Etihad Economy Review - 2023

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Etihad Flight Experience - Vlog 31
I usually fly with Emirates or Qatar long haul from Bangkok to Manchester. For this trip Etihad was a full £200 cheaper so I decided to take a risk flying economy with them again in 2023.
EY403 BKK - AUH (Boeing 787-10)
EY15 AUH - MAN (Boeing 777)
Price: £756.99 booked through an agent
Aisle seats chosen for free with online check in (window seats were 2-4000 thb extra)
40kg luggage
7kg hand luggage
Parts of this video include:
0:00 Suvarnabhumi airport (BKK) Bangkok, Thailand
2:04 Food at the departure lounge
3:28 Boarding
6:07 EY403 BKK - AUH Take off
6:28 Food and flight sights and sounds
9:19 Landing at AUH
9:39 Dreaded bus journey
10:24 AUH transit experience (including super smooth walk)
18:03 Thumbnail moment
18:32 EY15 AUH - MAN take off/food/landing
21:30 Manchester airport
NB. I often fly short haul in Asia in cramped economy seating. This meant that the legroom and comfort on board the Etihad Economy was very good compared to what I am normally used to.

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25 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 78

@Out_And_About1872 8 месяцев назад

Transiting with Etihad will be totally different now as the new building, Terminal A is now open & operational for all Etihad flights as of yesterday 14th November.

@kendagoatt 6 месяцев назад

Good to hear I'm flying to Japan with Etihad this May so I'm just watching a bunch of videos on the airline rn

@AviationFin 3 месяца назад

Good job, mate 👍 Thanks for sharing

@mal3519 8 месяцев назад

Great vlog very informative thanks for sharing .

@endyy6671 8 месяцев назад

man what a crazy trip. Glad you made it there safely.

@Mickman007 8 месяцев назад

This rather shocked me back in the day Abu dhabi was a very cheap duty free and had cheap priced bars, that was the old airport with the dome, enjoyed this vlog thanks for sharing.

@brianstreet7377 8 месяцев назад

Cheers for your videos mate top draw 👍

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching :)

@tshan6520 8 месяцев назад

I'm leaving for Thailand in less than 2 weeks. just looking at you going through departure to go home makes me feel sad and depressed. a dreaded feeling for sure.

@weekendmillionare 8 месяцев назад

Someone who hasn't been to Thailand wouldn't understand your comment. But anyone who has knows what you are talking about. My depression starts the morning of my departure date. Incredible how that country can get into your head.

@tshan6520 8 месяцев назад

@@weekendmillionare …Yes. It’s very scary at times and I been going for almost 20 years. It’s not as bad when I first started going.

@travels129 7 месяцев назад

Us travellers always seem down wen flying home from Asia!!

@bazza1000 8 месяцев назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I came back to Manchester from Thailand, a couple of weeks ago, via the 12 hour flight to Munich. I wouldn't do that route again. I prefer the two 8 hour flights so I can stretch my legs and get some fresh air. for me 12 hours in one seat is too long.

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

I nearly flew with Lufthansa as they were cheap but paid slightly more for this Etihad flight. It's not good being bundled onto a small plane for the last leg of the journey :)

@stegura83 8 месяцев назад

I've flown to Thailand 5 times before from the US. Each time I took the Persian Gulf route. Twice with Qatar Airways through Doha and three times with Emirates through Dubai. I've never flown with Eithad before.

@dirkzwiep9686 8 месяцев назад

King make sure you are coming back to Thailand We all need your videos

@dirkzwiep9686 8 месяцев назад

That would be good for us

@nigelphillips7405 5 месяцев назад

Good honest review, only problem is it reminds me of the one time I went through this awful airport!!!!!

@natk426 8 месяцев назад

thanks for sharing. 3-4-3 economy seats on Boeing 777 are too tight. TG/EVA and other Asian airlines just put 3-3-3 with good seat pitch. Now, I know which one to avoid.

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

I didn’t notice any lack of room on either leg. But I do fly short haul a lot in cramped seating…

@maximilianswansson1264 8 месяцев назад

FinnAir business class is amazing from Thailand to Sweden or Finland. And affordable

@analplay6 8 месяцев назад

hope you make more vids

@Bierchen38 8 месяцев назад

The last 3 times I went to Thailand with Kuwait Airways via Kuwait city (starting in Frankfurt). Cheap flights and short layover.....I can recommend....but no alc on plane if that's an issue for someone....😂

@andrewmilligan3764 8 месяцев назад

I just got home today,18 days in Pattaya,I need a holiday. I paid £535 from London Gatwick via Doha,I am returning in January going with oman air £570 from Heathrow.

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

Great prices those. You are in ‘the know’ :)

@richards1800 8 месяцев назад

whenever I check prices on sky scanner from Manchester to Bangkok,Etihad are always the most expensive of the middle east carriers

@darcy6874 8 месяцев назад

The flight home is always depressing. I just came back with Qatar from BKK to Dublin, Qatar are ok but the entertainment was awful, Emirates are kings

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

On this flight the entertainment was really good. I think Etihad have recently updated all their planes with new screens. Best I've ever experienced on a long haul flight and better than Emirates for entertainment. However the Emirates overall experience is better. Thanks for watching :)

@wieland8 8 месяцев назад

Will missed your pattaya and vietnam vlogs ,when you fly back to thailand ?

