Etihad Airlines? Anyone used them to fly from Australia to the UK??
Dec 31st 2007, 8:38 am
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Dec 31st 2007, 8:40 am
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Re: Etihad Airlines? Anyone used them to fly from Australia to the UK??
Thats a great price! Who did they book through do you know? C x
Dec 31st 2007, 2:18 pm
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If u are coming home C, can I have your visa? 
BTW, I have heard good reports about this airline and that it was in partnership with Emirates
Has someone else mentioned this?
J x
BTW, I have heard good reports about this airline and that it was in partnership with Emirates
Has someone else mentioned this?
J x
Dec 31st 2007, 8:43 pm
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You can book with etihad direct we paid 1800 pound for 2 adults return from manchester to brisbane with i change time of 2 hours50 mins but due to delay we were flown into sydney and up to brisbane and did the full trip in 27 hours .We have cancelled are return ticket and got charge one way plus 75 pound so we was refunded.
Dec 31st 2007, 10:28 pm
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Dec 31st 2007, 10:48 pm
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Re: Etihad Airlines? Anyone used them to fly from Australia to the UK??
We flew Etihad from Brisbane to Manchester last month. Previously flown Malaysian and Emirates. Highly rated Etihad - and would choose them again over the others if competitive fares. Seating seemed more comfortable than other airlines, modern clean planes, food great and lots of entertainment choice plus really fab 'mood lighting' to wake you up. As they are a newer airline the flights were less than half full on all legs so lots of room. We had a free night in Abu Dhabi courtesy of Etihad but their procedures there are pretty woeful and its a v small airport. All in all, i would definately choose them. You do have two stopoffs though - Abu Dhabi and Singapore but can stay overnight in either to break the journey up.
Jan 1st 2008, 6:41 am
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Jan 1st 2008, 8:27 am
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Jan 1st 2008, 9:10 pm
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Re: Etihad Airlines? Anyone used them to fly from Australia to the UK??
Hi
My mum came out from Manchester in October and really rated them. The flight suited her as she was able to have the two stopovers to break the flight up a bit for her.
She has said she will definately consider using them again.
Mrs Q
My mum came out from Manchester in October and really rated them. The flight suited her as she was able to have the two stopovers to break the flight up a bit for her.
She has said she will definately consider using them again.
Mrs Q
Jan 1st 2008, 11:40 pm
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Thanks everyone, think we'll go in today to see about booking it!! C x
Jan 2nd 2008, 2:13 am
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Hi there, just thought i would let you know that i used to work for a travel company back in the uk and sold a lot of these flights as they are the most reasonable, they are so reasonable as they have a lot of compeition with both qatar and emirates coming from the same region. They are very good and are up and coming, they also go via an area near dubai ( can't remember the name ) but you can get free connecting transfers which isonly an hour away from dubai which is great if you plan to do a stopover, the only problem is if you intendto do a straight through flight then you have a problem as the connecting flights are usually like a 7 - 12 hour wait which is not good. but i would recommend them as they are definately equivalent to emirates ad i have flown twice with emirates back and forth to and from uk and oz and have found there service outstounding. hope this is of help
Jan 2nd 2008, 2:23 am
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