At the forward door I was greeted by the cabin manager and pointed towards my seat, 4F. Etihad's business class cabin on the A320 consists of a total of 16 seats, spread across four rows in a 2-2 configuration. For aircraft mostly operating regional…
I had a roughly four hour layover in Abu Dhabi, as my flight from Washington arrived around 7PM, while my connecting flight to Ahmedabad was departing at 11PM. As usually seems to be the case, our flight arrived at a remote stand. I didn't mind this…
I landed at Washington Dulles Airport from my connection around 6PM, so I had over four hours until my flight to Abu Dhabi. Upon arrival I headed to the Etihad Lounge, which only opened around 6:30PM. There my passport was checked and I was issued boarding…
I write all the time about opportunities to buy miles with programs like Alaska Mileage Plan, American AAdvantage, and Avianca LifeMiles, though at the moment there's another airline selling miles that some might find useful. Etihad Guest is offering…
Etihad Airways has been focused on ways to generate ancillary revenue as a way of improving their profitability, and today they announced what they consider to be the next step of that. Etihad Airways has announced that they're introducing Economy Space,…
Hello from Ahmedabad! After flying Etihad’s 787 first class from Washington to Abu Dhabi, then spending a few hours in a private room at Etihad’s first class lounge, it was time to connect to Ahmedabad on an Etihad A320. While I’ll…
After flying Etihad 787 first class from Washington to Abu Dhabi, I had access to Etihad's first class lounge before my connecting flight. My connection was about four hours. I've reviewed Etihad's first class lounge before, so this time I wanted to…
Hello from Abu Dhabi! I just took Etihad's 13 hour flight from Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi in first class. I've flown the airline in first class on the A380, 777, and A340, and wanted to see how the 787 compared. I also wondered how Etihad's product…
Etihad has been cost cutting significantly the past couple of years, after losing billions of dollars in botched investments. While the airline had been introducing cost cutting measures in their lounges around the world, recently they did something…
Yesterday I wrote about the news that Etihad Airways will no longer operate their own lounge at London Heathrow, but rather they'll be turning it over to No1 Lounges. While I've never fully understood Etihad's strategy with operating their own lounges…
Etihad has been undergoing a huge amount of cost cutting the past couple of years. The airline went from spending money like there's no tomorrow, to saving money like they won't be around tomorrow. This came after they made some very bad investments,…
For years there have been rumors of the possibility of a merger between Emirates and Etihad. The airlines have hubs that are only a short drive apart from one another, and Dubai's new airport, Dubai World Central, is nearly halfway between Dubai and…
A couple of weeks ago Etihad Airways announced that they'd be introducing new amenity kits in longhaul first and business class as of August 23, 2018. These new kits are made in conjunction with Acqua Di Parma. While they made a nice-looking promotional…
Canada has a lot of service from international carriers, given that the country really only has one global airline, Air Canada (though WestJet will soon become more competitive, as they take delivery of 787s). While Canada has a lot of international…
While the quality of the Etihad experience has generally been on the decline lately, we've seen the airline make a couple of improvements for those flying up front, including recently adding caviar to the menu in A380 first class, as well as introducing…
Here's something you don't see every day. Former three time Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam were arrested last night at Lahore Airport upon returning to Pakistan on EY243 from Abu Dhabi. This came after the former prime…
Etihad Airways sent out an email this morning to Etihad Guest members, with the headline "Enhance Your Economy Class Journey." How is Etihad enhancing the economy journey? By adding fees to select seats, of course, given that this will "ensure you select…
Etihad Airways has been doing a ton of cost cutting lately, given the financial situation they're in. While I can appreciate their need to cut routes and disinvest in (unprofitable) partner airlines, I've been disappointed by the degree to which they've…
Earlier I wrote about how Etihad announced the details of their restructuring. The airline has been struggling financially for years, and hasn't really seemed to be profit-motivated based on the way they've been spending money. That's finally turning…
Etihad has been performing horribly financially, and posted a 1.5 billion USD loss for 2017. The airline has been cost cutting in many ways, including cutting routes, reducing their onboard service, and considering canceling aircraft orders. The airline…
For the past couple of months, Emirates has had a pilot shortage. This has caused the airline to park planes at Dubai World Central, cut routes, and reduce pilot staffing on some routes. Emirates pilots are leaving the airline to work at other airlines…
