Dec 25, 2014, 7:22 pm
Last edit by: MarylandFlyer244
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Flight Changes
Many changes have been made due to Etihad schedule changes. In some cases, connecting flights are being swapped to nonstops. Some have been able to get this changed back by calling Etihad, others have not. You may have to repeat call / HUCA to get it switched back.
Update 12/28/14: Etihad will honor the fare per Forbes article.
When and where are you traveling? - edit below
15-Jan-2015 -- 19-Jan-2015 JFK-AUH $228 via Expedia thewayofthefuture
18-Jan-2015 -- 28-Jan-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-CDG-JFK, $335 via expedia, uptwn132
26-Jan-2015 -- 03-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH-SEZ, $616 via O, andydrix+1
28-Jan-2015 -- 04-Feb-2015 SFO-AUH-DEL-AUH-SFO, $443 via O, scottpenderson
01-Feb-2015 -- 02-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH, $208 via O mster +1
02-Feb-2015 -- 12-Feb-2015 $325 via O JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK jpetrillo +1
05-Feb-2015 -- 12-Feb-2015 ORD-AUH, $257 via O iamKATYg
10 Feb 2015 -- 24 Feb 2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-HYD-AUH-JFK $387 via OneTravel discoross
11 Feb 2015 -- 16 Feb 2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-CDG-JFK $350 via Expedia, nicoles9 +1
11 Feb 2015 -- 19 Feb 2015 ORD-JNB-ORD $389 via O, bonsaisai
12-FEB-2015 -- 17-FEB-2015 JFK-AUH-JCDG-JFK, $230 via PL, gemini5165+1
12-Feb-2015 -- 17-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O, SiDFresh +2
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 IAD-AUH, $268 via Expedia, DrQuack02+1
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $228 via O, greendx+2
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 IAD-AUH, $268 via O, adam1222
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O linke3
17-Feb-2015 -- 23-Feb-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $258 via O, sickmint79
19-Feb-2015 -- 22-Feb-2015 ORD-AUH, $308 via O B747forever
19-Feb-2015 -- 24-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $177 via expedia , Andie007 (Hotel Conrad Dxb)
19-Feb-2015 -- 24-Feb-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $240 via O, SoSiouxme
19-Feb-2015 -- 02-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-BOM, $453 via O, weirdlyndon Dad
23-Feb-2015 -- 5-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-CDG-JFK, $355 via PL, flyaaah + 1
25-Feb-2015 -- 2-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $234 via cheaptickets, timid_trnchcoat
27-Feb-2015 -- 03-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN $213 via O, skylane 2 days in EVN, 5 days in AUH
02-Mar-2015 -- 09-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $292 VIA PL 1KHI+3
02-Mar-2015 -- 08-Mar-2015 EVN-AUH//AUH-LAX via O, skylane
03-Mar-2015 -- 10-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $190 via O, hypertext
03-Mar-2015 -- 10-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-MUM-AUH-JFK, $311, enwhycee
03-Mar-2015 -- 10-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $190 via O, andydrix+1
05-Mar-2015 -- 11-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $233 via O, pWei
05-Mar-2015 -- 09-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH, $234 via O, Novemurr+3
05-Mar-2015 -- 12-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH, $208 via O, aschuett +2
05-Mar-2015 -- 12-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD $207.80 Via O jrm68+1
05-Mar-2015 -- 16-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-MNL-AUH-JFK $284 Via O benzemalyonnais
09-Mar-2015 -- 16-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $177 via O happy2traveler202
12-Mar-2015 -- 23-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-BOM-AUH-ORD $311 via O, wwwwww717
12-Mar-2015 -- 17-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD $220 via P, ORD-TGU
12-Mar-2015 -- 19-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $178 via O, bmrisko+1
12-Mar-2015 -- 17-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $178 via expedia, MGW2000
12-Mar-2015 -- 17-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-XNB-AUH-CDG-JFK $256 via Expedia viajero
12-Mar-2015 -- 16-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $278 via Orbitz, zebtron+3
12-Mar-2015 -- 20-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-MAN-JFK Raymos24+1
14-Mar-2015 -- 18-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-IAD, $381 via O FLIHGH
17-Mar-2015 -- 26-Mar-2015 IAD-MNL-IAD, $365 via O, RustyC
19-Mar-2015 -- 27-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-JNB, chgodrew
19-Mar-2015 -- 26-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD,via O $306 jjmiller69
25-Mar-2015 -- 07 Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB OverpaidSlacker + 3
26-Mar-2014 -- 06-Apr-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $240 via O, Metoo
26-Mar-2014 -- 06-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $272 via O, ThePinkUnicornShirtGuy +1
30-Mar-2014 -- 06-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, luv2fly4free
30-Mar-2015 -- 06-Apr-2015 IAD-AUH-BOM, $305 via PL L1011...N/StoHNL! +3
31-Mar-2015 -- 05-Apr-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $308 via O msp2anywhere
31-Mar-2015 -- 07-Apr-2015 IAD-AUH-BOM, $325 via PL naroowal + 1
02-Apr-2015 -- 06-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $177 via Expedia, myAmex+1
02-Apr-2015 -- 09-Apr-2015 LAX-AUH-LAX, $428 via O, mnsweeps
12-Apr-2015 -- 22-Apr-2014 JFK-AUH-JNB, $377 via O, andydrix+2
13 Apr-2015 -- 26 Apr-2015 ORD-AUH-BOM, $410 via O dd1612
15-Apr-2015 -- 23-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH, $176 via O UA191
16-Apr-2015 -- 21-Apr-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 Via O, RustyC
16-Apr-2015 -- 27-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $276.80 via O, FlyerJT
20-Apr-2015 -- 27-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-BOM, $291 via Expedia, kugelfischer
30-Apr-2015 -- 08-May-2105 IAD-AUH-IAD, $213 via O, xxpert
30-Apr-2015 -- 05-May-2105 JFK-AUH-JFK $178 via O Piscesbox
30-Apr-2015 - 08-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK, $327 via O, absolutk3 +1
30-Apr-2015 -- 05-May-2105 JFK-AUH-JFK $227 via O wyoming007 +1
06-May - 12 May JFK-AUH via Orbitz. maxim730
06-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 JFK<CDG-AUH->JNB via PL miffSC
7-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 JFK<-CDG-AUG->JNB $368 via PL kadence
7-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD $236.30 via orbitz kaichief +3
7-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH-DUB-ORD $223.20 via Orbitz kaichief +1
07-May-2015 -- 11-May-2015 LAX-AUH, $458 via O, Jdivenere
07-May-2015 -- 11-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $326 via O, Redreeper
