"not up to expectation"
Tanmay Majumdar (India)
✅ Verified Review | Chennai to London via Abu Dhabi with Etihad Airways. Chennai to Abu Dhabi flight was very uncomfortable. Food was served 2 hours from departure. Got very exhausted in this journey. Abu Dhabi to London by A380 was great relief and service by cabin crew was much better. I travel by various airlines and regret to see Etihad Airways not up to expectation of international airlines. We travelled for a meeting next day in London and one of my colleagues baggage did not reach London. It was delivered in Hotel next day .
Aircraft | A321 / A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | MAA to LHR via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"no complaints whatsoever"
P Xarwalyczha (South Africa)
✅ Verified Review | My daughter and I flew Johannesburg to Manchester via Abu Dhabi and everything about our Etihad experience was excellent. Due to harassment from OR Tambo airport police we checked in very late but were warmly welcomed by Etihad staff. The aircraft was clean and very comfortable, cabin crew were attentive and polite, in-flight food delicious and generous and Abu Dhabi airport provided us with all we required including free internet. Our Abu Dhabi - Manchester flight provided the very same levels. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever.
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | JNB to MAN via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"perfect from start to finish"
Alex Bradbury (Oman)
✅ Verified Review | Muscat to London via Abu Dhabi with Etihad. I always fly with Etihad as I find it hard to fault them. The check-in is easy, the lounge is lovely, the service onboard is wonderful and then arrival procedures are always simple. I always travel in Business Class and love the seats and layout on the A380. I was in seat 16F on this occasion as I was travelling with my Mum, who was is 16E. These seats are perfect for people travelling together as you can push the partition down and chat. But if you are travelling on your own, its just as easy to press a button and put the partition up, so you have privacy. Onboard the IFE is great, the large tv is awesome and the choice is superb. So many movies to watch. I also love the fact that you can eat whenever you want. You do not have to wait for the cabin crew to tell you when to eat. The food onboard was impeccable. I had lentil soup and crusty bread, followed by fillet of beef with fondant potato, followed by cheese and biscuits. All washed down with an amaretti. Perfect. Sleep is easy as well, as the fully flat bed is comfy and I was able to get about 3 hours sleep. The cabin crew are lovely. So smiling and friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Always coming to ask if I needed anything or simply if I was ok. The only fly in the ointment I suppose is luggage handling as for the third time in a row, my cases did not make it on the flight from Abu Dhabi back to Muscat. I was however updated regularly as to where they were and they arrived the next day. Wifi can be a bit sketchy at times. I would say that it doesn't work more often than it does work. Other than these things, I cannot find anything bad to say about them. Perfect from start to finish.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | MCT to LHR via AUH |
Date Flown | May 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"onboard service is very basic"
1 reviews Istvan Orosz (Australia)
✅ Verified Review | Flew Etihad Airways from Sydney to London via Abu Dhabi. Limousine service is impressive, check in and lounge at Sydney is effective and very well organised. Staff at lounge in Sydney are polite and enthusiastic. Seat is comfortable, although a bit hard. Onboard service is very basic. Felt impersonal, very unprofessional manner from crew. Food was basic and was tasteless. Crew were disinterested, felt like I bother them with asking coffee or tea after meals. Transfer at Abu Dhabi was fast. Lounge was impressive, although food selection could be improved.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | SYD to LHR via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"learn some customer service"
M Hamatar (Pakistan)
✅ Verified Review | Islamabad to Seoul via Abu Dhabi. Layover of 15 hours with no alternate flight available. However, the airline denied the hotel lounge access stating that my Korean route is ineligible for such benefits. However, the staff was unable to provide any written proof of that. A staff at Abu Dhabi transfer desk used unintended sarcasm that I'm wasting their time as I have lots of time to waste (15 hr layover). They should learn some customer service.
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | ISB to ICN via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"standards have dropped"
B Runava (Netherlands)
✅ Verified Review | Amsterdam to Bangkok return via Abu Dhabi. Opted for Etihad as it had the best price at the time. We were disappointed with the overall experience. I have flown this airline a few years back and the standards have dropped considerably. The seating was uncomfortable, and the entertainment options in the aircraft were nothing much to write home about. The meal was ordinary compared to other airlines. If Etihad wants to be considered as one of the premium airlines as it claims to be, it needs to improve. The staff were rude to our fellow passengers (for no apparent reason) and very inefficient. Not sure whether I would like to fly them again.
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | AMS to BKK via AUH |
Date Flown | October 2015 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"great choice in Business"
Josef Heiler (Germany)
✅ Verified Review | Great choice in Business, smooth, on time and nice staff. Not sure I would use Etihad with small children or even on Economy with sometimes long hours to wait at Abu Dhabi aiport which can be stressful with long ways to walk to change from one gate to the other and crowded hallways. Boeing 787 on Duesseldorf to Abu Dhabi flight, a brilliant plane with quiet surrounding in Business. Boeing 777 from Abu Dhabi to Singapore, seemed a bit old. On the way from Kuala Lumpur to Abu Dhabi airplane from an Indian carrier Jet Airways was used, with a poor seating setup.
Aircraft | Boeing 787 /A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | DUS to SIN via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"very good and comfortable "
N Mitchell (Australia)
Etihad Airways with a very good flight from Amsterdam to Abu Dhabi, and good on flights from Sydney to Rome via Abu Dhabi. Last flight very good and comfortable apart from two points. For the last several hours, at least two of the toilets did not have paper towels. For the last scramble for the toilet before landing, not even tissues were available. I mentioned this to one of the male attendants and he looked alarmed, as if he had not known this. Also, my son requested breakfast in plenty of time before landing and it was delivered to him 50 minutes later. This crew were lacking in attention, onboard flight EY 454 on 2 June 2016, arriving Sydney 3 June 2016.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | AMS to SYD via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"very polite and courteous"
M Nelson (Australia)
✅ Verified Review | Had a very pleasant flight with Etihad from London Heathrow to Melbourne via Abu Dhabi. The flight attendants were very polite and courteous. We were very happy with the service provided. the only downside was that the quality of the vegetarian meal was not very good. Besides this, no complaints at all about Etihad. Will definitely fly with them again.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | LHR to MEL via AUH |
Date Flown | June 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"staff were very friendly"
Taylor Voss (United Kingdom)
Flew London Heathrow to Seychelles via Abu Dhabi. Etihad were a great airline to fly with. The first flight from Heathrow had a fault so most of the passengers on that flight had to be booked onto our afternoon flight making our flight about an hour late. Worried I'd miss my connecting flight, Etihad made sure the next flight waited for us and got us to it quickly. The A380 has a lot of legroom and the meals were good, the staff were very friendly and it was the most comfortable flight I had been on so far. Would fly again with them.
Aircraft | A380 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | LHR to SEZ via AUH |
Date Flown | May 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |