LukeO9

But then you can't go from an ETIHAD apartment to the EK suite.
My comment is based on "...an ETIHAD apartment then in the EK suite ..."

m0hamed

There are multiple ports one can do this. AUH-SYD on EY connecting to SYD-AKL on EK... Obviously separate tickets.

chinatraderjmr

You can actually use the SAME ticket. EY & EK have ticketing agreements. It's much easier to book this thru a travel agent however. If you can buy a single ticket with EK connecting to LY, (I've done it a number of times DXB-CAI-TLV or VV) then you can pretty much connect to anyone else

chinatraderjmr

Even AUH. EK "flys" to AUH (although it's a bus from DXB) they still give it a flight number. So technically you can fly JFK-DXB-AUH (on EK) connecting to AUH-anywhere (on EY)

m0hamed

Taking a bus for 90 mins is not the same as connecting within a port.

chinatraderjmr

Of course not but OP wanted to know if you can connect from EK to ETIHAD on the same tkt. The "Bus" makes no sense anyway if your traveling in J or F class since you have the chauffeur drive (however, for some strange reason the "bus" does sell F, A, C, etc etc fares

Houstonflyer2139

Chinatrader, here's my advice as a fellow iO. The EY F apartment is a nice hard product. It's unique in that it takes up the space of 2 EK suites. But honestly their ground experience is awful. The service also leaves a lot to be desired.
My experience is that I feel at home on EK because I know the product so well.
I would say fly the apartmentjust to experience it, but I can guarantee its not that amazing.
Also, I don't know about you but I have to say I enjoy the special treatment as an iO. It sucks to go from being a VIP on EK to just another F pax on another airline! But that's just me.

chinatraderjmr

its not just you

chinatraderjmr

Even forgetting the IO (just for a second ), seems to me I know what to expect with EK F, especially on the ground and on board the 380 (Im not a great fan of the 77W, even in F. EK has a truly consistent product while I can only tell by what I've read here that Etihad is hit or miss. A big difference is the fleet, Etihad seems to have more equipment subs and delays, while EK does not have this problem (at least in DXB) When you have over 60 380's and almost 100 777's its easy to swap one out.......no so on Etihad.

Just an observation but Etihad seems to spend more time investing and running other airlines instead of taking 100pct of their energy an putting it towards making their airline the best it can be

jasondc

when you say "no dine on demand"?

I've flown EY F many times all around the world and F is entirely dine on demand. you can dine whenever yo uwant, not according to any pre-set time as determined by the crew. Just tell them when you want to eat and they'll prepare your food, whenever.

The F lounge at AUH is finalizing construction and will be complete by May. Too late for your flight it sounds, but it will be there.

Delays are largely a thing of the past on EY. Though very rampant once CBP started they're no longer as frequent. I haven't had a problem in a long time.

Crews are hit and miss on any airline. Usually and more often than not they're a delight on EY. I can say the same thing about the crews on EK.

Overall, you should have stayed with EY. More room and a more luxurious F cabin for sure. Not sure what you mean by the dine on demand thing.

chinatraderjmr

I've been corrected numerous times since this post and told that I was wrong and yes, EY does indeed have dine on demand. However, I am still reading at least a post a day either complaining about having to order right before or after takeoff (even for a meal you don't plan to eat for 11 hours), running out of food on long flights in F and yes, while I do now understand that dine on demand is standard, according to a few posts here, it still does not happen every time it should (but granted, that seems the exception, not the rule)

Obviously, I can't take every complaint I've read here to heart (believing everything written on FT is like believing everything you read on Wikipedia . However, every negative post can't be wrong. Yes, I get that I was misinformed and Etihad does indeed have dine on demand but I also see more complaints about the dine on demand service on Etihad (not the food itself) then on any other airlines treads over read - I hope I'm wrong and misinformed. Ill know tomorrow