I thought this may be a helpful and time-saving tip if you don’t already know this, if not here it is: I’ve just booked an upcoming trip and encountered something I haven’t seen before when booking. I was booking an Etihad redemption (how surprising) through Velocity and all day it showed, and this afternoon it went. […]
I didn’t even plan on reviewing the Etihad lounge today, but I was very fortunate to do so. I’ll post the full story after this post. I was looking at the lounge from the outside and met lovely Catherine who is the Food and Beverage assistant manager for the lounge. We had a quick chat […]
Etihad has once again been named the world’s leading airline for the 8th time in a row! Which is very impressive. The award was given to the airline at the 23rd annual world travel awards grand ceremony which was held in the Maldives. Not only did the airline win the world’s leading airline but they […]
As you may or may not know, Etihad is a major sponsor for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which is held every November at Yas Circuit. Etihad has been doing flyovers for quite some time now, and it never fails to impress, this year was no different. Here is the video: Exactly this time last […]
Following on from my Washington to Abu Dhabi flight I had a short transit before I left for Brisbane. I absolutely love the new Etihad first class lounge, so I went for a quick visit to have a bite to eat and get a haircut, yes get a haircut in the lounge, how awesome! After my haircut, I […]
After scrolling through countless pages of FlyerTalk pages, I found a post that caught my eye. As an Etihad fan I was very intrigued and tried to find some more info, but nothing was available online. Etihad has a single A320 with lie flat seats. Images courtesy of VH-RMD on Flyertalk: It’s also interesting that the seats […]
Etihad has just become the 9th 5 star Skytrax airline. They have made a video about getting the rating, it can be found below. As I said Etihad is the 9th airline to join the list and it’s quite surprising because they left Skytrax in 2014, but congrats to them. Thier rebranding and change of service has […]
Etihad has unveiled their new first class amenity kits that will be added to all current A380 routes (London, New York, Sydney Melbourne and Mumbai) and will eventually be rolled out fleet-wide by early 2017. Below are the new designs: Etihad has chosen to go with fashion designer Christian Lacroix and Hungarian skincare brand, Omorovicza replacing their previous […]
Without a doubt, my favourite product I’ve flown is Etihad’s first class apartments on their A380. I’ve done the product 4 times now, and I thought I’d share how you can fly this amazing product. What points to use? AAdvanatge Despite the devaluation this year American Airlines AAdvantage miles are still very valuable. American charge 100,000 points one-way from […]
As you can probably tell by now I am heavily obsessed with Etihad Airways. I’ve flown them 6 times in first and business all on their A380 and 787 however I hadn’t flown their older first class product or an A340 before so this was a perfect opportunity. Booking For this flight I used 60,000 AAdvantage […]
For some time now there has been a lot of confusion regarding entry to the Etihad First class lounge as a Velocity Platinum member. Many got in many didn’t but now members can definitely get access. Previously only member’s of the ‘Club’ could enter. I wrote about the problem here: Issue’s Accessing the Etihad First Class […]
It’s now been 13 days since Etihad Airways opened their brand new first class lounge and spa, but not everyone is happy with the opening. The review can be found here: Review: Etihad Airways First Class Lounge. Many guests have been denied access even though holding partner elite status. one airline that really surprised me is […]