07-May-2015 -- 11-May-2015 EWR-ORD-AUH, $255 via PL, ghiaaa
07-May-2015 -- 18-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH $225 via O, knowledgeispower +2
13-May-2015 -- 21-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $267 via O, tcy123+2
13-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-CDG-JFK, $353 via Priceline, serchjos +1 6 days Middle East, 5 days South Africa
14-May-2015 -- 18-May-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH-DUB-ORD $223 via Orbitz brooks_87
14-May-2015 -- 20-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JHB-AUH-JFK, $298,60 via O, Flyer7191
14-May-2015 -- 22-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK via Priceline vocalizing
14-May-2015 -- 25-May-2015 DFW-AUH-DEL $311 via O, OregonTransplant
18-May-2015 -- 27-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK, $290 via Priceline, SansSerif
19-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 ORD-CDG-AUH, $297 via vayama, maskedmesothorium
19-May-2015 -- 27-May-2015 ORD-DUB, $201 via vayama, (Original itinerary was ORD-DUB-AUH-ORD) AlmostJesus
19-May-2015 -- 02-Jun-2015 LAX-AUH-DEL (then likely on to DHM), $457 via O, ocdb8r
21-May-2015 -- 01-Jun-2015 ORD-CDG-AUH-ORD $250.11 Via vayama jrm68+4
21-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-MAN-JFK, $276 via Expedia, flyigglesfly
05-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 IAD-AUH, $218 via Expedia, kiyaj
21-May-2015 -- 25-May-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, wwwwww717
21-May-2015 -- 25-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH $211 via Priceline, Lowroller
03-Aug-2015 -- 13-Aug-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, $232 via Priceline, ejmelton +1
17-Aug-2015 -- 20-Aug-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, chgodrew
01-Sep-2015 -- 08-Sep-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG, $228 via O linke3 +1
01-Sep-2015 -- 08-Sep-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-JNB, $451 via OneTravel weirdlyndon +2
01-Sep-2015 -- 09-Sep-2015 JFK-JNB-JFK, $373 via PL, hfs_flyer
02-Sep-2015 -- 08-Sep-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, $200 via Vayama, kiyaj
02-Sep-2015 -- 10-Sep-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-CDG-JFK, $563 via O, nichojo + 1
03-Sep-2015 -- 07-Sep-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, hauteboy
03-Sep-2015 -- 09-Sep-2015 IAD-AUH-IAD, $217 via O, dfwgolfer1 + 1
03-Sep-2015 -- 09-Sep-2015 (OAK)-LAX-AUH-LAX-(OAK), $261 via O, tonei (AUH-EVN-AUH legs cancelled by EY)
03-Sep-2015 -- 12-Sep-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-JFK, $302 via Priceline, Wellington
03-Sep-2015 -- 17-Sep-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $223 via O, westhed
08-Sep-2015 -- 16-Sep-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-CDG-JFK, spkg
08-Sept-2015 --15-Sept-2015 JFK-AUH $187 via PL, OregonTransplant
09-Sep-2015 -- 16-Sep-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-MAN-JFK, $317, enwhycee
09-Sep-2015 -- 15-Sep-2015 JFK-JNB-JFK, krazykanuck
09- Sep 2015 -- 08-Oct 2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK $326 via O DebitNM +1
09-Sep-2015 -- 23-Sep-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, $223 via PL, jrweaver912
10-Sept-2015 -- 17-Sept-2015 ORD-AUH, $220 via Expedia needtofly+1
10-Sept-2015 -- 17-Sept-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via Big O footastic+1
14-Sep-2015 -- 19-Sep-2015 ORD-AUH-DUB-ORD, $209 via Vayama by bonsaisai
20-Sep-2015 -- 06-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-JFK, $421 via O Z4fiend
21-Sep-2015 -- 01-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-MNL-AUH-MAN-JFK, $386 via PL, frankels +3
23-Sep-2015 -- 05-Oct-2015 JFK-SEZ-JFK, $616 via O, RustyC
23-Sep-2015 - 02-Oct-2015 ORD-DUB-BOM-AUH-DUB-ORD, $327 via E, absolutk3 +1
01-Oct-2015 -- 05-Oct-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH-DUB-ORD, $223 via O, Novemurr+2
05-Oct-2015 -- 13-Oct-15 ORD-CDG-AUH-ORD $250.11 Via vayama jrm68+1
06-Oct-2015 -- 22-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK , $178 via Expedia, 777fanatics
07-Oct-2015 -- 12-Oct-2015 JFK-DUB-AUH-CDG-JFK, $240 via O sna430+1
08-Oct-2015 -- 15-Oct-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, mldol1007
08-Oct-2015 -- 12-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O, medichill
08-Oct-2015 -- 12-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O, brooklynfler82
08-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 IAD-AUH-DEL, benwilliams
09-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 IAD-AUH-IAD, via O, $213 xxpert
13-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-JFK, $395 via Expedia, myAmex+1
13-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-JFK, $321 via Expedia, angelicboris
15-Oct-2015 -- 22-Oct-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN-AUH-LAX $190 via O ErthCrclr+1
15-Oct-2015 -- 19-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH, $170 via O, tcy123+2
20-Oct-2015 -- 31-Oct-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK
21 Oct 2015 - 11 Nov 2015 - IAD-AUH-BOM-AUH-IAD $305 booked via Orbitz, gt5309a +3.
21-Oct-2015 -- 29-Oct-2015 ORD-DUB-AHU-MAN-ORD johndoe123
21-Oct-2015 -- 29-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK $276 via Orbitz casanovawa
21-Oct-2015 -- 09-Nov-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, miklinga+1
23-Oct-2015 -- 30-Oct-2015 DFW-AUH-DFW, $307 via Expedia (originally 10/22-10/29 but EY changed dates due to DFW<->AUH switching from Daily to Sun/Wed/Fri), Rusdude
26-Oct-2015 -- 05-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB via O $277 clincher +1
29-Oct-2015 -- 11-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $376 via O, SiDFresh +2
29-Oct-2015 -- 11-Nov-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-JNB-AUH-MAN-JFK, $333 via O, Dude +2
29-Oct-2015 -- 09-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $298 via Expedia, kugelfischer
29-Oct-2015 -- 07-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $376 via PL, ncrwlr +1
02-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN-AUH-LAX, $214 via O, iamlindoro + 1
03-Nov-2015 -- 10-Oct-2015 ORD-AUH, $192.80 via O, dandruff
04-Nov-2015 -- 09-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-DEL, $325 via O, kiyaj
04-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $178 via O, dantorsiello +1
05-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 EWR-ORD-AUH-JFK, $225 via PL, +2 (booked by dantorsiello)
05-Nov-2015 -- 12-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $326 via O, MarylandFlyer244
05-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $275 via PL, +2 booked by ORD-TGU
Suggestions for what to do in ...
