Tickets with Etihad Airways are overwhelmingly worth buying directly from the carrier's website.

Etihad Airways may not be part of any multinational alliance, but they work with many airlines around the world, so you can also buy a combination ticket with Etihad and transfer to another carrier.

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When to buy tickets

Etihad Airways offer good deals quite often and generally flights are cheaper than competing airlines Emirates or Qatar Airways.

For the best price, it's usually worth buying tickets around 2-4 months before departure.

However, if you plan to travel during peak seasons (such as Christmas and New Year or summer holidays), you should buy your tickets 6 months or more in advance.

Fare classes

Etihad Airways regular economy class and business class.

First Class is also available on some Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300 and all Airbus A380 aircraft.

In addition, on Airbus A380 aircraft, two seats in the First Class cabin are allocated in the form of a luxury cabin The Residence reminiscent of a 3-room suite. However, for seats marked as The Residence, you will usually have to pay an additional fee over and above the price of the First Class ticket.

The different classes are further divided into different fare groups, which differ, for example, in the number of bags, the possibility of changing the ticket or the number of frequent flyer miles credited per flight.

Please note that the fare Basicwhich includes the least services is often paradoxically more expensive than the Value.

What routes does the Etihad Airbus A380 fly on?

If you're planning to try one of the world's best-rated first class cabin The Residence, you must only fly on routes where the Airbus A380 flies.

Currently, Etihad Airways deploys the Airbus A380 with The Residence class on the following routes to/from Abu Dhabi:

• London
• Paris
• New York
• Singapore

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Etihad Airways destinations

The airline operates all its flights from its main base at the airport Abu Dhabi AUH. It serves as one of the major transfer points between Europe and Asia.

Etihad Airways serves over 90 destinations in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Australia. You can currently purchase tickets to the following airports:

• Africa - Algiers, Cairo, Casablanca, El Alamein, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Seychelles, Tunis
• Asia - Ahmedabad, Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok BKK, Beirut, Bengaluru, Beijing PEK, Chennai, Chiang Mai, Colombo, Dammam, Delhi, Denpasar Bali, Doha, Gassim, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jaipur, Jakarta, Jeddah, Karachi, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, Lisbon, Male, Manila, Medan, Mumbai, Muscat, Osaka KIX, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Riyadh, Shanghai PVG, Singapore, Seoul ICN, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Thiruvananthapuram, Tokyo NRT
• Australia - Melbourne, Sydney
• Europe - Amsterdam, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Heraklion, Istanbul, London LHR, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Milan MXP, Munich, Mykonos, Nice, Paris CDG, Prague, Rome FCO, Santorini, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich
• North America - Atlanta, Boston, New York JFK, Washington IAD