TRIP REPORT | First Time on Etihad A380! | London to Abu Dhabi | ETIHAD Airbus A380
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- Etihad Trip Report flying from London to Abu Dhabi onboard one of the Etihad Airbus A380 on a beautiful winter day.
A very comfortable flight from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi Terminal A (the brand-new one in Abu Dhabi) on the Etihad Airbus A380. The flight was absolutely fully booked but still, as we flew on the most spacious plane in the world, the journey was pretty comfortable.
After a quick exploration of Heathrow Terminal 4 as well as a brief planespotting session, we boarded the Airbus A380 that would take us to Abu Dhabi. We took off towards the west and quickly made a 180° turn to start our route to Abu Dhabi.
We initially flew over the UK and crossed the English Channel. We left Amsterdam on our left and entered Germany. Here is where we spotted the first snow: Germany was completely under the snow. We continued towards Austria, Hungary, and Romania. We then crossed the Black Sea towards Turkiye.
We crossed all Turkiye from Northwest to Southeast, enjoying very nice views of all the mountains and coastline. We then reached the border with Iraq and flew over the Zagros Mountains. After crossing all the country we entered the Persian Gulf, flying already in direct course to Abu Dhabi, where we landed after a beautiful night approach.
About the catering service, I have mixed feelings... the quality and taste weren't bad, but the quantity was reduced. It didn't feel special at all, that's how I would describe it. While it would be an amazing meal on almost every European airline, on Etihad... well, you expect more I guess. [On my connecting flight departing from Abu Dhabi the catering was extremely better, so I guess it is a problem with a bad catering provider in London].
Now it's your turn!
Have you ever flown with Etihad? How was the experience? Which route did you fly? Have you ever flown on the A380? What do you think about Etihad's service? Is it at Emirates or Qatar Airways level? Have you ever been in London? Maybe in Abu Dhabi?
Many things to talk about! Read you all in the comments!
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FLIGHT INFO:
· Airline: ETIHAD AIRWAYS
· Airplane: Airbus A380-800
· Flight number: EY12
· AIRPORTS:
- Departure: London-Heathrow (LHR - EGLL)
- Arrival: Abu Dhabi (AUH - OMAA)
· Departure Gate:
· Seat: 47A
· Registration: A6-APJ
· Date of Recording: November 2023
· Recorded with iPhone 15 Pro Max (in UHD 4K).
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* CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:27 London Heathrow Airport
02:09 Planespotting in LHR
03:10 Boarding the A380
03:41 Initial Impression of the A380
04:55 Undocking the A380
05:13 Pushback in LHR
06:14 Taxi in Heathrow
06:57 Takeoff from LHR
08:49 Climbing over the UK
09:46 Cruising over Germany & Austria
10:07 Catering Service
11:53 The Austrian Alps
12:53 The Best WC on a Plane :)
13:30 A380 Cabin & Entertainment System
15:01 Reaching Turkiye
16:00 The Zagros under the Snow
17:30 Sunset over Iraq
17:53 Warm Snack Service
18:42 The Sky is on Fire
19:40 Descent into Abu Dhabi
20:40 Approaching Abu Dhabi
21:04 Landing in Abu Dhabi
21:50 Taxi & Parking
23:14 Disembarking the A380
23:40 Abu Dhabi New Airport
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row 47 recline is limited or max on a380 etihad?
Can we just appreciate him making these videos and effort this takes long.
Thanks so much! :)
One of the best, just subscribed and binge watching now😂❤
Very memorable moments. I too enjoy your vids. Thanks for the work
Immense appreciation for the excellent video. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Magnífico video como siempre, esperando ya al próximo,Felices fiestas!!
Muchas gracias!!
Igualmente! Felices fiestas!
That was such a SMOOTH flight! Keep it up.
Thanks a lot!
Merry xmas :))
Lovely video. Always enjoy the airplane window views especially the snow capped mountains.
Thanks so much! I'll be recording some flights in January, so hopefully we'll have more snow landscapes in future videos :))
Thank you, again‼️ It’s so much fun seeing all the places you go. I like to imagine I am coming along‼️
Thanks so much, Margaret! Glad that you enjoy these videos so much!
Wish a merry xmas! :))
Ita So Good See Some Etihad A380 In The Skys Agine.Great Trip Report
Yeah! Amazing plane! :)
Your videos make me so happy and keep it up your doing so good
Thanks so much! :))
Felt as though I was flying. Nice video
Merry Christmas onboard I’m excited for this flight
Thanks so much! You too :))
That snowy scenery in Germany looks gorgeous
Thanks! :)
muy ilustrativos. gracias.
