Does EY have free hotel during long transit?
Sep 26, 2012, 1:31 am
#2
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You get a free hotel if
-It's a stopover and you are flying F or J and have booked it through that special promotion
-You miss your connecting flight due to delays and are stuck in AUH for a period of time that is long enough to spend some time at the hotel.
But not for a Y Award Ticket where you know in advance that there will be a significant wait between flights.
-It's a stopover and you are flying F or J and have booked it through that special promotion
-You miss your connecting flight due to delays and are stuck in AUH for a period of time that is long enough to spend some time at the hotel.
But not for a Y Award Ticket where you know in advance that there will be a significant wait between flights.
Mar 26, 2016, 2:10 pm
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So EY provides free hotel to AA award tickets in F or J if there is a long transit? (even if there is an earlier flight that could have been taken?)
Mar 26, 2016, 10:35 pm
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Not if there is an earlier flight which could be taken, the time between available flights needs to be greater then 8 hours - of which there are very few.
Mar 27, 2016, 9:36 am
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What hotel do they typically give F pax?
Mar 27, 2016, 10:02 am
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Every time I have had a STPC, I've stayed in a different hotel. Most have been on Yas Island. They all have been very nice, some nicer than others.
Mar 30, 2016, 1:27 am
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Mar 31, 2016, 2:54 pm
#10
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I cannot comment on Award tickets, I recently had a 13 hour layover flying J so I used the Hala Abu Dhabi service, and stayed in the Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi. They didnt provide transport to and from the hotel but did provide breakfast.
If you email them regardless of what class you still might be able to get like some cheaper deal where you would pay but wont be too expensive.
https://www.etihad.com/en-us/hala-abu-dhabi/
If you email them regardless of what class you still might be able to get like some cheaper deal where you would pay but wont be too expensive.
https://www.etihad.com/en-us/hala-abu-dhabi/