AUH (Abu Dhabi) (Check Groupon):
Grand Mosque [wiki] [map]
Kayak the mangroves [trip advisor] [map]
Ferrari World [trip advisor] [map]
Dune bashing/camel ride [trip advisor]
Hotels:
Qsar al Sarab
CPT (Capetown):
Take cable car to top of Table Mountain
Drive the scenic drive to Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope
See Robben Island prison, home to Nelson Mandela for 18 years
V&A Waterfront
Hop-on-Hop Off Bus Cape town (brings you to all scenic landscapes of Cape town (incl Camps bay) w/o hassle and security concerns
JNB (Johannesburg):
Nelson Mandela Square (JNB) / also visit Butchers steak restaurant there
Guided tour to Soweto (JNB)
For JNB/CPT:
- use uber (safe and cheap) / if you travel to Sandton(JNB): use Gautrain from Airport. / review travel advise and do's/don'ts for traveling in JNB city.
- Tons of cheap flights btw CPT and JNB. Always use booking portals like orbitz, skyscanner, etc. to find good fares (for example on Kulula, BA, SAA, Mango, etc.)
MNL (Manila):
Ask on FT (in Destinations) - There are too many islands and beaches in the Philippines to list here.
If you fancy another destination:
$120 R/T to SIN
$175 R/T to HKG or 7500 Avios
Almost all of Asia is under $200 with LCCs
Etihad Economy Tips/Quirks/Etc
Insert here
Does Y board... by Groups? Rows? Reverse herringbone by last name?
Upgrade bid offers for Y->J on JFK-AUH start at $1100. AUH-JFK $1150
" " " " ORD/AUH start at $1180 both ways
Flight Changes
Many changes have been made due to Etihad schedule changes. In some cases, connecting flights are being swapped to nonstops. Some have been able to get this changed back by calling Etihad, others have not. You may have to repeat call / HUCA to get it switched back.
Update 12/28/14: Etihad will honor the fare per Forbes article.
When and where are you traveling? - edit below
15-Jan-2015 -- 19-Jan-2015 JFK-AUH $228 via Expedia thewayofthefuture
18-Jan-2015 -- 28-Jan-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-CDG-JFK, $335 via expedia, uptwn132
26-Jan-2015 -- 03-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH-SEZ, $616 via O, andydrix+1
28-Jan-2015 -- 04-Feb-2015 SFO-AUH-DEL-AUH-SFO, $443 via O, scottpenderson
01-Feb-2015 -- 02-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH, $208 via O mster +1
02-Feb-2015 -- 12-Feb-2015 $325 via O JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK jpetrillo +1
05-Feb-2015 -- 12-Feb-2015 ORD-AUH, $257 via O iamKATYg
10 Feb 2015 -- 24 Feb 2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-HYD-AUH-JFK $387 via OneTravel discoross
11 Feb 2015 -- 16 Feb 2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-CDG-JFK $350 via Expedia, nicoles9 +1
11 Feb 2015 -- 19 Feb 2015 ORD-JNB-ORD $389 via O, bonsaisai
12-FEB-2015 -- 17-FEB-2015 JFK-AUH-JCDG-JFK, $230 via PL, gemini5165+1
12-Feb-2015 -- 17-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O, SiDFresh +2
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 IAD-AUH, $268 via Expedia, DrQuack02+1
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $228 via O, greendx+2
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 IAD-AUH, $268 via O, adam1222
12-Feb-2015 -- 16-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O linke3
17-Feb-2015 -- 23-Feb-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $258 via O, sickmint79
19-Feb-2015 -- 22-Feb-2015 ORD-AUH, $308 via O B747forever
19-Feb-2015 -- 24-Feb-2015 JFK-AUH, $177 via expedia , Andie007 (Hotel Conrad Dxb)
19-Feb-2015 -- 24-Feb-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $240 via O, SoSiouxme
19-Feb-2015 -- 02-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-BOM, $453 via O, weirdlyndon Dad
23-Feb-2015 -- 5-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-CDG-JFK, $355 via PL, flyaaah + 1
25-Feb-2015 -- 2-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $234 via cheaptickets, timid_trnchcoat
27-Feb-2015 -- 03-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN $213 via O, skylane 2 days in EVN, 5 days in AUH
02-Mar-2015 -- 09-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $292 VIA PL 1KHI+3
02-Mar-2015 -- 08-Mar-2015 EVN-AUH//AUH-LAX via O, skylane
03-Mar-2015 -- 10-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $190 via O, hypertext
03-Mar-2015 -- 10-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-MUM-AUH-JFK, $311, enwhycee
03-Mar-2015 -- 10-Mar-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $190 via O, andydrix+1
05-Mar-2015 -- 11-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $233 via O, pWei
05-Mar-2015 -- 09-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH, $234 via O, Novemurr+3
05-Mar-2015 -- 12-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH, $208 via O, aschuett +2
05-Mar-2015 -- 12-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD $207.80 Via O jrm68+1
05-Mar-2015 -- 16-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-MNL-AUH-JFK $284 Via O benzemalyonnais
09-Mar-2015 -- 16-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $177 via O happy2traveler202
12-Mar-2015 -- 23-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-BOM-AUH-ORD $311 via O, wwwwww717
12-Mar-2015 -- 17-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD $220 via P, ORD-TGU
12-Mar-2015 -- 19-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $178 via O, bmrisko+1
12-Mar-2015 -- 17-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $178 via expedia, MGW2000
12-Mar-2015 -- 17-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-XNB-AUH-CDG-JFK $256 via Expedia viajero
12-Mar-2015 -- 16-Mar-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK $278 via Orbitz, zebtron+3
12-Mar-2015 -- 20-Mar-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-MAN-JFK Raymos24+1
14-Mar-2015 -- 18-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-IAD, $381 via O FLIHGH
17-Mar-2015 -- 26-Mar-2015 IAD-MNL-IAD, $365 via O, RustyC
19-Mar-2015 -- 27-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-JNB, chgodrew
19-Mar-2015 -- 26-Mar-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD,via O $306 jjmiller69
25-Mar-2015 -- 07 Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB OverpaidSlacker + 3
26-Mar-2014 -- 06-Apr-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN, $240 via O, Metoo
26-Mar-2014 -- 06-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $272 via O, ThePinkUnicornShirtGuy +1
30-Mar-2014 -- 06-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, luv2fly4free
30-Mar-2015 -- 06-Apr-2015 IAD-AUH-BOM, $305 via PL L1011...N/StoHNL! +3