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

This was a return journey over the summer :)

@stegura83 8 месяцев назад

18:14 Doha International in Qatar had multiple quiet rooms reserved for napping so u wouldn't have to sleep on the floor.

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

Apparently AUH has a lot of prayer rooms in the terminal! :)

@yamuiemata 8 месяцев назад

Is the security at international departures still taking away the power banks over 22.000 mAh?

@81craw 8 месяцев назад

They still were in may

@davidsinn5758 8 месяцев назад

Must have been filmed a while ago, broad daylight at 6:25am?

@tw25rw 8 месяцев назад

I prefer to fly Gulf Air as Bahrain was an easier transit. Still chaotic, but a smaller airport. This was before the new terminal opened at AUH though.

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

I'd like to see the new terminal at AUH. All this mess will be a distant memory and I'm glad I recorded some of it! Thanks for watching :)

@piquedard 8 месяцев назад

1:54...got the impression, this is the second time i see this pic...

@HotelSpotterEN 8 месяцев назад

I've never flown Etihad (only Emirates and Qatar) as it doesn't operate from Poland for some reason... But it doesn't look too impressive, to be honest... especially the Abu Dhabi airport... I was one in that city itself and it also felt a bit outdated and unimpressive (except the Grand Mosque and a few other places) compared to Dubai... Still, I wouldn't mind flying with them somewhere, SE Asia especially... ;) and btw. cool review! :)

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

I normally fly Emirates or Qatar but it was £200 cheaper on these dates with Etihad so I took a chance on them again. The entertainment was excellent (I think they just upgraded the system). Food was average but nothing to complain about in the grand scheme of things. Someone commented that Abu Dhabi airport has been improved now which is a very good thing! Thanks for watching :)

@AbhishekTiwari-tk6nv 6 месяцев назад

I had a 6 hour layover at abu dabhi and it was also horrible

@RR-bc6wy 6 месяцев назад

As of now there's a new terminal A which is way better than T1/T3.

@davidsinn5758 8 месяцев назад

Not a fan of that airport, think I must have transited through an old terminal, as the toilets near the gates were the squat over the hole type.

@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime 2 месяца назад

Etihad and Emirate are among the world’s best, the only drawback is that they force you to layover in Dubai or Abu Dhabi so you will spend more money.😊

@maxwelljacobfriedman3567 8 месяцев назад

I flew with Etihad in March 2022... Never again. Just felt so cheap and Abu Dhabi Airport is shite. I also flew with Qatar in August just gone, the airport was decent but less said about the flights the better. Middle East Airlines have a lot to work on, they feel cheap AF, especially when compared to my experience with Singapore Airlines in April,when even economy is comfortable, relaxing and felt premium.

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment. I wouldn't want a layover of more than 3 hours on any airline long haul!

@777cpt 7 месяцев назад

I always flew with Emirates to Bangkok for 10 years, now I fly with Etihad & they are much better IMHO plus their new terminal has just opened which I have not experienced yet, but hope to maybe next year

@CristianTituRaicu 8 месяцев назад

I was transit Abu Dhabi last month. If you was upset with the smoke coming from smoking area you must have some psychotic problems 😅. Otherwise, you are right, very uncomfortable, very expensive, unless the cigarettes 😊.

@darcy6874 8 месяцев назад

When are you back in Thailand?

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

This was a return journey. I'm in South East Asia now :)

@tomjones9934 8 месяцев назад

They take everyone's water in Dubai before boarding for Oz.

@MrKouniamama 8 месяцев назад

You leaved now? I'll arrived in 3weeks, need to be filmed like Feb 2020 in soi4 LOL

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

Yes this was filmed in Feb 2020. How did you guess? :)

@MrKouniamama 8 месяцев назад

@@bkk1126 Pure chance!, i arrived in Bkk in the begenning of Feb 20 and left TH in May 20. It was difficult to come back in Europe, many cancelled flights, no refunds... Fun facts, i discovered your channel in 19 and first evening in TH, you filmed me soi4 :D I saw you but busy and talking with a Vietlady 555 I'll see her in Jan 24 in HCM.

@sjwilkin 8 месяцев назад

You’re from near Manchester then

@bcs3948 7 месяцев назад

I flew with Etihad last November, just when the new terminal building opened. It was gorgeous! Very nice experience flying to Abu Dhabi from New York. ❤

@balsamforester959 8 месяцев назад

I hope the Oracle gave you some good news....

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

She told me what I needed to hear :)

@Feier_Salamander 8 месяцев назад

18:24 Accurate slogan of the Airport after all these people lying on the floor"Abu Dhabi - Find your p(l)ace" just the "l" missing :D

@HotelSpotterEN 8 месяцев назад

18:44 - lol, the guy got smacked in the head with a backpack :P

@bkk1126 8 месяцев назад

Good spot :)

@remasher 8 месяцев назад

4:15 Is that Kanye West?

@patongbeach123 6 месяцев назад

That abu Dhabi terminal is awful, way too many people crammed in, people sleeping upstairs in the food area's, staff not moving them so you can eat, ignorant people putting all their bags on seats so no one can sit down, id avoid this place.