These tips are based on the flights I took between Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur, which are part of international Malaysia Airline flights. You can tell the flights by their flight numbers - they are the ones with single, double and triple digits. Some examples: MH80/81 (Tokyo), MH68/69 (Taipei), MH86/87 (Kaoshiung) and MH734/735 (Manila). I usually try to get MH80/81 flights. Now to the tips.
Tip No 1: Buying duty-free items on board.
Due to the time length of these flights, the cabin crew may not offer inflight duty-free sales on the local leg. However, after meals are served and if you ask politely to the nicest/friendliest looking cabin crew, you may be able to order something from Tempations, the inflight sales magazine. Prices of perfumes and cigarettes are cheaper on board compared to the normal market.
Tip No 2: Accessing inflight entertainment.
This is applicable only on Boeing 777 flights like MH80/81 and depends on the entertainment programs switched on by the cabin crew. Headphones are not given out during the local leg. To overcome this, you'll need is your own 3.5mm headphone. Insert the headphone into the input jack at the tip of armrest and then use the control panels (like game joysticks), detachable from the armrest. If you're lucky, you'll get to see movies and/or listen to music.
Picture of an economy class armrest in Boeing 777 (243 words)
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