31-Mar-2015 -- 05-Apr-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $308 via O msp2anywhere
31-Mar-2015 -- 07-Apr-2015 IAD-AUH-BOM, $325 via PL naroowal + 1
02-Apr-2015 -- 06-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $177 via Expedia, myAmex+1
02-Apr-2015 -- 09-Apr-2015 LAX-AUH-LAX, $428 via O, mnsweeps
12-Apr-2015 -- 22-Apr-2014 JFK-AUH-JNB, $377 via O, andydrix+2
13 Apr-2015 -- 26 Apr-2015 ORD-AUH-BOM, $410 via O dd1612
15-Apr-2015 -- 23-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH, $176 via O UA191
16-Apr-2015 -- 21-Apr-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 Via O, RustyC
16-Apr-2015 -- 27-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $276.80 via O, FlyerJT
20-Apr-2015 -- 27-Apr-2015 JFK-AUH-BOM, $291 via Expedia, kugelfischer
30-Apr-2015 -- 08-May-2105 IAD-AUH-IAD, $213 via O, xxpert
30-Apr-2015 -- 05-May-2105 JFK-AUH-JFK $178 via O Piscesbox
30-Apr-2015 - 08-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK, $327 via O, absolutk3 +1
30-Apr-2015 -- 05-May-2105 JFK-AUH-JFK $227 via O wyoming007 +1
06-May - 12 May JFK-AUH via Orbitz. maxim730
06-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 JFK<CDG-AUH->JNB via PL miffSC
7-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 JFK<-CDG-AUG->JNB $368 via PL kadence
7-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD $236.30 via orbitz kaichief +3
7-May-2015 -- 13-May-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH-DUB-ORD $223.20 via Orbitz kaichief +1
07-May-2015 -- 11-May-2015 LAX-AUH, $458 via O, Jdivenere
07-May-2015 -- 11-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $326 via O, Redreeper
07-May-2015 -- 11-May-2015 EWR-ORD-AUH, $255 via PL, ghiaaa
07-May-2015 -- 18-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH $225 via O, knowledgeispower +2
13-May-2015 -- 21-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $267 via O, tcy123+2
13-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-CDG-JFK, $353 via Priceline, serchjos +1 6 days Middle East, 5 days South Africa
14-May-2015 -- 18-May-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH-DUB-ORD $223 via Orbitz brooks_87
14-May-2015 -- 20-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JHB-AUH-JFK, $298,60 via O, Flyer7191
14-May-2015 -- 22-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK via Priceline vocalizing
14-May-2015 -- 25-May-2015 DFW-AUH-DEL $311 via O, OregonTransplant
18-May-2015 -- 27-May-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK, $290 via Priceline, SansSerif
19-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 ORD-CDG-AUH, $297 via vayama, maskedmesothorium
19-May-2015 -- 27-May-2015 ORD-DUB, $201 via vayama, (Original itinerary was ORD-DUB-AUH-ORD) AlmostJesus
19-May-2015 -- 02-Jun-2015 LAX-AUH-DEL (then likely on to DHM), $457 via O, ocdb8r
21-May-2015 -- 01-Jun-2015 ORD-CDG-AUH-ORD $250.11 Via vayama jrm68+4
21-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-MAN-JFK, $276 via Expedia, flyigglesfly
05-May-2015 -- 26-May-2015 IAD-AUH, $218 via Expedia, kiyaj
21-May-2015 -- 25-May-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, wwwwww717
21-May-2015 -- 25-May-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH $211 via Priceline, Lowroller
03-Aug-2015 -- 13-Aug-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, $232 via Priceline, ejmelton +1
17-Aug-2015 -- 20-Aug-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, chgodrew
01-Sep-2015 -- 08-Sep-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG, $228 via O linke3 +1
01-Sep-2015 -- 08-Sep-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-JNB, $451 via OneTravel weirdlyndon +2
01-Sep-2015 -- 09-Sep-2015 JFK-JNB-JFK, $373 via PL, hfs_flyer
02-Sep-2015 -- 08-Sep-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, $200 via Vayama, kiyaj
02-Sep-2015 -- 10-Sep-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-CDG-JFK, $563 via O, nichojo + 1
03-Sep-2015 -- 07-Sep-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, hauteboy
03-Sep-2015 -- 09-Sep-2015 IAD-AUH-IAD, $217 via O, dfwgolfer1 + 1
03-Sep-2015 -- 09-Sep-2015 (OAK)-LAX-AUH-LAX-(OAK), $261 via O, tonei (AUH-EVN-AUH legs cancelled by EY)
03-Sep-2015 -- 12-Sep-2015 JFK-MAN-AUH-JFK, $302 via Priceline, Wellington
03-Sep-2015 -- 17-Sep-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $223 via O, westhed
08-Sep-2015 -- 16-Sep-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-CDG-JFK, spkg
08-Sept-2015 --15-Sept-2015 JFK-AUH $187 via PL, OregonTransplant
09-Sep-2015 -- 16-Sep-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-MAN-JFK, $317, enwhycee
09-Sep-2015 -- 15-Sep-2015 JFK-JNB-JFK, krazykanuck
09- Sep 2015 -- 08-Oct 2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK $326 via O DebitNM +1
09-Sep-2015 -- 23-Sep-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH, $223 via PL, jrweaver912
10-Sept-2015 -- 17-Sept-2015 ORD-AUH, $220 via Expedia needtofly+1
10-Sept-2015 -- 17-Sept-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via Big O footastic+1
14-Sep-2015 -- 19-Sep-2015 ORD-AUH-DUB-ORD, $209 via Vayama by bonsaisai
20-Sep-2015 -- 06-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-JFK, $421 via O Z4fiend
21-Sep-2015 -- 01-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-MNL-AUH-MAN-JFK, $386 via PL, frankels +3
23-Sep-2015 -- 05-Oct-2015 JFK-SEZ-JFK, $616 via O, RustyC
23-Sep-2015 - 02-Oct-2015 ORD-DUB-BOM-AUH-DUB-ORD, $327 via E, absolutk3 +1
01-Oct-2015 -- 05-Oct-2015 ORD-DUB-AUH-DUB-ORD, $223 via O, Novemurr+2
05-Oct-2015 -- 13-Oct-15 ORD-CDG-AUH-ORD $250.11 Via vayama jrm68+1
06-Oct-2015 -- 22-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK , $178 via Expedia, 777fanatics
07-Oct-2015 -- 12-Oct-2015 JFK-DUB-AUH-CDG-JFK, $240 via O sna430+1
08-Oct-2015 -- 15-Oct-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, mldol1007
08-Oct-2015 -- 12-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O, medichill
08-Oct-2015 -- 12-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH, $178 via O, brooklynfler82
08-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 IAD-AUH-DEL, benwilliams
09-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 IAD-AUH-IAD, via O, $213 xxpert
13-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-JFK, $395 via Expedia, myAmex+1
13-Oct-2015 -- 20-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-HKG-AUH-JFK, $321 via Expedia, angelicboris
15-Oct-2015 -- 22-Oct-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN-AUH-LAX $190 via O ErthCrclr+1
15-Oct-2015 -- 19-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH, $170 via O, tcy123+2
