Etihad Hikes Upgrade Costs For Three-Room A380 The Residence By 50-100% - Etihad

RE: Etihad Hikes Upgrade Costs For Three-Room A380 The Residence By 50-100%

Lukas — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:44:42 +0000

BKK to AUH now $2,500 upgrade for a 7h flight, decisions, decisions... Never flew The Apartments before either, only regular first class on 787-9.

Etihad Hikes Upgrade Costs For Three-Room A380 The Residence By 50-100%

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:27:11 +0000

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has a small fleet of Airbus A380s, which have The Residence, arguably the most exclusive product in commercial aviation. This is a three-room suite with a living room, bedroom, and private bathroom with shower, and it’s an experience I recently reviewed.

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MissingScurrah — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:44:11 +0000

Ugh, this is very unideal. I've been saving Etihad Guest miles for the last little while to get enough for a First redemption so that I could pay the upcharge to the Residence to experience it as a bucketlist travel experience. Now, I'm reconsidering how badly I want it. But alas, Etihad's revenue department don't answer to me...

Ramon Ymalay — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:10:14 +0000

Toronto has been $3,998 for quite some time for 2 people to upgrade. I had it booked and then cancelled as the war broke out 2 days prior to use flying. Maybe the lower price of $3100ish was for one, but for two it was $3,998 since at least May 2025 when we booked it.

weekendsurfer — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:05:57 +0000

I guess I'm definitely not doing the upgrade from economy to the Residence on my flight from AUH to NRT later this month. LOL.

Adam Crichton — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:47:34 +0000

I booked Etihad first this week to/from YYZ and would have paid the 3k but will not pay the 6k. Maybe they will offer lower pricing at check in or something and just try to capture more revenue from those who really don't want to miss out. This would make way more sense to me. Guess I will see in January.

Motion to Dismiss — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:40:25 +0000

It would be nice if they differentiated the service more as a result, I know the Residence has a separate champagne but they could make it even more high end and add back the butler.

ORD_Is_My_Second_Home — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:39:59 +0000

I wouldn't fly one of those fat waddling Eurotrash whales if you paid me.

InceptionCat — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:01:04 +0000

I'd guess that Etihad has seen a huge demand for The Residence and thought to themselves that they might as well increase the fee and see if demand is still there or if people are still open to paying that much.

TCS — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:58:44 +0000

Having to really pay for what one receives. What a concept!