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Written by Kurtis Lee
Overview
Airline 航空公司: Malaysia Airlines 馬來西亞航空 (MH/MAS)
Aircraft Type 機型: A330-300
Aircraft Rego 註冊編號: 9M-MTK
Cabin Class 艙等: Economy 經濟艙
Flight No. 航班編號: MH433
Flight Route 航線: HKG-KUL
Seat 座位: 9K
Date 日期: 17/8/2019
When talking about economy class, the idea of 'cattle class' and 'sardines in a can' usually come into everyone's mind.  But if you're lucky enough like I was, you can score an entire economy cabin to yourself!  
「經濟艙」這個詞語，很容易令大家聯想到像地獄般的體驗。但如果你有運氣的話，大家也可以像我一樣在整個行程中都擁有屬於自己的經濟艙！
Cabin 機艙
To know the trick, we'll first have to get into the cabin layout of Malaysia Airlines' A330-300.
首先大家要了解的是馬来西亞航空A330-300的座位配置。
Considering the seat map below, you'll see rows 9 and 10 form the first economy cabin, followed by the galley and lavatories, then finally the main economy cabin.  
看一下以下的座位配置圖，第9和10行屬於第一個經濟艙，然後後面有廚房，洗手間，然後才到較大的經濟艙。
The first economy cabin typically requires a fee depending on flight distance apart from Malaysia Airlines' elite members (top tier Enrich platinum) as the airlines has pointed out:
"Complimentary Emergency Exit & Extra Legroom Seat selection. Applicable during Check-In only and subject to availability."
第一個經濟艙通常都需要額外付費，除非你是馬航最高級的白金常飛客。但即使如此，白金客也只可以在check-in時免費request第9／10行的座位。
On my flight, I was really lucky to have the cabin to myself as no one else was willing to pay for the extra legroom
我很幸運在我的那一班機上沒有其他客人付費選擇那個經濟艙的座位。
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As I've pointed out before, understanding the seat configuration will always get you a better seat

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This bulkhead seat gives you all the legroom you'll need
Seat 座位
Seat Pitch: 36 in (bulkhead); 32 in (all other seats)
Seat Width: 17.3 in
座位腳部空間: 36 寸 (第一行); 32 寸 (其他座位)
座位闊度: 17.3 寸
The seats are pretty basic and are what you would expect in a typical economy cabin.  Every seast features an adjustable headrest, IFE screen, a recline button and also an universal power outlet underneath.
座位設計都比較基本，大致上都跟大家會在其他航空公司上看到的一樣。
每個座位上都設有可調較的頭枕，娛樂螢幕，後頃，USB叉電孔和萬能插。

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USB charging and universal power outlet

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Meanwhile at the back of the cabin... 後方較大的經濟艙

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The view as we were climbing out of Hong Kong with the Macau-Zhuhai-HK bridge in profile as well as the powerful PW engines being brightly lit by the landing lights
起飛時的風景: 港珠澳大橋，還有被飛機燈光強烈照射的普惠引擎
Meal Service 餐飲服務
Dinner was served on this flight and I opted for the chicken rice with gin and tonic.
這班機上有晚餐，而我就選擇了雞飯。飲品方便選了 gin and tonic，好讓酒精放鬆一下奔波了整天的我。
While the cabin crew were busy serving the rest of the cabin, they brought my gin and tonic back promptly.
雖然空服員都忙於服務其餘的乘客，但她很迅速地便帶回了我的飲品。

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The only let down was the vegetables that I don't really like eating...

唯一可挑剔的是那些蔬菜我幾乎都不吃的 (挑食對身體不好哦)

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Some fruits to finish off your meal
幸好這些水果我都吃的
Service 整體服務
This flight was delayed due to heavy traffic at Hong Kong International Airport.  As I was the only one in the cabin, my filming and photography of the cabin once again attracted attention of one cabin crew.  She came and chat with me for a while, explained the reason for the delay and also some small discussions of the protests in Hong Kong (back then the protests were full on in HK).
這班機在香港因為機場繁忙所以延遲了大約1小時。由於我在機艙裏拍攝，再一次引來了空服員的注意。她便借延遲的空檔來跟我談天，跟我解釋延遲的原因，我對飛機有興趣的原因和談了一下大家對香港當時遊行的見解。
To me, this was a nice gesture.  As delays can really ruin one's mood, her act of trying to make time go faster really helped. 
對我而言，這是一個很好的行動，因為我們的對話讓時間過得快了一點。
I've also noticed some crew of Malaysia Airlines are a bit shy in front of the camera although I wasn't trying to film him.  But for the best interest of everyone, I never intended to photograph or film anyone anyway.
做整個飛行過程中，雖然我並沒有拍攝空服員，我留意到他們對著鏡頭時都比較害羞。

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Here's a photo of me enjoying my bread with a thick layer of butter
這張照片正正拍攝到我在享受牛油麵包之際的表情
Conclusion 總結
Malaysia Airlines has received some negative feedback from some particular incidents over the years, experienced financial hardship and controversy on its safety. 
在這幾年來，馬航都經歷了不少崎嶇之路－由多年前不幸的MH370事件，到財困，然後現在武漢肺炎；當中某些事件，特別是MH370，它的安全受盡質疑，外界批評滿天飛，縱使事件與馬航對安全的要求無關。
However, from what I've experienced, they provide excellent service and is one of the very few airlines where the cabin crew would actually engage a conversation with you in economy, which is probably something that would only be done (robotically) to elite members or those flying in premium cabins, so kudos to MH crew!
然而，我並沒有理會那些謠言太多。經歷過這一次飛行旅程之後，我體驗到了馬航真實的服務，與外界對它所有的負面評價是恰好相反的。加上我不是馬航的貴賓，但我卻得到大多數貴賓才會有的 small talks，實在感到開心和意外。將來有機會的話，我一定會再乘搭馬航。
To me, Malaysia Airlines would be an airline that I'll happily fly again in the future. Can't wait to set foot into another MH metal!

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Thank you Malaysia Airlines for such a positive experience!

多謝馬航為我帶來如此精彩的旅程！

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