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  • News: Malaysia Airlines to give A380 services to Hong Kong

    Malaysia Airlines will commence an everyday Airbus A380 service at the Kuala Lumpur – Hong Kong route effective May 1ST 2013, offering UK passengers a regular A380 connection from London Heathrow through to Hong Kong.

    The 494-seater super jumbo would be replacing one of the vital current B737-800 double daily services in this route.

    Flight MH72 from Kuala Lumpur will now depart at 09.15 and arrive in Hong Kong at 13.05, while MH73 from Hong Kong leaves at 14.45 and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 18.25.

    Hong Kong stands out as the national carrier’s third A380 destination after London and Paris.

    The growing A380 fleet offers Malaysia Airlines’ passengers a premium service at the latest and most spacious aircraft within the skies.

    Some 420 economy class seats comprise 350 at the main deck and 70 at the upper deck.

    The forward recline seats come equipped with individual PED power supply, USB port and 10.6 inches in-flight entertainment touch screen.

    A further 66 Business Class seats at the upper deck each include individual 17-inch in-flight entertainment screen, the most important of Malaysia Airlines’ fleet.

    Personal items stowage is accessible on each seat along side 115VAC PED power supply and USB port and services including ‘Chef on Call’ now available for A380 business class passengers.

    With the A380 replacing the B737-800, Malaysia Airlines can also be introducing Top quality travel in this route.

    The super jumbo has eight Top notch seats at the main deck, which converts right into a flat bed of 87 inches in length and a width of 40 inches, making it the widest First-class seat within the skies.

    Each seat has a person 23-inch in-flight entertainment screen with personal closet and stowage for coat, luggage, laptop and private belongings.

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  • News: The Taste of Travel Theatre serves fine dining at 30,000 feet

    The highly popular Taste of Travel Theatre wooed visitors at the opening day of this year’s World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo in Hamburg with top chef Gerard Bertholon displaying his culinary skills along with wine connoisseur Duncan Brown of Concha y Toro offering advice on serving the proper form of wines within the cabin.

    The Taste of Travel Theatre opened with Gerard Bertholon, Chief Strategy Officer and Bhasker Raghav, Business Development Manager from Cuisine Solutions, presenting three delicious dishes, two of which might be currently being served by airlines. Modern culinary methods deliver quality food by enhancing flavour through cooking processes akin to sous-vide, which was explained in greater detail during Gerard Bertholon’s preparation of “Amazon Cod” and “72 hours Short Rib”.

    For over five years, the Brazilian government was supporting sustainable fish farms within the Amazonian Forest to encourage and retain indigenous culture through economic investment. This actual fish has chunky flesh, which when cooked within the sous-vide method, concentrates delicious flavours. After refrigeration, the fish is ready and seasoned, placed and vacuum sealed in a pouch after which cooked in an exact and coffee-temperature water bath. United is currently serving “Amazon Cod” to its first and business class passengers.

    “72 hours Short Rib” would be served in the course of the next six months to first and business class passengers on Hawaiian Airlines. Using a similar sous-vide process, the beef is cooked for 72 hours ensuring perfect consistency both inside and outside, that’s both safer and tastier for passengers.

    The stage was then handed over to Duncan Brown of Concha y Toro, partners to Ratcliffe & Brown, who explained find out how to get the proper from wines in a pressurised cabin, where a passenger’s sense of smell and taste are plagued by loads of factors including altitude, dehydration and ambient noise. As mild and gentle flavours lose out, Andrew described how grapes grown in a hot climate akin to Chile can step on top of things, with visitors then tasting numerous Chilean wines to illustrate the manner and selection of grape available.

    “There isn’t any doubt that flying within the air impacts negatively on our perception of flavour with as much as a 30 percent loss. With regards to wine, airlines should select the wines that best catch up on this specific lack of flavour within the air. Wines with stronger flavours, ripe fruits and balancing acidity are the most well liked styles to serve in a cabin environment,” said Duncan Brown.

  • Focus: FORMIA & Air Astana take Medium Haul Luxury to New Heights

    FORMIA today announces an extension to its existing commercial relationship with Air Astana. Since 2011, FORMIA have been supplying the airline with quite a number its quality in-flight amenity kits for the relaxation and convenience of passengers on long haul flights. Now, as portion of the airline’s commitment to take the extent of on-board passenger comfort to new heights, FORMIA should be supplying new amenity kits to Air Astana medium haul business class passengers besides.

    FORMIA will supply the airline with its specially developed unisex kit containing products from the well-known global luxury brand, Chopard.
    Commenting, Roland Grohmann, Managing Director of FORMIA, said: “We are delighted to have won this crucial contract and to be extending our relationship with Air Astana on this way. Air Astana enjoys a longtime reputation for the standard of its customer care. This move significantly improves the criteria of in-flight service which medium haul passengers will come to expect around the industry and FORMIA is proud to be playing a component during this process.”

    Sandra Cullen is Director In-Flight Service Delivery of Air Astana JSC. She said “At Air Astana we pay loads of attention to our on board service delivery. We recognise that service improvement is a non-stop continuous process. Therefore, following on from the successful introduction of our business travel amenity kits for long haul flights in 2011 that won Gold and Silver Awards last year, we decided to expand our fruitful cooperation with FORMIA. We can be launching a brand new amenity kit for our business class customers on medium haul flights, affirming our commitment of being an exceedingly customer oriented international airline. i’m hoping our passengers will enjoy this new Chopard amenity kit.”