Hello, my name is Paul Stewart and after accidentally deleting the introduction to this video, I'm filming us again at Sydney International Airport...
Where I am about to fly to Kuala lumper with Malaysia Airlines in their new business class product. Now a month before the flight
the aircraft was upgraded to the new Airbus A350 XWB, which is much newer and more comfortable and has
cool looking wingtips
How cool do they look? They are objectively awesome looking, anyway more footage out of the window later
Let's return to the start of this eight hour journey to Malaysia
I actually managed to capture my aircraft landing into what was a rather drab Sydney day
Once in the terminal I checked in and headed for the Express pass through customs
It's hard to find and it's right next to the Qantas check-in desk. So it might be easier just to look for that
Once I cleared customs, I headed to the Qantas business lounge
Although it was totally packed and they were in the process of clearing the breakfast options. So it wasn't in the great state.
Instead I headed off to watch some planes including my own aircraft once again
Now that Qantas are retiring the 747 in the next two years, I take every opportunity to film them
I think this one was heading up to San Francisco
Eventually it was time to board. There are two business cabins with my seat, 5k, in the forward one.
The seats are in an interesting layout, which I'll attempt to explain
On my side of the aircraft the seats alternate between double seats and singles called 'Thrones'
The middle seats are all doubles and ideal for couples and the other side, or the A side, are all singles and ideal for single
travelers
In my opinion the throne seats are the pick of the bunch due to the ledges which are handy if you fly with as much
junk as I do, yet they're still quite private
Just be aware that the leg recesses are quiet tight if you're trying to sleep. The bulkhead seats and all of the doubles have more legroom
A fruit juice or water was offered, followed by champagne and a cold towel.
Now let's go through this throne seat in more detail, I'll briefly mention the touchscreen
Although I'll talk about the in-flight entertainment after we take off
As you can see, it's quite a good design with heaps of storage space
I particularly like the closed cubby holes as I know my staff won't be thrown around in the case of severe turbulence
There's also a mirror, so I can look at myself if I want to, and I don't, and a spot perfectly sized for my phone
Comment below if you can identify the aircraft and the airline on my wallpaper
There's heaps of seat adjustments including a massage feature, a reading light and below that, a spot for a water bottle
There's a remote, if you don't want to use a touchscreen, and next to that are single touch buttons for your seat adjustments
Now swapping over to the other side is a rather massive ledge and a storage spot
which is much bigger than it looks. I'll surprise you later when I manage to fit in my rather large and unfortunate looking backpack and
I finish off with a leg room which is perfectly fine when you're sitting up, although when the seat is converted flat
it's quite tight down there near your toes.
Here's everything I forgot to film in that single scene. The fold-out table
It really does provide for a perfect work desk if you're traveling in business, to do business!
And there's power plugs including a universal socket and a USB port for smaller devices
Another great feature that some airlines seem to be removing is the overhead air bits
I usually find cabins a little too hot and really appreciate the steady stream of air
Now here's the amenity kit, which I'll be giving away to a subscriber with details of that later in the video
It was a perfectly good kit although no pajamas were offered
And now for some rather smooth camera work as I make my $20 Kmart backpack disappear into the storage space I
I might also mentioned my Instagram and Facebook pages, which are a great source of aviation geekness
Please like and follow me because, being a millennial, my entire self-esteem is built upon likes from people I've never met!
(captain's greeting)
That particular whale was heading off to Dallas and we were off to KL
I'll stop talking so you can enjoy the Rolls-Royce Trent XWBs explode fuel into... ah ... my happiness
So enough of the views out of the window
Although there's more coming as I honestly got some of the best views out of an aircraft ever during this flight
The meal service began with some nuts and a top-up of the champagne, following that with Malaysia Airlines famous, satay
Which tasted fantastic. There's an option of beef, chicken or both and I was incredibly fortunate enough to have got a double serving
Coming up is the rest of the meal service including views out of the window and I'll include the menus at the end of the
video
The view as we were flying over the Australian outback was pretty impressive, and I celebrated that view I had some more dessert one
Malaysian airlines have two bathrooms for business passengers and they are located between both business cabins
Unsurprisingly in an aircraft that was only a few months old, they both felt very clean and fresh
After visiting the loo, it was time to settle down and watch a movie.
The actual hardware is quite impressive with the touchscreen responding well to, well touch, and
It scrolled through the menus quickly. The flight map was pretty cool
Although I do wonder if they were saving cost by not painting the aircraft
Otherwise, it's always a cool view especially as I like to try and identify what I'm flying over. The biggest problem though was the minimal content.
I honestly struggled to find much to watch. Another interesting feature was how the TV programs are all censored
so during scenes of
Dramatic verbal interpersonal conflict, it will just go silent with people seemingly mouthing insults at each other
Anyway, I reclined the seat and did some work on my laptop
Now there are a number of dine anytime options so a few hours later I had some noodles and coffee
It was around this time that the Sun started to set and there were some amazing views out of the windows
Coming up are a number of different views from different seats and some soppy music
After that
I was in a relaxed mood and figured I'd have a nap. Of course the seats fold completely flat
After an hour or two of shut-eye, it was time to prepare for landing
So I had a quick drink of orange juice and mineral water
Following that, a warm towel was bought around to clean up my face and the amazing view continued outside
One major complaint was the fact that their headphones were collected 30 minutes before landing
I'm assuming they're worried about them being stolen, but it's quite annoying as I'd finally found something I wanted to watch. Instead
I was stuck with just my thoughts, which was quite boring
Anywho as always I'm giving away the amenity kit to a subscriber
You've got 30 days from when this video is published to enter and all you need to do is comment below including
#MHamenitykit and you're in the running
Details of the giveaway can be found in the video description below. So to summarise the flight.
Overall, it was pretty good. The seat itself is great
And there's a wide variety of seating options
Depending on what you prefer. The food and drink are all fine and the crew were wonderful
The only significant issue was a lack of content in the in-flight entertainment
The a350 itself is a wonderful aircraft and always a joy to fly in and look out of.
I believe that Malaysian are targeting the Australian market as a route through to Europe and North America and since they're often quite cheaper than the
Usual Qantas, Cathay and Emirates, I think they're a great option
That's about it for me. If you enjoyed the video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more similar videos
Check out my review of Cathay and China Airlines
A350 business class products as well as the Malaysian A 350 first-class product from KL through to London
And don't forget to enter in the amenity kit giveaway. Thanks for watching. See you another time.
And coming up, are the menus