Muchas gracias!
Un placer que te gusten estos vídeos! :)
Great video! I can't be the only one who thinks that Etihad has the best-looking A380's. The livery, the seats, and even the lavs all look really elegant. The views were also great (I really enjoyed seeing both the Alps and the Zagros covered in snow).
Oh, and, I just realized that everything shown in this video was the polar opposite of what we saw in this week's video. The landscapes, type of airline you flew on (full-service vs. LCC), aircraft, and duration of the flight (long-haul vs. short-haul) are all exact opposites in these 2 videos :)
Thanks, mate :)
Exactly. Actually you're the first one that noticed it, or at least that wrote it: there was some kind of intention of making the "contrast" between this type of airline and Cebu. Not to compare them, but to see what those types of airlines have to offer...
Happy 2024 :)
my opinion is ANA (all nippon airways) have the best a380 liveties
❤❤❤❤❤❤ A380 etihad
Que chulo el aeropuerto de Abu Dhabi!!
Lo veremos con más detalle en el Trip Report del vuelo que hice en conexión, pero ya te digo que sí: es impresionante.
@@OnBoardHD Que bien!!!
My experience with Etihad was fantastic i love every second of it
Thanks so much!
Glad that you got some nice memories back from your flight!
great review! personally i'm big fan of your reviews
Thanks so much!! :)
I loved it 😍 I have flown with the whole video.. excellent video ❤ thanks bro.. can't wait for the next
Thanks so much mate!
Glad that you liked it so much! :)
¡Un muy buen resumen del vuelo! 👍
Muchas gracias :))
Very best of you work mate😊
Thjanks so mjuch!!
Next saturday we'll fly from Manila!
I am fan of your videos. Nice quality and showing the right pictures with comments.
THanks! :)
Es que eres un crack!
Me alegra que ye gusten tanto estod vídeos! :))
Beautiful takeoff.
Glad you liked it! Thanks :)
Muy bonito el vídeo , me ha sorprendido en el Aeropuerto de Londres justo en el retroceso aparecer ese 747 cargo impresionante, y también me ha gustado los montes nevados son espectaculares y por último la nueva terminal de Abu Dabi se ve bastante cómoda y luminosa o será que la nueva cámara se ve muy bien. Solamente ya me queda desearte una Feliz Navidad
y que lo pases muy bien en compañía de tu familia, y también que los vientos te sean propicios en el nuevo año 2024 . Un abrazo
Muchas gracias, Rafa!
La nueva terminal de Abu Dhabi la veremos con mucho más detalle en el vídeo del vuelo en conexión que hice tras este vuelo en el A380, pero ya te digo que es realmente impresionante.
Igualmente! Que tengas una felices fiestas!
Por cierto! El sábado que viene, último Trip Report del año, volaremos por primera vez desde Filipinas! Y con nueva aerolínea: Cebu Pacific! :)
Awesome video keep it up
Glad you enjyed it!
Happy 2024 :))
Very nice Report. Thank you.
Thanks so much mate! :)
Great video👍
Thanks so much! :))
😁@@OnBoardHD
Great video as usual. I love Trip Report. Have really learned a lot from this channel. Views are spectacular 😮& the cabin was beautiful & comfy looking. I would rank Etihad A380 at the top of the list. Abu Dhabi airport was stunning. Any airline that gets you to your destination safely is tops in my book. 🙋🏼♀️👍🏻🇺🇸✈️
Thanks so much! I would rank them as well on the top10 worldwide without a doubt.
مطار ابوظبي قديم ابتنى في بداية السبعينات
في مطار جديد المفروض يفتتح في 2015
بس لا نعلم لماذا تم تاخير الافتتاح الى 2023 !!
Really enjoy your videos
THanks so much :))
Como siempre un excelente reporte de viaje, te deseo unas felices fiestas y un viajero 2024, saludos desde Nicaragua
Muchas gracias, Juan Carlos! Un auténtico placer!
Igualamente! Felices fiestas! :)
Nicely done, mate 👍
❤A380❤
Glad you like it! :)
Hi Lucas, I am very excited for this flight! I can’t wait!
Etihad Airways always shows adverts of their iconic Airbus A380 flying to London Heathrow(LHR) and New York(JFK) on CZcams when I go to watch another channel. It’s so nice! I love the A380!
Like you said, please upload a flight to Dhaka with Biman or other airlines like Emirates, Qatar, Etihad, Turkish and more…..
