Review: Etihad Business Class A330 Paris To Seychelles

I had the same flight 1 year ago with Air Seychelles economy and connecting to Mumbai

"Seat 7A (First class)"?
It's business or?

7F*

You started your post indicating seat 7F as first class. Did you purchase first class on Air Seychelles and your Etihad flight was a downgrade?

Thanks guys, was indeed business, Typo on my part.

great review lucky as always but have to point out error.. somolia?

Speaking of Air Austral...

Could be fun to give them a go on a long-haul flight.

Lucky,

I have flown the same product about a month ago and I enjoyed HM quite a bit.

In any case, can I ask you a question? How do you keep fit flying so much? I fly transatlantic for work once or twice a month and it really takes a toll on me in terms of over eating, over drinking, and messing up my workout schedule.

Jetsetting (in premium cabin) is fantastic, but often people do not realize how hard that might be on one’s body and routine.

Thanks Ben!

Same hard product and soft product as previously reviewed e.g. 6/21/2016 (A340).

Etihad has a very nice Business seats in the new 787 following the new design of the company.

Totally full business class on a schedule that is being axed but etihad cant fill a plane to the US. Go figure

How boring are these reviews? Same stuff - same Airlines, the usual nonsense about the bread and the “I ordered” instead of “ I had” and “I had assigned myself” instead of “ I was in”. And the snobby “ never have beef in business” - you don’t say! We get it - you big spender ( not really - when did anyone on This blog ever pay for First?). Yawn

How boring are these reviews? Same stuff - same Airlines, the usual nonsense about the bread and the “I ordered” instead of “ I had” and “I had assigned myself” instead of “ I was in”. And the snobby “ never have beef in business” - you don’t say! We get it - you big spender ( not really - when did anyone on This blog ever pay for First?). Yawn

@Dr wow, you must be a hoot at parties.

Here's an idea - don't read the reviews if you don't like it (instead of criticising for the sake of criticising).

Keep up the good work Ben!

@Dr - if you don’t like it; then what are you doing here? Says more about you than anything else...

@Dr. And how boring your complaints are! If you don't like the blog, don't read it. Or write your own.

Ben, I'd be interested in reading a post addressing @Airways and Travels' query, as I've often wondered that myself.

@ Niklas and @ Peter - dont just be fanboys dude. Its an open blog and the comment section open for just that - opinions and comments. Not just for fawning by fanboys - Jeez.

@ Dr +1. Getting pretty pedestrian. Polished service, privacy , foot wells. After reading James these reviews are less and less interesting and more and more repetitive. Your criticism is constructive and appreciated . Fanboys be fanboys.

@ Dr @ BigG – Opinions aside, this was originally a brand new airline for Lucky, but under the airline's financial circumstances he was scheduled to fly here instead. I found the review of the Air Seychelles soft product quite valuable, and as you see quite a few commenters agree, among thousands of other readers. So obviously he's not writing them for nothing.

Being a fanboy is one thing, being a hater is another. Blank criticism doesn't do anyone any favours either.

And @ Dr – not to mention that he didn't even assign himself his seat, rather he was placed there by the airline after the equipment swap.

@Dr: my problem with your comment was not that it was critical but rather the snarky tone. You could have made your point more effectively by sticking to substantive points. The fact that you caustically retort to criticism of your own posts with lame ad hominen attacks ("fanboys") further suggests that you are less interested in making constructive criticism and more in being a jerk.

I agree that there is a degree of repetition in Lucky's reviews (the point on air nozzles for instance) but I just accept that considering that there is only so much variation in a long-haul business class product. If you read restaurant, film, car, hotel etc. etc. reviews from a single author, you will generally find repetition over time. Besides, the biggest value add to me of a flight review is less the prose and more the photos, and in this I find Lucky's reviews excellent.

@Dr: How can these reviews NOT be repetitious -- the very point is to compare the same hard and soft product features across multiple airlines. Seat-food-service, what else is there? Also, the fact that Lucky is upfront about what he likes and doesn't like is actually helpful, since I can read the review accordingly in relation to my like and dislikes. Example -- I also really like individual air nozzles and would always prefer a product with them to one without them, so it's great to me that he notes that consistently. Opposite example -- I don't drink alcohol at all so I'm totally indifferent to what wines are offered, what temperature they're served at, etc. But if I were blogging I'd be telling everyone how often my water glass was refilled, and that would be part of my "persona" which folks could either agree or disagree with. Finally, I don't understand why it's somehow snobby to say I never have beef in business class. It's almost never properly prepared if you like it medium or medium rare, and business class is a premium product so why shouldn't I have some standards for what I'm getting in exchange for the fare (or the gobs of miles for a free ticket, for that matter)?

Well, it would be interesting to know what fitness regime the husbands-to-be follow and perhaps the suggestion above that this be covered in an article is apt.
At the current rate of consumption it could be anticipated that they will turn into porkers with a decade, with more than a passing resemblance to the Great Leader. I'm guessing they hit the gym daily to compensate as the calorie intake appears grossly excessive.

"The meal service was done 75 minutes after takeoff, which is ideal on a quick overnight flight."

I quibble with this being a "quick" flight by any stretch but very much enjoyed the review - kind of fun to see you going into something with no idea what to expect.

Good review, though aren’t vitelotte potatoes supposed to be purple?