THE ROUTE
Flight EY37; Abu Dhabi to Paris.
THE AIRCRAFT
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
THE LOYALTY SCHEME
Etihad Visitor is just not a part of any of the most important airline alliances however they do have reciprocal preparations with quite a few particular person airways together with Virgin Australia. You’ll be able to have factors earned on Etihad flights credited to your Virgin Australia account, or use Etihad factors to e-book a Virgin Australia flight. New members of Etihad Visitor obtain 500 bonus factors upon becoming a member of.
CLASS
Financial system seat, 18C (aisle).
DURATION
Seven hours, 25 minutes.
CARBON EMISSIONS
In response to Etihad’s on-line carbon calculator, my flight emissions are 387kg, which I can offset for $US5.96 ($8.50) by means of their partnership with CarbonClick.
FREQUENCY
Etihad flies to Paris day by day from Abu Dhabi.
HEALTH
Passengers are required to put on a masks.
CHECKING IN
Etihad presents passengers the chance to add the journey paperwork required by their vacation spot a number of days earlier than flying. I add my paperwork (on this case, my vaccination certificates and my EU Digital Passenger Locator Kind) and obtain Prepared To Fly standing. After I get to the airport, having already checked in on-line, I be a part of the Prepared To Fly bag drop queue. As it’s considerably shorter than the opposite queue, I’m by means of to safety in a short time.
THE SEAT
Seats are organized in three teams of three, and are 17.2 inches (43.7cm) large with a 31-inch (78.7cm) pitch. I am in 18C, an aisle seat, with an empty center seat subsequent to me and, even higher, an empty seat in entrance of me, so I can loosen up figuring out that the seat won’t be reclined. Having loads of private house makes the flight rather more comfy.
BAGGAGE
20kg of checked baggage, one carry-on bag of as much as 7kg plus one private merchandise, as much as 5kg.
ENTERTAINMENT
The leisure system would not get a lot of a exercise on this early-morning flight, with many passengers – presumably as drained as I’m from a really early begin – dozing many of the option to Paris. For many who cannot sleep, a wide variety of films, TV collection and albums is out there on our seatback screens.
SERVICE
Etihad Airways scored Finest Cabin Crew ultimately yr’s Enterprise Traveller Center East Awards and this crew would not let the aspect down. True, with many passengers quick asleep there are not any nice calls for on them, however they’re uniformly pleasant and environment friendly.
FOOD
Breakfast is served not lengthy after take-off, with a alternative between a breakfast omelette or a pudding cake. A number of passengers round me specific confusion as to what a pudding cake may be; the crew appears equally unsure. Most individuals stick with the protected alternative and take the omelette. I skip breakfast however verify in with my neighbour, who offers the omelette the thumbs up.
ONE MORE THING
It is not clear why, however we arrive in Paris virtually an hour sooner than anticipated, which is a pleasant shock.
VERDICT
Any flight that will get you there early is an effective flight.
OUR RATING OF FIVE
★★★★
The author travelled at her personal expense.
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