Take care and see you later! Bye for now!
Seeyou at the Premiere then!
Let's see if it will be possible en 2024! 🎅✈️
Hi Lucas, hopefully it will be uploaded in 2024!
Thank you for this flight!
Looking forward for the next flight!
Muy bueno
Exelentes imagenes con tu nueva camara,, y muy bonito el avion de hoy, buen video me gusti mucho saludos desde 🇨🇴🇨🇴👍👍👍👍👀🙏🏻👊👊🤜🤛
Muchas gracias, Germán!
El próximo sábado estrenamos país (Filipinas) y aerolínea (Cebu Pacific) en el canal! nos vemos! Felices fiestas! :)
Hi Lucas As expected another amazing video 😊. The seats looked very comfortable. I agree the food wasn't really up to the standard it should have been. I'm very excited about next week's video from Manila.Your new camera seemed even clearer too.Thankyou so much for all the work that you put into making me happy ❤. Tske care See you next Saturday. Much love Jenny xx
Thanks so much!
Yeah, next Saturday we'll fly from Manila for the very first time on the channel! :)
Merry xmas! :)
Many thanks for your reply. Merry Christmas to you Lucas.❤
Many thanks. Best aviation videos most imp the captions re the areas flying over. Looks like traveling with you while sitting here in Lahore.
Thanks so much mate!
Really glad that you enjoy these video so much! :))
Hope to visit Lahore at some point in 2024! :)
Fabulous video.. as always 😊.. Happy Christmas 🎄looking forward to watching more videos in the New Year..
Thanks so much!
Merry xmas!! :)
Hi onboardhd love you video stay safe.
Thanks a lot :))
Welcome back Sir and absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting footage travel trip reports and you nailed it again, gorgeous camera work, super amazing super sharp and clear, appreciate most of your beautiful sharing adventure and you are doing an excellent great job .. million thanks again for sharing .. and have a wonderful blessing happy holidays .. Merci beaucoup Monsieur
Thanks so much!
Stay tunned for the last Trip Report of the year next Saturday! We'll fly from Manila!! :)
@@OnBoardHD Ur always welcome Sir .. Yes!!! For sure I'm looking forward to next week's upload .. million thanks again for sharing such an amazing job in 2023 and looking forward to 2024 .. best of luck to you Sir and More blessings to you on your way .. Ur the best!! .. appreciate and a big fat thanks from Montreal QC Canada ..
Very good camera great report as always 👏
Thanks so much for the feedback! :))
Very good vlog nicely done well explained.
Thanks so much! :)
when I hear the intro music I always get sooo exicted
haha Thanks! I'm really glad that you like these videos so much! :))
que maravilla 😍😍
Me alegra que te haya gustado! :))
👍👍👍👍👍👍as always
Glad you liked it! :)
😁Thank you for the interesting flight report and merry X-mas. Greetings Felix
Thank you so much for your support, Felix!
Merry xmas to you and see you on the next Trip Report, the last of the year, flying from a total new place for the channel: Manila in Philipines! New airline as well: Cebu Pacific. :))
Felicidades
very exciting flight report merry Christmas to you and happy new year
Thanks so much! :)
Meryy xmas!
Muchas gracias por hacer los vídeos que haces y por hacernos viajar sin salir de casa. Te deseo una feliz navidad y un feliz año para que continúes haciilo que más te gusta. Un saludo
Un placer volver a leerte por aquí!
Igualmente! Felices fiestas :))
Yo no tengo la oportunidad de hacer esos viajes pero por medio de usted los realizó virtualmente. Gracias y saludos!!
muchas gracias, Javier!
Un placer que te gusten tanto!
Felices fiestas! :)
We just flew out of Abu Dhabi new airport January 1 st. It's stunning.
Thank you for the flight review
All the new terminal will appear on a new video soon! :)
Very nice video
Thanks! :))
Awesome Flight Recording with great hot meals👍🥩🍲
Thanks! Glad that you've ennjoyed it!
i have same etihad a380 flight on 15 March . from london heathrow to dubai much excited❤❤❤
You are flying etihad or emirates?
@@Aviationdude350
Etihad
The new camera in 4K is great matey!
Thanks for the feeedback :)
Lucas, eres una persona que se entrega en su trabajo, muchas gracias por ello❤, pero cuando un viaje a Sevilla, España??
Muchas gracias!!
Por ahora no tengo nada planeado a Sevilla... pero nunca se sabe cuando surgirá una oportunidad. A ver si es posible en 2024! :))
Ok, muchas gracias
Your seat is one of Etihad’s extra legroom seats, which compared to regular coach seats gives you about 5” more pitch
Se nota mucho el cambio de calidad del iPhone 15, muy buena!