20-Oct-2015 -- 31-Oct-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK
21 Oct 2015 - 11 Nov 2015 - IAD-AUH-BOM-AUH-IAD $305 booked via Orbitz, gt5309a +3.
21-Oct-2015 -- 29-Oct-2015 ORD-DUB-AHU-MAN-ORD johndoe123
21-Oct-2015 -- 29-Oct-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB-AUH-JFK $276 via Orbitz casanovawa
21-Oct-2015 -- 09-Nov-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $208 via O, miklinga+1
23-Oct-2015 -- 30-Oct-2015 DFW-AUH-DFW, $307 via Expedia (originally 10/22-10/29 but EY changed dates due to DFW<->AUH switching from Daily to Sun/Wed/Fri), Rusdude
26-Oct-2015 -- 05-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB via O $277 clincher +1
29-Oct-2015 -- 11-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $376 via O, SiDFresh +2
29-Oct-2015 -- 11-Nov-2015 JFK-CDG-AUH-JNB-AUH-MAN-JFK, $333 via O, Dude +2
29-Oct-2015 -- 09-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $298 via Expedia, kugelfischer
29-Oct-2015 -- 07-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $376 via PL, ncrwlr +1
02-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 LAX-AUH-EVN-AUH-LAX, $214 via O, iamlindoro + 1
03-Nov-2015 -- 10-Oct-2015 ORD-AUH, $192.80 via O, dandruff
04-Nov-2015 -- 09-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-DEL, $325 via O, kiyaj
04-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JFK, $178 via O, dantorsiello +1
05-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 EWR-ORD-AUH-JFK, $225 via PL, +2 (booked by dantorsiello)
05-Nov-2015 -- 12-Nov-2015 JFK-AUH-JNB, $326 via O, MarylandFlyer244
05-Nov-2015 -- 10-Nov-2015 ORD-AUH-ORD, $275 via PL, +2 booked by ORD-TGU
Suggestions for what to do in ...
AUH (Abu Dhabi) (Check Groupon):
Grand Mosque [wiki] [map]
Kayak the mangroves [trip advisor] [map]
Ferrari World [trip advisor] [map]
Dune bashing/camel ride [trip advisor]
Hotels:
Qsar al Sarab
CPT (Capetown):
Take cable car to top of Table Mountain
Drive the scenic drive to Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope
See Robben Island prison, home to Nelson Mandela for 18 years
V&A Waterfront
Hop-on-Hop Off Bus Cape town (brings you to all scenic landscapes of Cape town (incl Camps bay) w/o hassle and security concerns
JNB (Johannesburg):
Nelson Mandela Square (JNB) / also visit Butchers steak restaurant there
Guided tour to Soweto (JNB)
For JNB/CPT:
- use uber (safe and cheap) / if you travel to Sandton(JNB): use Gautrain from Airport. / review travel advise and do's/don'ts for traveling in JNB city.
- Tons of cheap flights btw CPT and JNB. Always use booking portals like orbitz, skyscanner, etc. to find good fares (for example on Kulula, BA, SAA, Mango, etc.)
MNL (Manila):
Ask on FT (in Destinations) - There are too many islands and beaches in the Philippines to list here.
If you fancy another destination:
$120 R/T to SIN
$175 R/T to HKG or 7500 Avios
Almost all of Asia is under $200 with LCCs
Etihad Economy Tips/Quirks/Etc
Insert here
Does Y board... by Groups? Rows? Reverse herringbone by last name?
Upgrade bid offers for Y->J on JFK-AUH start at $1100. AUH-JFK $1150
" " " " ORD/AUH start at $1180 both ways
[FARE GONE] JFK-AUH $187 rt ai
Mar 21, 2015, 3:40 am
#2311
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Programs: Frontier Gold, DL estranged 1MMer, Spirit VIP, CO/NW/UA/AA once gold/plat/comped gold now dust.
Posts: 38,166
Greetings from Manila! (brief review of EY on the outbound)
Greetings to everyone from Manila! really grueling trip over...a $39 + 20 (bag) flight on Frontier, 6 hours in IAD, a 14.5 hour flight to AUH, 7.5 hours there and an 8.5-hour flight to Manila. One of the furthest destinations on the deal and the only SE Asian one, at $344.
IAD really bad for landside places to hang out, I found. Spent some time at the one Starbucks waiting for EY check-in to open. Etihad's "thing" seems to be weighing carry-ons and enforcing the 7kg limit, at least on that flight. Maybe they have trouble with wheeled items falling out of bin doors. They had another scale for the same purpose at the gate.
(BTW, all the following pertains to coach. Can't comment on the other classes...)
Plane was a 787 and maybe 60% full, but that didn't keep me from getting a full 3-row with a screaming, seat-kicking kid behind. I was aggressive about re-seating, moving to a bulkhead with lots of legroom but the immovable armrests. Was able to make it work.
Would urge everyone to order special meals like I did, such as a seafood meal. The regular meals are much like a Muslim special meal would be on a U.S. carrier, and while chicken or lamb biryani or vegetable curry might make for an interesting cross-cultural experience, I wasn't really up for it. Could also mess with you a bit if you have GERD.
They do also have Kronenbourg and 2 other beers, wines and other firewater available.
The seat move messed up the special meal, so I got it delivered to the new seat, but it came without silverware. The flight-attendant call looks nice on the handset but doesn't really do anything, as I found over the next several minutes. Good thing it wasn't a medical emergency. It kinda reminds me of Asian carriers, where FAs can seem a bit like automatons, fine for doing the programmed tasks but not so great for anything going off the tracks.
Maybe Emiratis are also good at functioning in dry environments with minimal water, but for the rest of us the periodic water trays or lack thereof were another ding. It was at least as infrequent as you usually get with U.S. carriers.
Windows were dimmed most of the time, with the route going across the Mediterranean, down the Red Sea and across Saudi Arabia and on in.
AUH airport is getting some construction, but the old section was where most people waited things out. Lots of duty free, of course, and a busy McDonald's.
The flight to MNL leaving at 3:05 a.m. Abu Dhabi time was 100% full and left from one of the old gates (the round pods, seating maybe 50 for a 777 with 300+). So there was a long line just to get in the gate. Anyone who's ever flown on an international flight going into the Philippines can attest that Pinoys are in a class by themselves when it comes to absolutely maxing out baggage allowances at all levels. Even with lots of rolling bags gate-checked there were bags on top of bags all up and down the bins. The plane also had some cargo that was late to get loaded (possibly from all the checked bags), and it left about 45 minutes late.
That trip had a snack at first and the biggest meal (lunch) around 2 hours before landing. Again, I was glad I had ordered the special meal. After the 14.5 hour marathon this flight didn't seem as long. The crew was slightly better, though one Brit FA was a bit like I'd imagine Adele would be if she tried to be an FA. Maybe she was just having a bad day (totally full flights to MNL can cause that, though the passengers tend to have better attitudes about conditions than westerners would).
