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Bayar Economy tapi FLY Business Class? How come??

Salam and selamat petang untuk traveller. Mintak ampun minta maap… Kali ni saya kembali dgn nak share pasal airlines pulak.

Ramai diantara kita yg tau brand airlines seperti Air Asia dan MAS sahaja kan? (Tak semua, tp bilangan tu ramai). Malah yg sedihnya, ada yg rasa Air Asia tu jauh lg murah, walau kadang2 airlines lain bole beat the price dgn luggage 20-30kg, makan minum disedia dan entertainment on board for free!

Royal Jordanian A330
Royal Jordanian A330
Qatar Airways Singapore Check in counter
Qatar Airways Singapore Check in counter
Qatar Airways Jakarta Check in Counter
Qatar Airways Jakarta Check in Counter
Qatar Business Class Check in at Phuket Airport
Qatar Business Class Check in at Phuket Airport
Qatar Business Class Check in at KLIA
Qatar Business Class Check in at KLIA
Qatar check in counter HKT
Qatar check in counter HKT
Royal Brunei KUL
Royal Brunei KUL
Qatar Business Class Check in at Changi Airport
Qatar Business Class Check in at Changi Airport

Ok, tanpa berceloteh panjang, saya nak share mcmana nak fly dgn airlines lain (full service airlines) dengan harapan untuk free upgrade or pay less for business class cabin. 

Qatar Business Class Cabin HKT-KUL
Qatar Business Class Cabin HKT-KUL
Qatar Seat
Qatar Seat
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways
Royal Jordanian BKK-KUL
Royal Jordanian BKK-KUL
Royal Jordanian KUL-BKK
Royal Jordanian KUL-BKK
Qatar SIN-DPS
Qatar SIN-DPS
Royal Brunei Business Class Cabin
Royal Brunei Business Class Cabin

Saya penah diupgrade untuk beberapa airlines lebih 10 kali sepanjang hidup saya kalo tak silap. Dgn membayar ticket economy, tapi saya mampu merasa business class cabin.

Situation upgrade:

1) Upgrade melalui online service. Bole surf to this website www.optiontown.com . Dengan website ni, kita bole upgrade ticket economy to bis class ticket dgn bayaran yg minima. Jika dulu, MAS ada join UTO, tp skrg hanya bbrp airlines sahaja spt Vietnam Airlines, Air Asia etc. Saya penah tambah RM110 je utk merasa bis class MAS. Jimat, bukan?

2) Upgrade using frequent traveller cards such as Enrich, Skyward, Qmiles, Royal Skies etc. hanya tolak point

3) Request dgn check in counter. Untuk teknik ni, here the tips:

A) pakai mcm business man
B) confident utk request
C) mention u r frequent traveller
D) request utk flight yg x byk org dlm bisness class cabin cth, MAS ke London waktu pagi, Emirates ke Dubai waktu pagi.

4) kalo x lepas request di kaunter, bole request dlm kabin dgn Senior Flight Officer (SFO) or senang cite ketua pramugari. Ada yang berbayar, tapi please request for free. Teknik ni kene guna PR skills yg tinggi dan confident level yg 100%.

5) kalo kenal ngan pilot, bole minta trus ngan pilot… Hahahha… Ini yg paling ‘dajal’.

So, benefit utk business class:

1) luggage lebih 10kg
2) priority baggage claim
3) priority immigration clearance

Royal Brunei Premium Lane for Business Class pasangger
Royal Brunei Premium Lane for Business Class pasangger

4) dot mkn free, mandi, minum2, urut2 dlm lounge

SATS Lounge at CGK
SATS Lounge at CGK
Thai Airways Lounge BKK
Thai Airways Lounge BKK
Malaysia Airlines Lounge KUL
Malaysia Airlines Lounge KUL
SATS Airport loung
SATS Airport lounge
Changi Airport Loung
Changi Airport Lounge
Coral Lounge at HKT
Coral Lounge at HKT
Massage inside SATS Changi
Massage inside SATS Changi

5) welcome drink with hot n cold towel

Qatar welcome drink
Qatar welcome drink
Welcome drink by Royal Jordanian
Welcome drink by Royal Jordanian
Hot towel by Qatar
Hot towel by Qatar

