Etihad
Etihad Airways from Australia - The Art of Flying WellEtihad is the Gulf airline that takes design as seriously as the flight itself. Their Armani partnership extends across the bedding, serviceware and cabin palette, and with warm gold finishes and faux marble detailing, this is an airline that has thought about how every surface looks and feels at 35,000 feet. For clients who appreciate the finer things, and who want their flight to set the tone for the trip ahead, Etihad is the airline our advisors come back to.
Fleet & Aircraft
Sydney is served 10 times weekly with the Airbus A350-1000 and Melbourne daily on their newest Boeing 787-9. Both featuring Etihad's latest version of enclosed business suites with sliding doors on every flight.
Cabin Experience
44 business suites on the A350 and 32 on the B789, both in a 1-2-1 layout offering every guest direct isle access, forward facing, each with a sliding door, fully flat bed, wireless charging and an 18.5-inch HD screen.
Route Network
Flights from Sydney and Melbourne connect through Abu Dhabi to all the must visit destinations including; Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Casablanca, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Ganeva, Istanbul, Krakow, London, Luxemburg, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Moscow, Milan, Munich, Mykonos, Nice, Paris, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Rome, Tunis, Santorini, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich and more than 100 destinations across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and North America.
Dining & Service
The service begins with traditional Arabic coffee and dates before take-off - a small, cultural ritual that sets the tone for the flight. Dining from there is entirely on demand, so clients eat when it suits them rather than when the cabin schedule allows.
The Details
The LANEIGE Destination Collection amenity kits are collectible - 14 city-inspired designs with destination artwork in the lining and Korean skincare inside. A different city on every flight, designed to be kept long after landing.
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Etihad Business Class from Australia: Design & Detail
There's a detail about Etihad's A350 business class that our advisors love to share with clients - there are no overhead bins running down the center of the cabin. It's the kind of thing you wouldn't know from a photo, but it transforms the space entirely. The ceiling lifts, the cabin feels wider, and the light reaches further than it does on any comparable aircraft. Every suite has its own sliding door and a fully flatbed that stretches to just under two meters, and on overnight flights from Australia, it's a cabin that feels like it was designed around sleep as much as style.
Stopover in Style
One of the things our advisors love most about flying Etihad is what happens between flights. The airline offers a complimentary one or two-night hotel stay in Abu Dhabi for any connecting passenger - three, four and five-star properties, completely complimentary. It turns a transit stop into a planned destination, and for clients heading to Europe or beyond, our advisors often build it into the itinerary deliberately. Abu Dhabi itself is worth more than a layover - the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the desert beyond the city, Yas Island for families - and your Etihad boarding pass doubles as a discount card for attractions across the city.
