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DUB-AUH-SYD

  • 12-02-2014 10:22pm
    #1
    TPMP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭


    Has anyone flown this route before? I've booked it with Virgin Australia - operated by Etihad. During booking, I was only able to pick my seat for the SYD-AUH leg of the trip. The other three legs just came up as unavailable for some reason. I assumed I would be able to pick again after confirming my confirmation, but I cant see anywhere where I can do it. Does anyone know if its possible?

    Also, what is Etihad/AUH like? I've heard mixed things about both.


    Edited to say that I found a way to pick my seats. Still interested in hearing peoples experiences with the airline though!


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  • #2
    IRLConor
    Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor


    I've flew DUB-AUH-SYD with Etihad just after Christmas. There was a lot of messing around due to the weather but they handled it really well IMHO. There wasn't a lot they could do, but they worked hard to minimise the hassle.

    Thanks to the weather I spent about 15-20 minutes in AUH since they had held the AUH-SYD flight to allow the delayed DUB-AUH passengers to make the connection. I'm flying SYD-AUH-DUB in a few days so I'll let you know what AUH is like when I get home! :)

    Here are the movies you'll get to watch: http://resources.etihadairways.com/etihadairways/images/emagazines/e-box/index.html


  • #3
    TPMP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭TPMP


    Great stuff. Looking forward to hearing about it!

    After picking my seats, they now appear to be confirmed and I think one of my choices was different to what I picked. Nevertheless, I have an aisle seat on all 4 flights...although according to seat guru (or a website similar) 3 of those 4 are heavy traffic seats and narrower compared to the other seats.


  • #4
    IRLConor
    Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor


    Home now, trying to warm up. So cold after coming from SYD.

    AUH is OK as a transit airport. I had to reclear security but it was pretty quick and cursory (laptop stayed in the bag and they didn't check the STEB that the wine I got in SYD duty free was in). There's some food stuff which I didn't look at, there's the usual duty free stuff and then that's about it really. I had about 2.5 hours in the airport and I think I saw about as much as I did when I spent 15 minutes running through it on my way out to Australia. :)

    Right, now to clean up and head off to work! :D


  • #5
    TPMP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭TPMP


    IRLConor wrote: »
    Home now, trying to warm up. So cold after coming from SYD.

    AUH is OK as a transit airport. I had to reclear security but it was pretty quick and cursory (laptop stayed in the bag and they didn't check the STEB that the wine I got in SYD duty free was in). There's some food stuff which I didn't look at, there's the usual duty free stuff and then that's about it really. I had about 2.5 hours in the airport and I think I saw about as much as I did when I spent 15 minutes running through it on my way out to Australia. :)

    Right, now to clean up and head off to work! :D

    Thanks for that! My stopover is only 2 hours or so too so not too bothered about that. What was the flight like? I've heard that their seats and aisles are narrower then standard airlines?


  • #6
    IRLConor
    Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor


    TPMP wrote: »
    What was the flight like?

    Long! :pac:
    TPMP wrote: »
    I've heard that their seats and aisles are narrower then standard airlines?

    It's not that uncommon to do 10 abreast in economy in a 777 and SeatGuru have them listed as a 17.5" width which isn't unusually small.


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