Transiting with Etihad will be totally different now as the new building, Terminal A is now open & operational for all Etihad flights as of yesterday 14th November.
I'm leaving for Thailand in less than 2 weeks. just looking at you going through departure to go home makes me feel sad and depressed. a dreaded feeling for sure.
Someone who hasn't been to Thailand wouldn't understand your comment. But anyone who has knows what you are talking about. My depression starts the morning of my departure date. Incredible how that country can get into your head.
I just got home today,18 days in Pattaya,I need a holiday. I paid £535 from London Gatwick via Doha,I am returning in January going with oman air £570 from Heathrow.
On this flight the entertainment was really good. I think Etihad have recently updated all their planes with new screens. Best I've ever experienced on a long haul flight and better than Emirates for entertainment. However the Emirates overall experience is better. Thanks for watching :)
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I came back to Manchester from Thailand, a couple of weeks ago, via the 12 hour flight to Munich. I wouldn't do that route again. I prefer the two 8 hour flights so I can stretch my legs and get some fresh air. for me 12 hours in one seat is too long.
I nearly flew with Lufthansa as they were cheap but paid slightly more for this Etihad flight. It's not good being bundled onto a small plane for the last leg of the journey :)
This rather shocked me back in the day Abu dhabi was a very cheap duty free and had cheap priced bars, that was the old airport with the dome, enjoyed this vlog thanks for sharing.
thanks for sharing. 3-4-3 economy seats on Boeing 777 are too tight. TG/EVA and other Asian airlines just put 3-3-3 with good seat pitch. Now, I know which one to avoid.
Etihad and Emirate are among the world’s best, the only drawback is that they force you to layover in Dubai or Abu Dhabi so you will spend more money.😊
I've flown to Thailand 5 times before from the US. Each time I took the Persian Gulf route. Twice with Qatar Airways through Doha and three times with Emirates through Dubai. I've never flown with Eithad before.
The last 3 times I went to Thailand with Kuwait Airways via Kuwait city (starting in Frankfurt). Cheap flights and short layover.....I can recommend....but no alc on plane if that's an issue for someone....😂
I prefer to fly Gulf Air as Bahrain was an easier transit. Still chaotic, but a smaller airport. This was before the new terminal opened at AUH though.
I flew with Etihad in March 2022... Never again. Just felt so cheap and Abu Dhabi Airport is shite. I also flew with Qatar in August just gone, the airport was decent but less said about the flights the better. Middle East Airlines have a lot to work on, they feel cheap AF, especially when compared to my experience with Singapore Airlines in April,when even economy is comfortable, relaxing and felt premium.
I flew with Etihad last November, just when the new terminal building opened. It was gorgeous! Very nice experience flying to Abu Dhabi from New York. ❤
I always flew with Emirates to Bangkok for 10 years, now I fly with Etihad & they are much better IMHO plus their new terminal has just opened which I have not experienced yet, but hope to maybe next year
That abu Dhabi terminal is awful, way too many people crammed in, people sleeping upstairs in the food area's, staff not moving them so you can eat, ignorant people putting all their bags on seats so no one can sit down, id avoid this place.
I've never flown Etihad (only Emirates and Qatar) as it doesn't operate from Poland for some reason... But it doesn't look too impressive, to be honest... especially the Abu Dhabi airport... I was one in that city itself and it also felt a bit outdated and unimpressive (except the Grand Mosque and a few other places) compared to Dubai... Still, I wouldn't mind flying with them somewhere, SE Asia especially... ;) and btw. cool review! :)
I normally fly Emirates or Qatar but it was £200 cheaper on these dates with Etihad so I took a chance on them again. The entertainment was excellent (I think they just upgraded the system). Food was average but nothing to complain about in the grand scheme of things. Someone commented that Abu Dhabi airport has been improved now which is a very good thing! Thanks for watching :)
I was transit Abu Dhabi last month. If you was upset with the smoke coming from smoking area you must have some psychotic problems 😅. Otherwise, you are right, very uncomfortable, very expensive, unless the cigarettes 😊.