6) makan hidang dgn pilihan menu

Meal KUL-BKK Royal Jordanian
Meal KUL-BKK Royal Jordanian
In flight Menu by Royal Jordanian
In flight Menu by Royal Jordanian
Infilight meal by Royal Jordanian KUL-BKK
Infilight meal by Royal Jordanian KUL-BKK
Infilight meal by Royal Jordanian KUL-BKK
Infilight meal by Royal Jordanian KUL-BKK
Royal Jordanian business cabin
Royal Jordanian business cabin
Inflight menu Qatar Business Class
Inflight menu Qatar Business Class
Qatar inflight meals
Qatar inflight meals

7) amenities
8) priority boarding

Boarding Pass for Qatar Airways
Boarding Pass for Qatar Airways

9) best treatment onboard by crew
10) sleeping flat bed

Flat Bed by Royal Jordanian
Flat Bed by Royal Jordanian
Qatar Airways Business Class Cabin
Qatar Airways Business Class Cabin
Qatar Business Class Cabin
Qatar Business Class Cabin

Kalo PR level tahap si kancil, bole je beli direct dr website… X selalunya mahal… Penah ticket bis MAS ke Bangkok and Phuket lg murah dr eco. Begitu juga Royal Jordanian.

Qatar pulak selalu buat promo buy 1 free 1. And skrg Qatar buat promo discount RM650 utk bis class ticket.. Cuba la fly ke Phuket dgn Qatar bis class.

Selalu la usha web airlines. Sy penah dpt promo.. Closing route Qatar Singapore-Jakarta and opening route Singapore-Bali dengan harga lagi murah dari eco singapore airlines.

Nak fly? Tapi tak tahu nak pilih airlines mana? Nak Transit kat mana? Here you go!!!!

Hi.. Salam rakan Traveller sekalian… Kali ni sy nak share pulak berkaitan pemilihan airlines dan pemilihan airport.

Ramai yg tdk tahu bahawa airlines dan airport juga ada ranking bintang nya tersendiri bukan. Saya harap lepas sy share benda ni xde la yg merungut apabila naik 3 star airlines, tp nak service mcm 5 star..

Antara syarikat penerbangan bertaraf lima bintang ialah:

1) Malaysia Airlines (under review)
2) Singapore Airlines
3) Qatar Airways
4) Asiana Airlines
5) All Nippon Airways
6) Hainan Airlines

Biasanya service ground handling, call centre, in flight service, amenities and lounge service 5 star airlines ni tip top la sikit..walau kadang2 rasa juga ke’taik’an dia tu.

Tutup cite pasal airlines 5 bintang, kita sambung pulak pemilihan tempat transit.

a) Singapore airlines = Singapore
b) Thai Airways = Bangkok
c) Emirates = Dubai
d) Etihad = Abu Dhabi
e) Qatar = Doha
f) Turkish airlines = Istanbul
g) ANA and JAL = Narita
h) Air astana = Almaty

And byk la lagi, Korean Air, British Airways, Oman Air…bla bla bla.

So, lepas ni, check la dulu kat mana korang kene transit…nanti xde la mati kutu kalo transit kat airport entah apa2.. Hehehe

Antara airport bertaraf lima bintang pula:

1) Changi, Singapore
2) Hong Kong
3) Incheon, Seoul

Airport 5 star ada provide byk amenities, seperti lounge yg byk, kerusi tido, swimming pool pun ada, ada wayang free, powder room n mcm2 lg la… So, backpackers nak tido pon selesa… Siap ada carpet lg… Nak mandi senang, ada shower… X mcm Airport yang tak five star. Kosong! KLIA Airport 4 star je….

World best airport shopping: 

1) Heathrow
2) Dubai
3) Amsterdam
4) Changi
5) Hong kong

World airport dining:

1) Munich
2) Hong Kong
3) Incheon
4) Amsterdam
5) Changi

Itu saja kot…. Haaa sblm saya akhiri, satu lg sy nak share… World best airport transit:

1) Incheon
2) Changi
3) Hong Kong
4) Amsterdam
5) Narita

Sekian. Sumber, skytax 2013

Source:

http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2014/Airline2014_top20.htm

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