Hello, ladies and gentlemen!
This is going to be my second trip report here on FlyerTalk and just like before, this report is almost a year old but better late than never.
Just to give you guys a little background, I live in Karachi, Pakistan and I am a huge fan of motorsports. I have been following Formula 1 since the last 8 years and have attended 4 grand prix events in person up till now.
Formula 1 has been taking place in Abu Dhabi since 2009 and it has been the only twilight race in the Formula 1 calendar so far. Also, since 2013, the grand prix in Abu Dhabi has been the season finale so after discussion with my fellow friends who religiously follow Formula 1, I purchased my tickets to the Marina Grandstand for the 2015 F1 Abu Dhabi GP which took place from 27th November to 29th November, 2015.
With regards to this, last year during September, Etihad Airways had a promotion going on therefore I used that opportunity to book a round-trip ticket from KHI-AUH-KHI. I booked the ticket 2 months in advance so got a very nice fare of just around $250.
Etihad Airways operates two daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Karachi, EY221 which departs Abu Dhabi late at night and arrives in Karachi after midnight and EY200 which departs Abu Dhabi in the afternoon and arrives in Karachi in the evening. EY usually flies their Airbus A320 and A321 on this sector but sometimes it's replaced by a Boeing 777-300(ER). My flight EY201 from KHI-AUH was on-board EY's B77w whilst on my way back, EY200 was operated by an Airbus A321.
In this trip report of mine, I'll share my experience and pictures from the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, a 2-night stay at the Yas Viceroy Hotel which is built right above the Yas Marina Circuit where the Formula 1 GP takes place, a 1-night stay at the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel, usual sight-seeing in Dubai/Abu Dhabi and all the exotic cars that I came across during my stay there.
I hope you guys will like my trip report and all the pictures.
Regards,
Fahad H.
Here are some teaser pictures to build the interest before I start posting in chronological order.