I stopped worrying too much about the mistake fare hurting EY financially, as few people on the flight looked like the fit the profile of someone who would have caught the deal. Most looked like returning OFWs.
The plane arrives around 4 p.m. at Terminal 1 (the old warhorse). In addition to the immigration form, pax had to fill out a yellow Ebola/MERs form, and they had the quarantine checkpoint before immigration (collecting forms, asking questions, etc.) They're rebuilding the immigration area to give more space, and that took only about 10 minutes (have seen it much worse). It must've taken 45 minutes to get all the bags on the belt, with most people stacking 'em high on the carts. I had only one bag and, 'natch, it was in the last batch to come out.
The late flight had thrown me into the peak of rush hour. The yellow metered taxi stalled out twice in the first mile and the driver took me back to terminal 2 departures, where he got me a regular metered taxi (driver on his third day) that was maybe 40% of what the yellow one would have cost. So it worked out.
Overall the newer planes are an asset, but the food won't be to everyone's liking and about the best I can say about the service is that it can be inconsistent, at least in the back. Will see how things work out on the return in 5 days or so.
IAD really bad for landside places to hang out, I found. Spent some time at the one Starbucks waiting for EY check-in to open. Etihad's "thing" seems to be weighing carry-ons and enforcing the 7kg limit, at least on that flight. Maybe they have trouble with wheeled items falling out of bin doors. They had another scale for the same purpose at the gate.
(BTW, all the following pertains to coach. Can't comment on the other classes...)
Plane was a 787 and maybe 60% full, but that didn't keep me from getting a full 3-row with a screaming, seat-kicking kid behind. I was aggressive about re-seating, moving to a bulkhead with lots of legroom but the immovable armrests. Was able to make it work.
Would urge everyone to order special meals like I did, such as a seafood meal. The regular meals are much like a Muslim special meal would be on a U.S. carrier, and while chicken or lamb biryani or vegetable curry might make for an interesting cross-cultural experience, I wasn't really up for it. Could also mess with you a bit if you have GERD.
They do also have Kronenbourg and 2 other beers, wines and other firewater available.
The seat move messed up the special meal, so I got it delivered to the new seat, but it came without silverware. The flight-attendant call looks nice on the handset but doesn't really do anything, as I found over the next several minutes. Good thing it wasn't a medical emergency. It kinda reminds me of Asian carriers, where FAs can seem a bit like automatons, fine for doing the programmed tasks but not so great for anything going off the tracks.
Maybe Emiratis are also good at functioning in dry environments with minimal water, but for the rest of us the periodic water trays or lack thereof were another ding. It was at least as infrequent as you usually get with U.S. carriers.
Windows were dimmed most of the time, with the route going across the Mediterranean, down the Red Sea and across Saudi Arabia and on in.
AUH airport is getting some construction, but the old section was where most people waited things out. Lots of duty free, of course, and a busy McDonald's.
The flight to MNL leaving at 3:05 a.m. Abu Dhabi time was 100% full and left from one of the old gates (the round pods, seating maybe 50 for a 777 with 300+). So there was a long line just to get in the gate. Anyone who's ever flown on an international flight going into the Philippines can attest that Pinoys are in a class by themselves when it comes to absolutely maxing out baggage allowances at all levels. Even with lots of rolling bags gate-checked there were bags on top of bags all up and down the bins. The plane also had some cargo that was late to get loaded (possibly from all the checked bags), and it left about 45 minutes late.
That trip had a snack at first and the biggest meal (lunch) around 2 hours before landing. Again, I was glad I had ordered the special meal. After the 14.5 hour marathon this flight didn't seem as long. The crew was slightly better, though one Brit FA was a bit like I'd imagine Adele would be if she tried to be an FA. Maybe she was just having a bad day (totally full flights to MNL can cause that, though the passengers tend to have better attitudes about conditions than westerners would).
I stopped worrying too much about the mistake fare hurting EY financially, as few people on the flight looked like the fit the profile of someone who would have caught the deal. Most looked like returning OFWs.
The plane arrives around 4 p.m. at Terminal 1 (the old warhorse). In addition to the immigration form, pax had to fill out a yellow Ebola/MERs form, and they had the quarantine checkpoint before immigration (collecting forms, asking questions, etc.) They're rebuilding the immigration area to give more space, and that took only about 10 minutes (have seen it much worse). It must've taken 45 minutes to get all the bags on the belt, with most people stacking 'em high on the carts. I had only one bag and, 'natch, it was in the last batch to come out.
The late flight had thrown me into the peak of rush hour. The yellow metered taxi stalled out twice in the first mile and the driver took me back to terminal 2 departures, where he got me a regular metered taxi (driver on his third day) that was maybe 40% of what the yellow one would have cost. So it worked out.
Overall the newer planes are an asset, but the food won't be to everyone's liking and about the best I can say about the service is that it can be inconsistent, at least in the back. Will see how things work out on the return in 5 days or so.
Mar 21, 2015, 4:08 am
#2312
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 314
Question and it might be better served in another thread:
Have a flight on JetBlue that had a schedule change to where I now arrive approx 1:40 before my EY flight out of JFK. Is this enough time? Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin? Any help is much appreciated.
Have a flight on JetBlue that had a schedule change to where I now arrive approx 1:40 before my EY flight out of JFK. Is this enough time? Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin? Any help is much appreciated.
Mar 21, 2015, 8:03 am
#2313
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: IAD, DCA, ORD, IND
Programs: TrueBlue, Rapid Rewards
Posts: 365
Greetings to everyone from Manila! really grueling trip over...a $39 + 20 (bag) flight on Frontier, 6 hours in IAD, a 14.5 hour flight to AUH, 7.5 hours there and an 8.5-hour flight to Manila. One of the furthest destinations on the deal and the only SE Asian one, at $344.
IAD really bad for landside places to hang out, I found. Spent some time at the one Starbucks waiting for EY check-in to open. Etihad's "thing" seems to be weighing carry-ons and enforcing the 7kg limit, at least on that flight. Maybe they have trouble with wheeled items falling out of bin doors. They had another scale for the same purpose at the gate.
(BTW, all the following pertains to coach. Can't comment on the other classes...)
Plane was a 787 and maybe 60% full, but that didn't keep me from getting a full 3-row with a screaming, seat-kicking kid behind. I was aggressive about re-seating, moving to a bulkhead with lots of legroom but the immovable armrests. Was able to make it work.
Would urge everyone to order special meals like I did, such as a seafood meal. The regular meals are much like a Muslim special meal would be on a U.S. carrier, and while chicken or lamb biryani or vegetable curry might make for an interesting cross-cultural experience, I wasn't really up for it. Could also mess with you a bit if you have GERD.