@@bkk1126 Pure chance!, i arrived in Bkk in the begenning of Feb 20 and left TH in May 20. It was difficult to come back in Europe, many cancelled flights, no refunds... Fun facts, i discovered your channel in 19 and first evening in TH, you filmed me soi4 :D I saw you but busy and talking with a Vietlady 555 I'll see her in Jan 24 in HCM.
Transiting with Etihad will be totally different now as the new building, Terminal A is now open & operational for all Etihad flights as of yesterday 14th November.
Good to hear I'm flying to Japan with Etihad this May so I'm just watching a bunch of videos on the airline rn
I'm leaving for Thailand in less than 2 weeks. just looking at you going through departure to go home makes me feel sad and depressed. a dreaded feeling for sure.
Someone who hasn't been to Thailand wouldn't understand your comment. But anyone who has knows what you are talking about. My depression starts the morning of my departure date. Incredible how that country can get into your head.
@@weekendmillionare …Yes. It’s very scary at times and I been going for almost 20 years. It’s not as bad when I first started going.
Us travellers always seem down wen flying home from Asia!!
I just got home today,18 days in Pattaya,I need a holiday.
I paid £535 from London Gatwick via Doha,I am returning in January going with oman air £570 from Heathrow.
Great prices those. You are in ‘the know’ :)
The flight home is always depressing. I just came back with Qatar from BKK to Dublin, Qatar are ok but the entertainment was awful, Emirates are kings
On this flight the entertainment was really good. I think Etihad have recently updated all their planes with new screens. Best I've ever experienced on a long haul flight and better than Emirates for entertainment.
However the Emirates overall experience is better. Thanks for watching :)
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I came back to Manchester from Thailand, a couple of weeks ago, via the 12 hour flight to Munich. I wouldn't do that route again. I prefer the two 8 hour flights so I can stretch my legs and get some fresh air. for me 12 hours in one seat is too long.
I nearly flew with Lufthansa as they were cheap but paid slightly more for this Etihad flight. It's not good being bundled onto a small plane for the last leg of the journey :)
This rather shocked me back in the day Abu dhabi was a very cheap duty free and had cheap priced bars, that was the old airport with the dome, enjoyed this vlog thanks for sharing.
thanks for sharing. 3-4-3 economy seats on Boeing 777 are too tight. TG/EVA and other Asian airlines just put 3-3-3 with good seat pitch. Now, I know which one to avoid.
I didn’t notice any lack of room on either leg. But I do fly short haul a lot in cramped seating…
Etihad and Emirate are among the world’s best, the only drawback is that they force you to layover in Dubai or Abu Dhabi so you will spend more money.😊
I've flown to Thailand 5 times before from the US. Each time I took the Persian Gulf route. Twice with Qatar Airways through Doha and three times with Emirates through Dubai. I've never flown with Eithad before.
The last 3 times I went to Thailand with Kuwait Airways via Kuwait city (starting in Frankfurt). Cheap flights and short layover.....I can recommend....but no alc on plane if that's an issue for someone....😂
FinnAir business class is amazing from Thailand to Sweden or Finland. And affordable
I prefer to fly Gulf Air as Bahrain was an easier transit. Still chaotic, but a smaller airport.
This was before the new terminal opened at AUH though.
I'd like to see the new terminal at AUH. All this mess will be a distant memory and I'm glad I recorded some of it! Thanks for watching :)
man what a crazy trip. Glad you made it there safely.
Good job, mate 👍
Thanks for sharing
18:14 Doha International in Qatar had multiple quiet rooms reserved for napping so u wouldn't have to sleep on the floor.
Apparently AUH has a lot of prayer rooms in the terminal! :)
King make sure you are coming back to Thailand
We all need your videos
That would be good for us
whenever I check prices on sky scanner from Manchester to Bangkok,Etihad are always the most expensive of the middle east carriers
I flew with Etihad in March 2022... Never again. Just felt so cheap and Abu Dhabi Airport is shite. I also flew with Qatar in August just gone, the airport was decent but less said about the flights the better. Middle East Airlines have a lot to work on, they feel cheap AF, especially when compared to my experience with Singapore Airlines in April,when even economy is comfortable, relaxing and felt premium.
Thanks for your comment. I wouldn't want a layover of more than 3 hours on any airline long haul!
