# Looks like Malaysian Airlines is rolling pennies for gas money. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 6, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-malaysian-airlines-is-rolling-pennies-for-gas-money/742346 "2016-01-06T18:54:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-malaysian-airlines-is-rolling-pennies-for-gas-money/742346/1 "2016-01-06T18:54:03Z")
Remember Malaysian Airlines, which seemingly couldn’t catch a break, with one plane disappearing mysteriously, and another accidentally shot down by Ukrainian seperatists? Well, I guess low oil prices aren’t helping them much, because they’ve been [banning checked luggage on long flights](http://consumerist.com/2016/01/05/airline-temporarily-bans-checked-bags-to-prevent-jets-from-running-out-of-fuel/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link) for fear that the extra weight might cause their planes to run out of fuel. :eek: I honestly don’t know what else to say. Are these guys so broke that they can’t afford to give their planes enough fuel? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-malaysian-airlines-is-rolling-pennies-for-gas-money/742346/2 "2016-01-06T19:19:39Z")
Remind me never to fly that airline!:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-malaysian-airlines-is-rolling-pennies-for-gas-money/742346/3 "2016-01-06T19:26:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Remind me never to fly that airline!:eek: There’s your explanation right there. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-malaysian-airlines-is-rolling-pennies-for-gas-money/742346/4 "2016-01-06T20:19:53Z")
Just wondering… If you were an airline afraid of getting bombs/incendiaries in checked luggage, how would YOU explain the reason for your new “no checked baggage” rule? p.s. - are they still carrying cargo on their flights? If they are, then the baggage rule is not about weight. p.p.s. - in the US (and likely a whole bunch of other places), the amount of fuel is set by regulation - and they regs say “enough to get there plus enough to go around and/or divert to second airport”. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-malaysian-airlines-is-rolling-pennies-for-gas-money/742346/5 "2016-01-06T21:27:23Z")
[CNN article](http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/06/aviation/malaysia-airlines-luggage-ban/index.html) says they’re using an older plane with less flying time/range than newer planes that other airlines are using. IMHO, It would be much better to bump a few passengers & their luggage quietly than let everyone know about this by affecting everyone. Yeah, like most people flying internationally want to go w/o luggage.