Malaysia Airlines' new PR "oops"

[josieposy]

www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/09/02/malaysia_airlines_offers_bucket_list_contest.html


Malaysia Airlines Offers Unfortunately Named “Bucket List” Contest to Lure Passengers



The back-to-back crashes of MH370 and MH17 have made for a tragic year for Malaysia Airlines. The tragedies have also rattled travelers, pushing Malaysia’s national carrier to the financial brink. The airline cut nearly 6,000 jobs—30 percent of its workforce—and looked to turn the page, and its flagging fortunes, by rebranding itself. Unfortunately, the rebrand already needs a rebrand of its own.

To help convince travelers back onboard, Malaysia Airlines started up a contest with free flights as a prize. While that seems like a step in the right direction, unfortunately, the competition was billed as “My Ultimate Bucket List.” While having a bucket list is pretty common among wanderlusty travelers, asking passengers for their bucket list, or “a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying,” probably isn’t the best marketing strategy for the beleaguered airline. The airline appears to have pulled the promotion because, well, as Time points out, “asking prospective passengers to think up a bucket list before accepting a free ticket on one of its planes might be construed as macabre.”

[iammalcolmx]

Have you guys seen their empty planes? You couldn't pay me to fly that airline.

[josieposy]

Sept 2, 2014 20:47:51 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Have you guys seen their empty planes? You couldn't pay me to fly that airline.

Well you know if you REALLY wanted to recline this is probably the way to go.

[ESF]

Finding out what happened to that plane is on my bucket list.

[origami]

Sept 2, 2014 20:47:51 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Have you guys seen their empty planes? You couldn't pay me to fly that airline.

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

[Cicero]

Sept 2, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -5 origami said:

Sept 2, 2014 20:47:51 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Have you guys seen their empty planes? You couldn't pay me to fly that airline.

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

MA is a lot nicer of a ride over that route than Korean.

[irishbride2]

Sept 2, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -5 origami said:

Sept 2, 2014 20:47:51 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Have you guys seen their empty planes? You couldn't pay me to fly that airline.

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

I would do it, but drink a lot. I mean, a lot, before I got on. And then take some melatonin and hopefully wake up when I land (safety on the ground). 
That's the healthy plan, right?

[sushi]

Sept 2, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -5 origami said:

Sept 2, 2014 20:47:51 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Have you guys seen their empty planes? You couldn't pay me to fly that airline.

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

Cathay pacific is a good airline that should give you options. Singapore airline is one of the best in the world as is Thai. Asiana is decent.

Of course I'd fly anything cheap, Malaysia included

[origami]

Sept 2, 2014 21:58:30 GMT -5 sushi said:

Sept 2, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -5 origami said:

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

Cathay pacific is a good airline that should give you options. Singapore airline is one of the best in the world as is Thai. Asiana is decent.

Of course I'd fly anything cheap, Malaysia included

cool thx I'll check out Cathay. I'd love to fly Singapore air but the tix are $$$$$. I wanted Asiana tix but they changed their only decently timed flights back to Singapore air and jacked up the price. I might still fly them at the crappy times.

[origami]

Sept 2, 2014 21:54:15 GMT -5 irishbride2 said:

Sept 2, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -5 origami said:

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

I would do it, but drink a lot. I mean, a lot, before I got on. And then take some melatonin and hopefully wake up when I land (safety on the ground). 
That's the healthy plan, right?

lol I do that on every flight!

[origami]

Sept 2, 2014 21:50:08 GMT -5 Cicero said:

Sept 2, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -5 origami said:

I'm trying to plan a trip to SE Asia right now and the regular airlines here have terrible options. Except MA. I told DH this trip will be cancelled before I set foot on a MA plane.

MA is a lot nicer of a ride over that route than Korean.

I screwed up. It was Singapore air I was thinking of. MA doesn't have a non-stop either.

[wise_rita]

I would fly the heck out of Malaysia Airlines if they've got cheap fares!

Want to travel > self preservation

[sushi]

Yeah, Singapore is $$$. That's why I'm fine with flying just about everyone I think i took eastern China to Hong Kong. I've flown tiger and air asia, too (and Ryan air and wizz so clearly I'm not picky

[sushi]

Sept 3, 2014 1:21:16 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

I would fly the heck out of Malaysia Airlines if they've got cheap fares!

Want to travel > self preservation

Plus both flights seem to be freak accidents. I figure airlines are safer if they're newly under scrutiny. I still fly Asiana.

[iammalcolmx]

Sept 3, 2014 2:07:48 GMT -5 sushi said:

Sept 3, 2014 1:21:16 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

I would fly the heck out of Malaysia Airlines if they've got cheap fares!

Want to travel > self preservation

Plus both flights seem to be freak accidents. I figure airlines are safer if they're newly under scrutiny. I still fly Asiana.

I get wrap my head around TWO random accidents in one year. I think they were targeted. How the HELL (1) Does a plane disappear (2) Do you confuse a military plane with a 777?  There isn't enough medication in the world to get me on one of their flights. Yall brave, I am a chicken.

[Velar Fricative]

Cathay Pacific is the BEST!!!

I think the MH17 tragedy was a horrible accident and could've happened to any other plane flying in that airspace. As for MH370, well, it'd be nice to find the damn plane first before I think about whether it was a freak accident or not.