Trip Report : Shanghai (Pudong) - Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines

Flight Details:

Airlines: Malaysia Airlines
Flight : MH389 PVG-KUL
Reg : 9M-MRO
Aircraft : Boeing 777-2H6(ER)
Dep - PVG : 16:05
Arr - KUL : 21:35
Flight time : 5 h 25 m
Distance : 3,712 km or 2,307 miles

Introduction

This trip was undertaken in 2010. This is a return trip from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines.

Full Trip Video: Malaysia Airlines 9M-MRO MH389 PVG-KUL

Do watch the video.

Note: Long video : 18 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSPfJYh9Z50

Getting to Airport

Had hailed a taxi from Pudong to the airport.





Airport Traffic





Getting close to the airport.



Shanghai - Pudong Terminal 2

Reached airport early





Terminal 2

The driver parked by the curb, offloaded the luggage and entered the terminal.



MH Check-in Counter

Check was not open.



MH Board



Tarmac View

Found a place near the counter with airside view.





Air China A340





Shanghai Airlines



Terminal View





Checkin Counters



First Passenger at the MH counter. Soon joined the queue, check-in took about 20 mins.



Tarmac View after Checkin

Once check-in was completed, lighter in weight. Went around the terminal as there was still long time to boarding.





Dragon Air to Hong Kong



Air China's "Purple Peony" Scheme



Checkin Queue



Terminal 2





Entrance to immigration and security



Domestic Boarding



Domestic Section



China Southern dominates this section of the terminal





Terminal 2 View





Information Counter



To Maglev Trains



Flight Schedule

Being expo 2010 in Shanghai, mascot on display





Terminal view

After spending time walking around, it was 15.45 and time to head for the immigration and security.



Schedule closeup





Towards international departures





New Kiosk under construction



Check-in Area





To Immigration



It did not take long for immigration and security.



Terminal 2 Departure Area

After competing the immigration and security, entered the departure area.



Plane Spotting

With about an hour to spare. Plane-spotting as aircraft's arrived and departed Shanghai.

Air New Zealand B777-200



China Eastern Cargo MD-11



China Southern A320



Japan Airlines B767



Malaysian Airlines 9M-MRO arrives to operate MH389 PVG-KUL



Korean Air B777



Dragon Air A330





China Southern B737



Air Macau A321



Lounge Directions



Duty free Shopping



More air-side action





United acquired Continental Airlines, blue colour scheme





United in new colours



United being serviced





Flight Schedule





Airport hotel



Airside Action



Vietnam Airlines in this section of the terminal





Road to Terminal 1



Airside view





Domestic Boarding on lower level



Shanghai Airlines being serviced for domestic flight



Singapore Airlines arrives



Heading back to the gate





Airside view



Eva Cargo



American Airlines B777 arrives



American being serviced



Tail view



Qatar Airways A7-BAG B777





Emirates B777





Nose view



Singapore boarding gate



Emirates boarding gate



View of terminal before boarding.



Boarding Check

Soon boarding was called. Boarding pass and passport being checked.



Malaysian Airlines ready for boarding



Tail view of 9M-MRO



Boarding through Aerobridge



Emirates to Dubai





Side view



Crew waiting to welcome onboard



Business Class



Economy Class



Window View

Once settled in seat view of the outside





Preparing for departure



Common Display



Bags being loaded



Seat view



Flight map



Ready for pushback

After passengers had boarded, it was time for pushback.



Airside view during taxi



Taxi to runway



Holding Point



Take off

Watch video for pushback, takeoff, cabin view and landing .

Climbing





Evening as flight departed Shanghai



Cabin View



Flight Information



Flight map





Seat



Seat pocket material



Safety Card



Front



Back



Inflight Magazine

Lets loose and peace in one frame...



Malaysian Fleet Information



Refreshments

Salted peanuts



With Orange juice



With Beer



Window view





Getting dark





as the sun sets..





Headphones



Flight information





more information...





Flight route



Entertainment on the screen



Dinner packaging

Cabin service was commenced around 3 hrs into the flight. Option was fish with noodles or chicken with rice. Fish was so so and oily, but the chicken teriyaki was good.