They do also have Kronenbourg and 2 other beers, wines and other firewater available.
The seat move messed up the special meal, so I got it delivered to the new seat, but it came without silverware. The flight-attendant call looks nice on the handset but doesn't really do anything, as I found over the next several minutes. Good thing it wasn't a medical emergency. It kinda reminds me of Asian carriers, where FAs can seem a bit like automatons, fine for doing the programmed tasks but not so great for anything going off the tracks.
Maybe Emiratis are also good at functioning in dry environments with minimal water, but for the rest of us the periodic water trays or lack thereof were another ding. It was at least as infrequent as you usually get with U.S. carriers.
Windows were dimmed most of the time, with the route going across the Mediterranean, down the Red Sea and across Saudi Arabia and on in.
AUH airport is getting some construction, but the old section was where most people waited things out. Lots of duty free, of course, and a busy McDonald's.
The flight to MNL leaving at 3:05 a.m. Abu Dhabi time was 100% full and left from one of the old gates (the round pods, seating maybe 50 for a 777 with 300+). So there was a long line just to get in the gate. Anyone who's ever flown on an international flight going into the Philippines can attest that Pinoys are in a class by themselves when it comes to absolutely maxing out baggage allowances at all levels. Even with lots of rolling bags gate-checked there were bags on top of bags all up and down the bins. The plane also had some cargo that was late to get loaded (possibly from all the checked bags), and it left about 45 minutes late.
That trip had a snack at first and the biggest meal (lunch) around 2 hours before landing. Again, I was glad I had ordered the special meal. After the 14.5 hour marathon this flight didn't seem as long. The crew was slightly better, though one Brit FA was a bit like I'd imagine Adele would be if she tried to be an FA. Maybe she was just having a bad day (totally full flights to MNL can cause that, though the passengers tend to have better attitudes about conditions than westerners would).
I stopped worrying too much about the mistake fare hurting EY financially, as few people on the flight looked like the fit the profile of someone who would have caught the deal. Most looked like returning OFWs.
The plane arrives around 4 p.m. at Terminal 1 (the old warhorse). In addition to the immigration form, pax had to fill out a yellow Ebola/MERs form, and they had the quarantine checkpoint before immigration (collecting forms, asking questions, etc.) They're rebuilding the immigration area to give more space, and that took only about 10 minutes (have seen it much worse). It must've taken 45 minutes to get all the bags on the belt, with most people stacking 'em high on the carts. I had only one bag and, 'natch, it was in the last batch to come out.
The late flight had thrown me into the peak of rush hour. The yellow metered taxi stalled out twice in the first mile and the driver took me back to terminal 2 departures, where he got me a regular metered taxi (driver on his third day) that was maybe 40% of what the yellow one would have cost. So it worked out.
Overall the newer planes are an asset, but the food won't be to everyone's liking and about the best I can say about the service is that it can be inconsistent, at least in the back. Will see how things work out on the return in 5 days or so.
IAD really bad for landside places to hang out, I found. Spent some time at the one Starbucks waiting for EY check-in to open. Etihad's "thing" seems to be weighing carry-ons and enforcing the 7kg limit, at least on that flight. Maybe they have trouble with wheeled items falling out of bin doors. They had another scale for the same purpose at the gate.
(BTW, all the following pertains to coach. Can't comment on the other classes...)
Plane was a 787 and maybe 60% full, but that didn't keep me from getting a full 3-row with a screaming, seat-kicking kid behind. I was aggressive about re-seating, moving to a bulkhead with lots of legroom but the immovable armrests. Was able to make it work.
Would urge everyone to order special meals like I did, such as a seafood meal. The regular meals are much like a Muslim special meal would be on a U.S. carrier, and while chicken or lamb biryani or vegetable curry might make for an interesting cross-cultural experience, I wasn't really up for it. Could also mess with you a bit if you have GERD.
They do also have Kronenbourg and 2 other beers, wines and other firewater available.
The seat move messed up the special meal, so I got it delivered to the new seat, but it came without silverware. The flight-attendant call looks nice on the handset but doesn't really do anything, as I found over the next several minutes. Good thing it wasn't a medical emergency. It kinda reminds me of Asian carriers, where FAs can seem a bit like automatons, fine for doing the programmed tasks but not so great for anything going off the tracks.
Maybe Emiratis are also good at functioning in dry environments with minimal water, but for the rest of us the periodic water trays or lack thereof were another ding. It was at least as infrequent as you usually get with U.S. carriers.
Windows were dimmed most of the time, with the route going across the Mediterranean, down the Red Sea and across Saudi Arabia and on in.
AUH airport is getting some construction, but the old section was where most people waited things out. Lots of duty free, of course, and a busy McDonald's.
The flight to MNL leaving at 3:05 a.m. Abu Dhabi time was 100% full and left from one of the old gates (the round pods, seating maybe 50 for a 777 with 300+). So there was a long line just to get in the gate. Anyone who's ever flown on an international flight going into the Philippines can attest that Pinoys are in a class by themselves when it comes to absolutely maxing out baggage allowances at all levels. Even with lots of rolling bags gate-checked there were bags on top of bags all up and down the bins. The plane also had some cargo that was late to get loaded (possibly from all the checked bags), and it left about 45 minutes late.
That trip had a snack at first and the biggest meal (lunch) around 2 hours before landing. Again, I was glad I had ordered the special meal. After the 14.5 hour marathon this flight didn't seem as long. The crew was slightly better, though one Brit FA was a bit like I'd imagine Adele would be if she tried to be an FA. Maybe she was just having a bad day (totally full flights to MNL can cause that, though the passengers tend to have better attitudes about conditions than westerners would).
I stopped worrying too much about the mistake fare hurting EY financially, as few people on the flight looked like the fit the profile of someone who would have caught the deal. Most looked like returning OFWs.
The plane arrives around 4 p.m. at Terminal 1 (the old warhorse). In addition to the immigration form, pax had to fill out a yellow Ebola/MERs form, and they had the quarantine checkpoint before immigration (collecting forms, asking questions, etc.) They're rebuilding the immigration area to give more space, and that took only about 10 minutes (have seen it much worse). It must've taken 45 minutes to get all the bags on the belt, with most people stacking 'em high on the carts. I had only one bag and, 'natch, it was in the last batch to come out.
The late flight had thrown me into the peak of rush hour. The yellow metered taxi stalled out twice in the first mile and the driver took me back to terminal 2 departures, where he got me a regular metered taxi (driver on his third day) that was maybe 40% of what the yellow one would have cost. So it worked out.
Overall the newer planes are an asset, but the food won't be to everyone's liking and about the best I can say about the service is that it can be inconsistent, at least in the back. Will see how things work out on the return in 5 days or so.
