Etihad Airways' stake in Air Serbia has just decreased. What does this mean for the future of Air Serbia, and Etihad's involvement? In 2013, Air Serbia was born in its current form, as the airline was a rebranded version of the former Jat Airways. The…
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About a year ago we first learned about the concept of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. Despite the pandemic, that airline is now just a couple of weeks from launching. This is Abu Dhabi's second low cost carrier to start operations during the pandemic. Air Arabia…
First Etihad Airways grounded its entire A380 fleet, and now the airline won't even offer first class to New York. Between March 27 and July 1, 2021, Etihad Airways has scheduled a two-cabin Boeing 787-9 between Abu Dhabi and New York, featuring just…
Etihad Guest has just launched its latest promotion on purchased miles, with a twist. Through Tuesday, December 22, 2020, Etihad Guest is offering a bonus on purchased miles: Buy 20,000-39,000 miles, get a 10% bonus Buy 40,000-100,000 miles, get a 20%…
For now I'll pose this as a question, since the program's lack of transparency makes it hard to figure out what's going on. Etihad Guest doesn't publish an award chart for travel on its own flights, but rather has an award calculator. When you look up…
Not only have Israel and the United Arab Emirates recently started cooperating, but we've now learned about plans for the national airlines of both countries to cooperate as well. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad and Tel Aviv-based EL AL have signed a memorandum…
Etihad Airways has just announced plans to launch regularly scheduled flights between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. This makes Etihad the second UAE-based airline to announce flights, after FlyDubai. This follows normalization of relations between…
Etihad has just revealed its latest cost cutting initiative, which many premium passengers won't be happy to hear about... There was a brief period a while back where Etihad tried to become an uber-premium airline. One of the cool features we saw from…
We're getting some more details about what scheduled passenger flights will look like between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the not-too-distant future. This follows normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE, which was first revealed…
It sure is looking increasingly unlikely that Etihad Airways' A380s will be making a return to the skies anytime soon. As noted by @xJonNYC, Etihad has just removed the A380 from its schedule indefinitely. Etihad's A380 fleet has been grounded since…
Etihad Guest can be a useful frequent flyer program. Etihad Guest miles can be easy to earn with transferrable points programs like Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and Capital One. On top of that, Etihad Guest has some hotel transfer partners,…
Earlier this year we saw most airlines operating the A380 ground these fleets due to lack of demand. In recent months, two airlines have even retired the aircraft type altogether -- Air France has retired its entire A380 fleet, while Lufthansa intends…
With Israel and the United Arab Emirates establishing diplomatic ties, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain seem to be warming up to Israel as well... at least when it comes to aviation rights. Jared Kushner has announced this week that both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain…
Want to spend a night in an airplane without leaving the ground? There's now yet another option... Apple Camping offers some unique camping opportunities in the Pembrokeshire countryside of the United Kingdom, the newest of which is a former Etihad Airways…
Etihad has become the third major airline to introduce free coronavirus travel insurance, following in the footsteps of Emirates and Virgin Atlantic. Etihad Airways is now offering passengers COVID-19 global wellness insurance. Etihad says that those…
A couple of weeks ago a historic peace deal was announced between Israel and the UAE, which will hopefully usher in a new era of diplomacy. Part of this agreement involves commercial flights being added between the two countries. A couple of days ago…
It has been a few years since I've written about this terminal, so I figure it's time for an update... Many years ago, construction started on a new midfield terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The new terminal was supposed to increase the airport's…
Etihad Airways is offering a significant discount on award tickets at the moment, which could represent a great deal. The Etihad Guest frequent flyer program is offering a 30% discount on award tickets: You must book by August 27, 2020 You must travel…
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have made an exciting announcement today, which has major implications for aviation and tourism. Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to full normalization of relations between the two countries going forward.…
I'm surprised it took an airline so long to come up with something like this. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is offering new protective wear to first and business class passengers, and it's intended to be both practical and fashionable. Specifically,…
At the moment you can earn bonus status miles when you transfer points to Etihad Guest from partner programs. Between July 15 and August 30, 2020, Etihad Guest is offering one Etihad Guest elite qualifying mile for every mile transfered to the program:…
Etihad Guest is finally adjusting its mileage expiration policy for the better as of this month. Oddly this policy change was first announced back in November 2019, but was never implemented. Now that is finally changing. Different loyalty programs have…
Personally if I were to launch a new airline I probably wouldn't do so during the coronavirus pandemic, but that's just me... Etihad Airways has been struggling financially since long before coronavirus, and in 2017 the airline began a five year transformation…
The United Arab Emirates is one of the world's largest aviation hubs, given that Emirates is based in Dubai and Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi. Since late March the country has more or less closed borders, with locals largely not being allowed to enter…