Muchas gracias! Le daré un intento al S24Ultra cuando salga, pues siempre he sido muy fan de las cámaras de Samsung... pero el S23Ultra es un auténtico desastre.
Another superb video. Wishing you a great Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. All the best. Mick🇬🇧🎄
Thanks so much, Mick!
It was a pleasure to have you around this year! Hope to continue reading you in 2024!
Next Saturday we'll have Cebu Pacific for the first time on the channel! Flying also for the first time from Manila! :))
Always a good day when you post a new vid. Mick🇬🇧
@@mickboakes7023 😎😎✈️✈️
I would really love for you to visit Bahrain next year! :D
Yeah, I think that will be possible! :)
Flown 4 times out of and into London on the a380. What a dream machine. Also thank you etihad for the upgrade to business class.
The A380 is an amazing plane. For recording, however, it's amonthe worst ones because the window is pretty far away from the seat. :)
LHR is the bread and butter of ME3 airlines and the busiest route and EY catering is much improved too
Based on my experience, the catering loaded in Abu Dhabi is much better than the one loaded in London. But that's completely normal, almost every airline has better catering service flying from their hub than back to it.
👍 nice
Thanks a lot :)
I prefer the before video quality. It´s sharpness. I give like to all your videos.
Thanks for the feedback!
I want to compliment you on your editing. It's so clean and fresh. May I be bold and request some additional info in your videos ? I would love to see your face when you do the WC check. Also knowing the travel time for one place to the next is helpful as well as how the ticket was purchased in money ( cost ) or using mileage points. Keep up the good work. I am delighted to have found your channel.
Thanks so much!! Glad that you like these trip reports so much! :))
The total trip time appears at the begining of the video, together with the map. I don't talk about the price I pay for the trip. That's veery easy to check on the airline website.
Once again, happy that you like these videos! :))
Hello on board hd ive watch your videos from 2021
Hope you'll enjoy this one!! :))
Desde Bolivia cochabamaba buen inicio de fin de semana aquí esperando un nuevo vuelo 🇧🇴 korean air boeing 747-8b5 por favor
Me alegra informarte de que está ya confirmado un vuelo en el B748i de Korean Air para los primeros meses de 2024. ✈️✈️
Thank you for this amazing trip report Lucas and just wanted to say that this year has definitely been your best year ever with top quality content throughout the whole of 2023. I hope you and your family enjoyed a lovely christmas and a happy New Year 2024 ;-) I hope we can look forward to lots more OnBoardHD trip reports. Muchas Gracias ;-)
Thank you so much for your kind words, Brum!
This year was, finally, the year of the long-haul on the channel. It was planned to start in 2020... but we all know what happened...
I wish you an amazing end of the year with family and friends, as well as a great 2024!
All the best! 🎅🎅✈️✈️
PS: thanks a lot for the continuous support as channel member. It really means a lot to me.
5:50 That airline is OneAir. They recently started operations at Heathrow
Apparently is Sky Cargo Lease.
Wow another great video! I love it when you do A380 trip reports👍. I was at Toronto airport a couple days ago and while I was plane spotting before departure I saw a huge Etihad 777 getting ready for departure and immediately remembered your Etihad trip reports! How do you compare them to Emirates and Qatar Airways?
Thanks so much!!
I would say they are still a little step behind... Emirates and Qatar are on the very top. Etihad is almost there, but not yet. The food on this flight for example wasn't great at all... something that doesn't happen with the other 2.
Nice trip🙏🇨🇷🇺🇸🇨🇷
THanks so much! :))
You should do the route from Birmingham (UK) to Dubai, sometimes Emirates has an A380 or B777 operating them. Think it would be a good idea as you haven't been there in years
Maybe this year will be possible... we'll see :)
Buen video.
¿Cuando vas a hacer un reporte de vuelo, desde el segundo piso del A380?. (Y, ¿Porque no también, desde el segundo piso del B-747?)
La verdad es que no me atrae en absoluto en ninguno de los 2 aviones: las ventanillas en el segundo piso tienen una inclinación hacia arriba y la vista hacia el suelo es más reducida. Ese es el motivo.
Great video why don’t you do a video on FinnAirs A350 and All Nippon Airways and Air Caraibes or French Bee A350-1000
Finnair A350 is already booked; Air Caraibes is already on the channel; All Nippon might be in 2024.
