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Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – MH611 Kuala Lumpur to Singapore Changi (Economy Class)

05/10/2017 by Kevincm

MH611 Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Singapore Changi (Economy Class)
Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

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Contents

  • Seriously – Take a holiday!
  • Morning Manoeuvres in the dark, Terminal 5 and Galleries South
  • BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe)
  • Exploring Stockholm on the cheap (Travel Plus!) 
  • Back to Arlanda, Stockholm Arlanda Lounge
  • QR168 Stockholm Arlanda to Doha (Hamad International Airport) – (Business Class)
  • Six Hours in at Al Mourjan Doha’s Lounge
  • QR944 Doha – Singapore Changi International (Business Class)
  • Intercontinental Singapore
  • Exploring Singapore by boat
  • From the Top of the Marina Sands
  • Back to Changi T2, SATS Lounge 
  • MH624 Singapore to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
  • Into KL, Holiday Inn Express KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
  • Adventures in KL
  • KL Tower (or yes, Kevin is in yet another tall building)
  • Back to KLIA
  • MH611 Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Singapore Changi
  • Exploring Singapore again with a tweep
  • Back to Premium, dnata lounge, Singapore T3
  • QR947 Singapore Changi to Doha (Business Class)
  • A Dash through Doha…
  • QR169 Doha – Stockholm Arlanda (Business Class)
  • From Premium to Economy featuring the Aurora Lounge
  • BA777 Stockholm Arlanda to London Heathrow
  • To have flown, To Wait…
  • I need another break…

MH611 Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Singapore Changi 
Malaysia Airlines, Boeing 737-800, Seat 7F, Economy Class
185 miles flown, 0TP Earned, 0 Avios Earned (Tickets not in qualifying fares).

I headed down the jetway, and was welcomed aboard. As usual, I turned right and filed past the four rows of business class seats, and onto economy class.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Business Class.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Economy Class.

If you want a full tour of the seat, head to my previous review of Malaysia Airlines – suffice to say the same product as I had before – with a seat back screen, power at seat and IFE.

Things that British Airways can’t be bothered to install in their birds.

MH611 KL to Singapore
IFE System and USB power sockets

MH611 KL to Singapore
Legroom – a lot more passable in row 7 than row 10.

MH611 KL to Singapore
It goes without saying that Boeing Sky Interior is fitted on these planes.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Yada yada yada air vents that look like propellers. Check the previous segments 😉

Boarding was completed swiftly, with push-back occurring in good time. And at that point, the safety video played.

MH611 KL to Singapore

Malindo Air 737
Malindo Boeing 737-900 awaiting push-back…

Malindo Air 737
And off it goes!

As our plane pushed back, I checked the safety card. Because – you’ll never know when you’ll need it

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Safety first. 

With that, our plane pushed back and begun a grand tour of KLIA

Biman Banglashes Boeing 777-200
Biman Bangladesh Boeing 777-200ER.

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300
Maylasia Airlines Airbus A330-300

Malayisa Airlines Airbus A380
These will become a rare sight in Malaysia Airlines livery soon when the A380s are transferred to the proposed Hajj operation.

Batik Air and Emirates
Malindo Boeing 737 in a hybrid livery (it looks a bit like Batik Air), and an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER.

Soon, our 737-800 lined up on the taxiway as we waited for other traffic to take off.


Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800

Malayisa Airlines Boeing 737 Special
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 in Negaraku – Celebrating 60 years of Malaysia.

After a short wait, our plane turned to the runway, and MH611 barrelled down the runway.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Climbing out 

The cabin curtains were drawn, and soon it was time for service to commence.

MH611 KL to Singapore
No more gazing into the premium seats! 

Service began with an initial offering of Peanuts and Orange Juice.

MH611 KL to Singapore

I asked for water too (which was happily offered… and a second packet of peanuts).

MH611 KL to Singapore

Hey – never argue over free snacks (they made a nice snack between Stockholm and Heathrow…).

Meanwhile, I looked out at the views below as I nibbled on nuts.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Maersk Line container ship 

MH611 KL to Singapore
Gotta love a good winglet. Especially those airlines who can be bothered to paint their winglets.

Whilst the seat pitch was passable for me… for those using larger laptops, it was more… challenging.

MH611 KL to Singapore
8/10 for effort… 6/10 for style… 0/10 for practicality (although I would be guilty as anyone for doing this on a plane – although a 12″ laptop works a lot better for this purpose.

Meanwhile outside, nature and the outside world was unfurling its wonders

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The plane begun manoeuvring as it passed Singapore, before turning back for the island nation

MH611 KL to Singapore
Who else is concerned the plane is larger than the island?

Soon the plane lined up for Singapore Changi. The cabin was cleared down and prepared for landing.

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With a bump, MH611 landed at Singapore Changi Airport – ending this one hour flight. Not that I was shooting with the phone and the DSLR at all..

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MH611 KL to Singapore
Scoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner.


Tiger Air A320 and Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 

MH611 taxied around, passing different planes on the way as it hunted for a gate at Changi.

Singapore Airlines A380
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 having some engine work done…

Singapore Airlines A380
And on that side too

Eventually, MH611 found a gate and parked up.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Thank you Malaysia Airlines.

Unlike the previous segment, everyone remained seated until the seatbelt sign was extinguished. Which was nice to see.

I thanked the crew and headed off the plane, and back to the welcoming carpeted jetways of Singapore Changi.

MH611 KL to Singapore
Thank you!


Back into carpet land.

Overall: Again, a well delivered and executed short haul service. Whilst one could say “You don’t need a snack and drink on a sub one hour flight”, the fact the airline can still offer this, whilst maintaining friendliness as well as offering a superior in-flight product, I’ll keep an eye on Malaysia Airlines in the future if my travels call for me to go towards destinations in Malaysia… and beyond.

Next: Heading back into Central Singapore and exploring with a tweep.


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