Kuala Lumpur International Airport – London Heathrow International Airport
Malaysia Airlines
MH 004
Airbus A380-800 (9M-MNA)
Seat 9A
Business Class
0950 – 1635H
Duration: approx. 13hr 35min
1 Oct 2016
The opportunity to take a long (really long) holiday doesn’t come about very often. As it so happens, it came for me so I decided to use these few months to base myself in Asia to make several short hops to my usual haunts in the region. For those who have followed my previous trip reports, these have been covered via countless reports on so many different airlines.
However, one trip stood out from all these regional flights this time. My first trip to the UK, my first time on the Airbus A380, experiencing MH’s sole remaining long haul flight to their one and only destination in Europe. It was a bitter sweet moment as far as I was concerned. While I was getting damp with excitement between my nether regions finally getting my butt onto this gigantic aircraft, I also knew this was probably the last time I’d get to experience one with MH as they are slated to be replaced by A350s by 2018.
Hey, whatever the airline needs to do to survive I suppose.
This trip will begin at the exquisite Golden Lounge in KLIA. I chose a morning flight to arrive in London in the late afternoon, hoping to avoid jet lag in the process. The lounge was very surprisingly un-crowded when I arrived. Facilities are very well appointed and the abundance of space always much appreciated. I happily chomped down a light brekky of mushrooms, fried eggs, and chicken curry with a splatter of marinara sauce. Go figure, there was no pasta to go with the latter.
Intentionally keeping my gastro-escapades light, I did intend to feed myself later in flight to keep myself awake.
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