Dinner - Fish with noodles



Dinner - Teriyaki Chicken



Closer to Vietnam



Seat Recline



Cabin View

After dinner had a walk to the toilet, view of the cabin.





more view...





Flight Information

It was time to relax before landing in KL.





more view..





Cabin darkened for landing



Approaching the runway

Watch video for landing.





VIdeo played with advert for Visit Malaysia campaign



Flying MH



Disembarkation



9M-MRO @ gate



Departure Schedule



Satellite Terminal



People Mover getting renovated



Heading towards bus for Main Terminal Building(MTB)





Taken from Bus



Main Terminal Building (MTB)

Passengers heading for immigration.



DutyFree Shops in Departure area

Since was transiting with flight to Singapore in an hours, went to the departure area of the MTB.



Hope you enjoyed the trip, Thanks for reading.

End of Trip



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9M-MRO, isn't that the aircraft that went missing in 2014?

I guess having flown on an aircraft now presumed crashed, is indeed quite rare.

Why is it rare? Because the plane crashed? I mean that thing was flying for more than a decade, so you know, millions flew on it. It's not rare. It's clickbait.

OA940 wrote:

Why is it rare? Because the plane crashed? I mean that thing was flying for more than a decade, so you know, millions flew on it. It's not rare. It's clickbait.

First class and business class is on many planes and the same fly everyday. So whats special to report.

Similar to comfortable flight, missed connections, delayed flights, whats the big deal happens everyday to hundreds of passengers.

This is a rare report for me to document, my experience on a flight that will not fly again. Hence its rare.

Thanks for your comment.

OA940 wrote:

Why is it rare? Because the plane crashed? I mean that thing was flying for more than a decade, so you know, millions flew on it. It's not rare. It's clickbait.

Are there many other trip reports on this website about an aircraft that a few years later went missing and is yet to be discovered? No, it's quite... rare.

Count me among those who find this amazing. It's not the first trip report I have read about an aircraft which later crashed, but it is the first one I have read about 9M-MRO and the sad legacy of that fateful flight. Although this was about four years before it went missing, it probably looked very similar inside the cabin. I've flown on B777s many times, and it always amazes me how such a large aircraft could just disappear - but then the ocean is even more vast and there are parts of this world we have never explored.

A very comprehensive TR too, I might add. Lots of photos, you didn't skimp there! Well done!

OA940 wrote:

Why is it rare? Because the plane crashed? I mean that thing was flying for more than a decade, so you know, millions flew on it. It's not rare. It's clickbait.

I can’t seem to find a lot of reports from aircraft that crashed. I’m sure that out of the millions of people that airplane flew, only a fraction of them cared enough to note the registration or were aviation enthusiasts. This is actually pretty cool, though in hind sight, to see a report of an airplane that would disappear a few years later and see the interior and everything.

Great trip report, very detailed with all the pictures!

345tas wrote:

OA940 wrote:

Why is it rare? Because the plane crashed? I mean that thing was flying for more than a decade, so you know, millions flew on it. It's not rare. It's clickbait.

Are there many other trip reports on this website about an aircraft that a few years later went missing and is yet to be discovered? No, it's quite... rare.

richierich wrote:

Count me among those who find this amazing. It's not the first trip report I have read about an aircraft which later crashed, but it is the first one I have read about 9M-MRO and the sad legacy of that fateful flight. Although this was about four years before it went missing, it probably looked very similar inside the cabin. I've flown on B777s many times, and it always amazes me how such a large aircraft could just disappear - but then the ocean is even more vast and there are parts of this world we have never explored.

A very comprehensive TR too, I might add. Lots of photos, you didn't skimp there! Well done!

jeffh747 wrote:

OA940 wrote:

Why is it rare? Because the plane crashed? I mean that thing was flying for more than a decade, so you know, millions flew on it. It's not rare. It's clickbait.

I can’t seem to find a lot of reports from aircraft that crashed. I’m sure that out of the millions of people that airplane flew, only a fraction of them cared enough to note the registration or were aviation enthusiasts. This is actually pretty cool, though in hind sight, to see a report of an airplane that would disappear a few years later and see the interior and everything.

Great trip report, very detailed with all the pictures!

I'm sharing the report so that the photos and video remain permanently on the internet.

I have tried to be as detailed as I could, knowing this will never fly. Thanks for the comments.