minutes late.
 
The Tuesday 14 June 1016 MH148 (1405 hours MEL - KUL) was airborne at 1451. 9M-MTI (A333, as usual) should arrive at about 2118, 38 minutes late.
 

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