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At present: Find out how to ebook The Residence, Etihad’s A380 three-room suite?
A number of weeks in the past, I posted my content material (YouTube video and weblog evaluate) about my Abu Dhabu to London flight in The Residence, the world’s most unique First Class cabin. Completely obtainable on Etihad Airways’ A380 plane on routes between Abu Dhabi, London, New York and shortly Paris, The Residence is the one three-room suite on a passenger plane, that includes a personal bed room, ensuite lavatory (with bathe), and a front room. The uber-luxurious house is positioned on the A380’s higher deck and might accommodate a most of two passengers.
The Residence was first launched by Etihad in 2014, with one-way tickets between London and Abu Dhabi beginning at $20,000 USD. However when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in 2020, Etihad saved its A380 plane and the way forward for The Residence appeared unsure. Nonetheless, with the resurgent journey demand, Etihad introduced again a small variety of its A380 plane in 2023, The Residence together with them, albeit with a unique mushy product (extra on that under).
With the return of the A380, Etihad has made The Residence extra accessible to the final touring public. Pre-pandemic, Etihad bought The Residence as a separate, exorbitantly costly journey class moreover Economic system, Enterprise Class, and First Class. However since its post-pandemic re-introduction, The Residence can not be booked straight and is barely supplied as an improve choice to a First Class ticket, to be paid with miles or money.
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The Residence exhausting & mushy product
Visitors of The Residence can get pleasure from a terrific exhausting product, the one three-room suite on a passenger plane, that includes a personal bed room, ensuite lavatory (with bathe), and a front room. However as already talked about, Etihad modified the mushy product of The Residence since its post-pandemic re-introduction. The facilities and culinary providing at the moment are the identical as in First Class and also you not get the pre-pandemic particular perks comparable to butler service and customised menus. That mentioned, passengers of The Residence nonetheless get a number of additional perks over First Class passenger:
- An escort via Abu Dhabi Airport
- Entry to a personal room within the Etihad First Class Lounge at Abu Dhabi Airport
- One extra merchandise on the onboard menu (afternoon tea)
- Enhanced tableware and glassware onboard
E book The Residence with money
Passengers with a First Class ticket on Etihad’s A380 could make the improve to The Residence through Etihad’s name heart or on-line, both on the time of reserving or via Etihad’s “handle my reserving” part. When making the improve on-line, The Residence will pop up as a selection in the course of the seat choice course of. Etihad doesn’t publish the fee for an improve from First Class to The Residence, but it surely’s rather more affordable than it was. For instance, a fast search reveals that First Class passengers on the Abu Dhabi to London route could to improve to The Residence for round $2000 USD (7,310 AED) whereas the fee for an improve to The Residence on the Abu Dhabi to New York route is round $4000 USD (14,660 AED).
E book The Residence with miles
Passengers with a First Class ticket on one in all Etihad’s A380 routes also can improve to The Residence with miles through Etihad’s frequent flyer program Etihad Visitor. Etihad has not formally printed a chart with the variety of miles want for an improve, however a fast search reveals that an improve from First Class to The Residence will value you round 300,000 Etihad Visitor miles on the Abu Dhabi to London route and round 600,000 Etihad Visitor miles on the Abu Dhabi to Paris route. That’s a staggering quantity of miles in fact, however it might make for a once-in-a-lifetime expertise in fact.
Main restriction for reserving The Residence
A significant restriction that it’s good to watch out for is that the improve from First Class to The Residence is barely supplied to passengers that booked their First Class ticket both in money or miles straight through Etihad. First Class award tickets which are booked through the frequent flyer program of a companion airline (comparable to AAdvantage by American Airways) can’t be upgraded to The Residence.
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