{"id":145393,"date":"2016-02-10T15:02:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=145393"},"modified":"2023-11-08T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:55:21","slug":"review-etihad-a380-first-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2016\/02\/10\/review-etihad-a380-first-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Etihad Airbus A380 First Class London to Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wednesday newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature a\u00a0luxury hotel<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0flight<\/a>\u00a0review.<\/p>\n The first week of February 2016, I traveled to the Maldives and enjoyed one of the best holidays of my life. You can read my trip reports here:<\/p>\n On January\u00a029th\u00a02016,\u00a0I flew First\u00a0Class on\u00a0Etihad Airways<\/a>\u00a0from London’s Heathrow Airport\u00a0(UK) to Male International Airport (Maldives) via a stopover in Etihad\u2019s hub in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). The flight from London to Abu Dhabi was operated by Etihad Airways’ flagship plane, the double-decker Airbus A380. So far, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has only five A380s in its fleet, deploying\u00a0them on routes from Abu Dhabi to New York, London, and Sydney (Melbourne will be added soon). Etihad Airways pushed luxury to a sky-high new level and\u00a0revolutionised First Class with the introduction of the ‘First Apartment’ concept on its\u00a0A380 superjumbos. More than just a seat, the First Apartment has a large leather armchair and separate bed of more than 6 feet. There is even space to walk around after closing the privacy doors. As you can imagine, the experience was mind-blowing, and I will try to describe the journey as detailed as possible so that you get an idea of what it feels like to travel onboard\u00a0Etihad’s Airbus A380 in First Class.<\/p>\n The flight itself was delayed by 4 hours, making it an overnight, red-eye flight instead of a day flight. I was\u00a0probably the only passenger (together with my travel companion) who was very happy with the delay, since I had a scheduled layover of more than 8 hours at Abu Dhabi for my connecting flight to the Maldives, and the delay resulted in a considerably reduced waiting time at the Abu Dhabi airport. In addition, Etihad dealt very well with the delay, as I was contacted by email, by text message, and twice by phone to give me updates about the flight.<\/p>\n Etihad Airways features in my top 10 lists of the\u00a0most luxurious First Class suites in the sky<\/a>, the\u00a0best airlines for longhaul Business Class<\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0world\u2019s best Business Class airline lounges<\/a>,\u00a0and the\u00a0most delicious airline food<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this review (more information & photos below my slideshow):<\/p>\n\n
\nToday (February 10, 2016): Trip report:\u00a0Etihad Airways A380 First Class Apartment London (UK) to Abu Dhabi (UAE)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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