Etihad, what are they like?
Nov 24th 2009, 10:25 am
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Etihad, what are they like?
Hi everyone just wondered if anyone has flew with Etihad, we can get a good deal flying Dublin, Abu Dhabi, Brisbane. We will be flying with two boys 4 and 7 so just wondering what they are like.
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Al
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Al
Nov 24th 2009, 10:27 am
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Re: Etihad, what are they like?
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Nov 24th 2009, 10:45 am
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Re: Etihad, what are they like?
They don't like the Flintstones in Dubai but the people of Abu Dhabi do....
Nov 24th 2009, 12:38 pm
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Re: Etihad, what are they like?
I have flown with Etihad on several occasions and I think they are good.
Nov 24th 2009, 2:03 pm
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Re: Etihad, what are they like?
My parents flew with them earlier this year and liked them a lot. We flew with them in August and they were ok.
Main observations:
Crew were crabbit, I had to ask for replacement headphones and got the filthiest look for it. Missed out on a meal due to sleep (by about 5 minutes), when I asked for mine the crew member got quite shirty with me and only gave me half of it.
Had to ask for drinks a couple of times as very few were provided.
Toilets broke on each leg of the trip but weren't taken out of use until they were 'visited' several times leading to a smashing smell throughout the flight. Cue queues for the last few hours of the flight to use one toilet.
Planes themselves were new and very clean. No more or less comfortable than any other economy class.
Ambient lighting (their term) was a pain in the arse.
Given the choice and for an extra few bob I'd go back to Virgin who we flew with in 2007 and couldn't fault.
Therese
Main observations:
Crew were crabbit, I had to ask for replacement headphones and got the filthiest look for it. Missed out on a meal due to sleep (by about 5 minutes), when I asked for mine the crew member got quite shirty with me and only gave me half of it.
Had to ask for drinks a couple of times as very few were provided.
Toilets broke on each leg of the trip but weren't taken out of use until they were 'visited' several times leading to a smashing smell throughout the flight. Cue queues for the last few hours of the flight to use one toilet.
Planes themselves were new and very clean. No more or less comfortable than any other economy class.
Ambient lighting (their term) was a pain in the arse.
Given the choice and for an extra few bob I'd go back to Virgin who we flew with in 2007 and couldn't fault.
Therese
