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…
Earlier Spencer wrote a post about the best ways to redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for travel to Europe, which I think is a great resource. Obviously he covered as many things as he possibly could, though it's impossible to share every possible…
Last week Ben wrote about the sad decline of Etihad Airways. This exact topic has been on my list of topics to write about since Day 1 of joining the team, but I couldn't have said it better myself. When they released their A380 product and their new…
Airlines spend a lot of money on marketing to try and make us feel like they're better than the rest. For a long time Etihad did that quite successfully -- they were an airline that was innovative in terms of their onboard product, and for a while I…
Etihad has been cutting costs significantly the past few years, and that has also included many route cuts. Looking at their US route network alone, Etihad has cut flights to Dallas and San Francisco within the past year. That means their remaining US…
This has been a rough week when it comes to airline award chart devaluations. In the past week we've seen Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Japan Airlines Mileage Bank, and Qatar Airways Privilege Club, all make negative changes. It looks like Etihad Guest…
Many airlines operate very successful charter flights on behalf of travel companies. For example, Qantas has for years been operating 747 charter flights both over Antarctica for the 'Antarctica Flights' company, and around the world for 'Captains Choice.' They…
The month of Ramadan 2018 has officially kicked off, and this year it runs from May 15 through June 14. Given that the "big three" Gulf carriers are all based in countries that generally observe Ramadan, I wanted to provide a quick rundown of what people…
Etihad has been increasingly trying to monetize their products and services to increase revenue and improve their financial performance. This has come in all kinds of different forms. For example, Etihad sells access to their first and business class…
A few weeks ago I wrote about how Etihad introduced new pajamas in first class and The Residence. In general Etihad has been cost cutting lately, so it's nice to see them making some improvements to their passenger experience, at least for those in first…
Before I get into this review, I just wanted to clarify that this flight was supposed to be operated by Air Seychelles. However, shortly after we booked, Air Seychelles announced a major restructuring, which would include them canceling their Paris to…
There are some award redemptions that just seem too good to be true, and this is definitely one of them. It has been around for years, and in this post I wanted to look at it in a bit more detail. Since Etihad doesn't belong to one of the "big three"…