Not a fan of that airport, think I must have transited through an old terminal, as the toilets near the gates were the squat over the hole type.
Great vlog very informative thanks for sharing .
I flew with Etihad last November, just when the new terminal building opened. It was gorgeous! Very nice experience flying to Abu Dhabi from New York. ❤
I always flew with Emirates to Bangkok for 10 years, now I fly with Etihad & they are much better IMHO plus their new terminal has just opened which I have not experienced yet, but hope to maybe next year
That abu Dhabi terminal is awful, way too many people crammed in, people sleeping upstairs in the food area's, staff not moving them so you can eat, ignorant people putting all their bags on seats so no one can sit down, id avoid this place.
hope you make more vids
As of now there's a new terminal A which is way better than T1/T3.
Good honest review, only problem is it reminds me of the one time I went through this awful airport!!!!!
1:54...got the impression, this is the second time i see this pic...
Cheers for your videos mate top draw 👍
Thanks for watching :)
Must have been filmed a while ago, broad daylight at 6:25am?
I had a 6 hour layover at abu dabhi and it was also horrible
I've never flown Etihad (only Emirates and Qatar) as it doesn't operate from Poland for some reason... But it doesn't look too impressive, to be honest... especially the Abu Dhabi airport... I was one in that city itself and it also felt a bit outdated and unimpressive (except the Grand Mosque and a few other places) compared to Dubai... Still, I wouldn't mind flying with them somewhere, SE Asia especially... ;) and btw. cool review! :)
I normally fly Emirates or Qatar but it was £200 cheaper on these dates with Etihad so I took a chance on them again. The entertainment was excellent (I think they just upgraded the system). Food was average but nothing to complain about in the grand scheme of things.
Someone commented that Abu Dhabi airport has been improved now which is a very good thing!
Thanks for watching :)
I was transit Abu Dhabi last month. If you was upset with the smoke coming from smoking area you must have some psychotic problems 😅.
Otherwise, you are right, very uncomfortable, very expensive, unless the cigarettes 😊.
They take everyone's water in Dubai before boarding for Oz.
Back in the 80’s when I was doing Thailand that was normal, you been coddled too much mate
4:15 Is that Kanye West?
Is the security at international departures still taking away the power banks over 22.000 mAh?
They still were in may
Will missed your pattaya and vietnam vlogs ,when you fly back to thailand ?
This was a return journey over the summer :)
You leaved now? I'll arrived in 3weeks, need to be filmed like Feb 2020 in soi4 LOL
Yes this was filmed in Feb 2020. How did you guess? :)
@@bkk1126 Pure chance!, i arrived in Bkk in the begenning of Feb 20 and left TH in May 20. It was difficult to come back in Europe, many cancelled flights, no refunds... Fun facts, i discovered your channel in 19 and first evening in TH, you filmed me soi4 :D I saw you but busy and talking with a Vietlady 555 I'll see her in Jan 24 in HCM.
Too many small kiosks everywhere not enough signage for passengers, too many advertising signage instead.
You’re from near Manchester then
imagine "refugee" is watching this video
When are you back in Thailand?
This was a return journey. I'm in South East Asia now :)
18:24 Accurate slogan of the Airport after all these people lying on the floor"Abu Dhabi - Find your p(l)ace" just the "l" missing :D
The first meal 1hr:45 minutes into the flight?? Disgrace. Just like Emirates.
طيران الاتحاد هو الأسوأ على الاطلاق..
I hope the Oracle gave you some good news....
She told me what I needed to hear :)
The less time spent at the airport and on airplanes and the more time spent in a nice hotel shagging hot Thai girls the better in my opinion.
18:44 - lol, the guy got smacked in the head with a backpack :P
Good spot :)
Why did the stewardess say welcome to London, when you arrived in Manchester.
I like to suffer too when traveling ❤❤
if you're paying that much for beer, I would never pay for Thai beer! Singha and Chang or any other Thai beer is so bad and tasteless.
why do you love Bangkok so much?
A lot of refugees.
Any flight into Abu Dhabi, Dubai, or Doha is going to have a majority of Arabs, Indians, Paki's, and Bengalis. What do you expect dude?
Likewise, any flight out of the Persian Gulf into Thailand has a disproportionate share of Russians.