The 787 I was on from AUH-IAD on Wednesday had one open Y seat-- right inbetween the 2 of us.
We had originally booked the last two seats in the last row, but got moved to the row in front without us noticing.I second the special meals. The gluten free meals were great both ways, except for the bread. But, my mom says the gluten free bread here in the US is bad as well.
Mar 21, 2015, 8:20 am
#2314
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MSP
Programs: DL GM, AMEX Business Platinum, AMEX Delta Reserve, DL SkyClub Member, Choice PM
Posts: 2,218
Question and it might be better served in another thread:
Have a flight on JetBlue that had a schedule change to where I now arrive approx 1:40 before my EY flight out of JFK. Is this enough time? Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin? Any help is much appreciated.
Have a flight on JetBlue that had a schedule change to where I now arrive approx 1:40 before my EY flight out of JFK. Is this enough time? Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin? Any help is much appreciated.
If there are any delays on the tarmac after landing, you will be in trouble.
You may want to get in at least 2 hours and possibly 3 hours at JFK.
2. Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin?
You can check in online for your EY flight. However one has to go and meet an EY agent to have documents verified and a new BP will be handed over to you.
If you are checking any baggage, Jet Blue can check baggage through to EY, if Jet Blue has an interlining agreement with EY. You should check online at Jet Blue to enquire whether they can check baggage through to your final destination.
If your bags are checked through by Jet Blue when you arrive at JFK you may want to show the bag tags to the EY staff and tell them you have baggage checked through.
Mar 21, 2015, 3:29 pm
#2315
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: IAD, DCA, ORD, IND
Programs: TrueBlue, Rapid Rewards
Posts: 365
1. Approx 1:40 is very inadequate before my EY flight out of JFK.
If there are any delays on the tarmac after landing, you will be in trouble.
You may want to get in at least 2 hours and possibly 3 hours at JFK.
2. Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin?
You can check in online for your EY flight. However one has to go and meet an EY agent to have documents verified and a new BP will be handed over to you.
If you are checking any baggage, Jet Blue can check baggage through to EY, if Jet Blue has an interlining agreement with EY. You should check online at Jet Blue to enquire whether they can check baggage through to your final destination.
If your bags are checked through by Jet Blue when you arrive at JFK you may want to show the bag tags to the EY staff and tell them you have baggage checked through.
If there are any delays on the tarmac after landing, you will be in trouble.
You may want to get in at least 2 hours and possibly 3 hours at JFK.
2. Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin?
You can check in online for your EY flight. However one has to go and meet an EY agent to have documents verified and a new BP will be handed over to you.
If you are checking any baggage, Jet Blue can check baggage through to EY, if Jet Blue has an interlining agreement with EY. You should check online at Jet Blue to enquire whether they can check baggage through to your final destination.
If your bags are checked through by Jet Blue when you arrive at JFK you may want to show the bag tags to the EY staff and tell them you have baggage checked through.
Mar 21, 2015, 4:03 pm
#2316
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: CAE,AGS
Programs: AAExP, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, IHG Spire, Marriott Plat
Posts: 3,124
You should read this: http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....had-178-fares/
No AA miles for flights from the US to AUH (as I've now discovered).
No AA miles for flights from the US to AUH (as I've now discovered).
Mar 22, 2015, 5:25 pm
#2317
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,263
We got back from our trip after taking JFK-AUH-JFK. Everything was smooth operating and we really enjoyed our time in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I would definitely recommend getting one of the 2-seaters in the back if you can swing it. We had the 2-seater behind the first 2-seater and it was much better as the seats were not as offset with the IFEs on the seatbacks in front of you and I never once had anyone bump my row...going over I was in the aisle of the middle 4 and people were constantly bumping my row which made it impossible to sleep.
Some of our highlights which I would highly recommend are the desert dinner safari with Platinum Heritage (with the vintage LRs), High Tea at the At.mosphere restaurant at the Burj Khalifa, Middle Eastern food tour w/ Frying Pan Adventures, abra ride across the creek in Old Dubai, Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, etc. We also stayed at the PArk Hyatt while in Dubai and it is just a superb property.
Some of our highlights which I would highly recommend are the desert dinner safari with Platinum Heritage (with the vintage LRs), High Tea at the At.mosphere restaurant at the Burj Khalifa, Middle Eastern food tour w/ Frying Pan Adventures, abra ride across the creek in Old Dubai, Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, etc. We also stayed at the PArk Hyatt while in Dubai and it is just a superb property.
Mar 22, 2015, 6:29 pm
#2318
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: BOS
Posts: 814
Question and it might be better served in another thread:
Have a flight on JetBlue that had a schedule change to where I now arrive approx 1:40 before my EY flight out of JFK. Is this enough time? Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin? Any help is much appreciated.
Have a flight on JetBlue that had a schedule change to where I now arrive approx 1:40 before my EY flight out of JFK. Is this enough time? Can JetBlue check me in for my flight at my origin? Any help is much appreciated.
If your JetBlue flight changed schedule by 30+ minutes, you can get on a different flight that day for free. That is the best idea, as you want more than 40 minutes time in case of delay.
JetBlue Schedule Change Policy: http://www.jetblue.com/travel-agents/schedule-change/
Mar 22, 2015, 9:25 pm
#2319
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Programs: Frontier Gold, DL estranged 1MMer, Spirit VIP, CO/NW/UA/AA once gold/plat/comped gold now dust.
Posts: 38,166
For those who asked, with the seafood meal on EY it was always a white fish filet on the big meals (once covered by some rice with a bit of spice), and on a dinner there was also a smoked salmon salad. On one of the snacks the sandwich was tuna fish rather than mystery meat.
Also forgot to mention that they handed out Klondike bars as the midflight snack on the IAD-AUH flight.
Also forgot to mention that they handed out Klondike bars as the midflight snack on the IAD-AUH flight.
Mar 24, 2015, 10:13 am
#2322
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: Lots of faux metal
Posts: 6,425
In theory, yes. You should be able to ask AA to give you a pass to get through security so you can access the lounge.
Mar 25, 2015, 2:30 pm
#2323
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: IAD, DCA, ORD, IND
Programs: TrueBlue, Rapid Rewards
Posts: 365
For those who asked, with the seafood meal on EY it was always a white fish filet on the big meals (once covered by some rice with a bit of spice), and on a dinner there was also a smoked salmon salad. On one of the snacks the sandwich was tuna fish rather than mystery meat.
Also forgot to mention that they handed out Klondike bars as the midflight snack on the IAD-AUH flight.
Also forgot to mention that they handed out Klondike bars as the midflight snack on the IAD-AUH flight.
On AUH-IAD we got apples and something else that I forget...I think popcorn again.
Mar 26, 2015, 8:58 am
#2325
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 51
