Years later when we're watching Air Crash Investigations, will they cite this incident as one of the factors leading to the demise of MH as the entity it currently is?
I certainly hope not. MAS are an excellent airline and with this appearing to being no fault of theirs I am feeling very sad for their loss and all the Australians onboard.
Ray, agreed. If this is confirmed to be an act of terrorism it could've happened to any carrier. But of course cue the next rising tide of accusations against MH that it was all their fault.
+1 They have certainly done it tough in 2014 with loss of souls. I travelled on them little over 2 weeks ago and they were fantastic in all criteria. RIP to those on board MH17 Boeing 777-200ER (9M-MRD) :(
+1 They have certainly done it tough in 2014 with loss of souls. I travelled on them little over 2 weeks ago and they were fantastic in all criteria. RIP to those on board MH17 Boeing 777-200ER (9M-MRD) :(
These events will substaintially damage the MAS brand, they'll lose a lot of money... but I think it's also likely the Malaysian government will support them and they will eventually come out ok. All the news is really quite devastating though a lot of lives will be affected
Unfortunately many people who don't understand that there were many aircraft from many airlines at the time of the incident will no longer book MH or will cancel their upcoming MH flights.
I believe the airline will survive as it's government backed. Its a great Airline, flown with them many times, will fly with them again if I need to.
Almost all of us who have flown to to/from Europe have transited the exact air corridor the incident happened. Horrible coincidence that it was a MH plane.
Fair to say at this early stage the Russians have alot of blood on their hands.
Firstly my heart goes out to the the relative's of the dead on MH 17.but this is going to effect MH bookings in the future even though this was beyond their control people will vote with their feet.MH is already bleeding financially ,I hope it does not kill the airline off as MH is a great airline to fligh with.
Friend of mine who is a travel agent has apparently already had many people calling this morning asking to change/cancel their MH and even KLM bookings. I guess because it was a KLM codeshare some people must think that's a bad omen too.
Undoubtedly this is a tragic turn of events, but I believe the sensible flyer will recognise that this is no fault of MH - in fact, neither MH370 nor MH17 is of their own doing, rather it is sheer bad luck - and will continue to value their excellent product and service once the last door has been closed and armed, but among us on this forum I think we can agree that the 'sensible flyer' does not constitute much of a majority of the flying public, the vast majority of whom are easily given to more basic instincts like cheap flights and mass hysteria.
As far as MH the airline goes, its reputation and business will take a massive hit (too soon?), but I think they will survive once the hysteria dies down - or at least I hope they will, given I have family booked on their SYD and AKL flights later this year.
TheRealBabushka
TheRealBabushka
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MH going concern?
Years later when we're watching Air Crash Investigations, will they cite this incident as one of the factors leading to the demise of MH as the entity it currently is?
Your thoughts?
raymac
raymac
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I certainly hope not. MAS are an excellent airline and with this appearing to being no fault of theirs I am feeling very sad for their loss and all the Australians onboard.
TheRealBabushka
TheRealBabushka
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Absolutely! But will the general public vote with their feet?
I already know many who have reservations about flying them due to the unsolved nature of the Beijing flight.
Hugo
Hugo
Member since 12 Jun 2013
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Sensible people won't. But there's a lot of superstitious people in certain countries. So, who knows?
eminere
eminere
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Ray, agreed. If this is confirmed to be an act of terrorism it could've happened to any carrier. But of course cue the next rising tide of accusations against MH that it was all their fault.
QF015
QF015
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+1 They have certainly done it tough in 2014 with loss of souls. I travelled on them little over 2 weeks ago and they were fantastic in all criteria. RIP to those on board MH17 Boeing 777-200ER (9M-MRD) :(
QF015
QF015
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+1 They have certainly done it tough in 2014 with loss of souls. I travelled on them little over 2 weeks ago and they were fantastic in all criteria. RIP to those on board MH17 Boeing 777-200ER (9M-MRD) :(
FrequentFlyer
FrequentFlyer
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
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These events will substaintially damage the MAS brand, they'll lose a lot of money... but I think it's also likely the Malaysian government will support them and they will eventually come out ok. All the news is really quite devastating though a lot of lives will be affected
Gian
Gian
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Member since 26 Mar 2014
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Unfortunately many people who don't understand that there were many aircraft from many airlines at the time of the incident will no longer book MH or will cancel their upcoming MH flights.
I believe the airline will survive as it's government backed. Its a great Airline, flown with them many times, will fly with them again if I need to.
Almost all of us who have flown to to/from Europe have transited the exact air corridor the incident happened. Horrible coincidence that it was a MH plane.
Fair to say at this early stage the Russians have alot of blood on their hands.
RIP to all on board.
Merc25
Merc25
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 29 Jun 2013
Total posts 317
Firstly my heart goes out to the the relative's of the dead on MH 17.but this is going to effect MH bookings in the future even though this was beyond their control people will vote with their feet.MH is already bleeding financially ,I hope it does not kill the airline off as MH is a great airline to fligh with.
hutch
hutch
Member since 07 Oct 2012
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I hope not... but they were already struggling before these two incidents... which at least one and maybe two, aren't their entire fault.
hutch
hutch
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Condolences to the loved ones of the victims. I hope you are helped through this though time.
hutch
hutch
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*tough time*
Gian
Gian
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Friend of mine who is a travel agent has apparently already had many people calling this morning asking to change/cancel their MH and even KLM bookings. I guess because it was a KLM codeshare some people must think that's a bad omen too.
watson374
watson374
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 17 Aug 2012
Total posts 1,285
Undoubtedly this is a tragic turn of events, but I believe the sensible flyer will recognise that this is no fault of MH - in fact, neither MH370 nor MH17 is of their own doing, rather it is sheer bad luck - and will continue to value their excellent product and service once the last door has been closed and armed, but among us on this forum I think we can agree that the 'sensible flyer' does not constitute much of a majority of the flying public, the vast majority of whom are easily given to more basic instincts like cheap flights and mass hysteria.
As far as MH the airline goes, its reputation and business will take a massive hit (too soon?), but I think they will survive once the hysteria dies down - or at least I hope they will, given I have family booked on their SYD and AKL flights later this year.