Your new camera works very well. In fact, it kinda felt like a HD camera. It’s really cool to see the A380, specially on its exterior, cause you can see how big an airplane it is compared to the interior. I think the interior of the A380 is very nice, well. The funny thing I think about r the A380’s interior is to see a staircase, but that’s very good they have one. 😃✈️
Glad that you enjoyed the video :)
Merry xmas!
Wow, that was great!
All those gliding jetbridges, the city lights from above, ....
Somehow I also like Heathrow
The camera seems to have a wide angle, probably just my imagination ....?
Thanks so much, Rudi :))
Wow! Amazing eyes!! Absolutely, this one has 0,5x, while the one I've been using till now had 0,6x.
@@OnBoardHD Merry Christmas
And congrats with the new camera, it surely is great for the channel as we see more (wider).
Great video. I was so pleased that EY reactivated some of its A380s. Would this have happened, I wonder, had the former CEO not quit (he's now with a new Saudi carrier) because the boss wanted to make EY a smaller boutique airline. Not longer the former CEO departed then the new management team decided to bring back the A380s !
Thanks so much!
Yeah! The A380 is always amazing for the passegners. it's by far the most comfortable plane you can fly.
The LH A380 will come to the channel in 2024, and hopefully the Korean Air and Asiana ones as well :))
I always wondered what Etihad Airways was like
Great report
But you were not that happy on your main meal
At least the cabin crew were good 👍👍👍👍
haha The main meal was clearly not the best one... and It's sad because on my connecting flight from Abu Dhabi, the catering was amazing! Just perfect, really. As I say on the video, looks like the catergin provider in the UK (at least for London flights) is clearly below the Abu Dhabi catering provider.
Hii Lucas i very excited to travel with this ✈️ well next time when we travel to India 🇮🇳
Hope you'll enjy it!! :)
Most probably in February we'll have Air India on the channel :)
05:49 Si no estoy mal ese B747 carguero es de SkyLease Cargo (Antes Centurion Cargo)
Pues parece ser que sí. Muchas gracias por la info.
La verdad es que no tenía ni idea.
Hello there what time did they start serving lunch or after how many hours flying? Thanks mo
Great as always. Really i just don't know what to write 🤣))) Congratulations on your new phone. Small question not about aviation: is it really good, i heard that iPhone 15 are not good. But camera is great as i see. And of course Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄
hahah Thanks mate :))
I don't like much the iPhone in general... but the camera software of the S23Ultra is so extremely bad that I had to change to iPhone...
Ok see:))). Thanks for answering
It’s going to be nice but can you do a Qatar 787 Flight from Copenhagen to Doha soon or in the future 🇩🇰🇶🇦
It's not on the plans for now...
Ok
No tienes ningún viaje en el A380 en first class suits?
Excellent review as always. Etihad is a world class airline with excellent features onboard their aircraft. I was however wondering why anyone would use Abu Dhabi as a transit to the US, seems a long way of getting there, however if a fan of the airline I could understand people doing it
Thanks! Glad that you've enjoyed this Trip Report! :)
in 2024 we'll have an ultra-long-haul flight from the US to Abu Dhabi with Etihad. Stay tuned! :)
I’ve seen all your videos my friend 👍how about Philippines 🇵🇭?
Actually, the next Saturday's Trip Report is flying, for the very first time on the channel, from Manila with Cebu ;))
cuando vuelo siempre pido ventana por que disfruto mucho las vistas y voy intentando reconocer, ciudades incluso barcos petrolero o turistas etc. en el golfo de México ,, pronto lo haré en el resto del mundo, Lo que QUIERO ES VOLAR, MAS QUE EL DESTINO. TENGO 66 AÑOS Y LOS QUIERO DISFRUTAR VOLANDO. NUEVA ETAPA
Es lo mejor de ir en avión... de lo contrario, lo único que recibes es un asiento que de vez en cuando se mueve un poco jeje
Feliz domingo :)
planning on westjet long haul yet
At some point in 2024, almost 100% sure.
I think the US bound flights of Etihad still operate from the old terminal at Abu Dhabi.
Mmm As far as I know all flights depart from the new terminal, but I'll check it :)
@@OnBoardHD Yesh thats was the plan. But since US Immigration clearance is still located at Terminal 3, so US flights are still departing from T3. But yes they will also eventually move to new terminal. Maybe they already have but its not updated on EY's website yet.
@@travelandbeyonds good to know. Thanks for the info :)
Noticeable difference with your new cam, Food looked disappointing. How was the seat comfort?
Thanks for the feedback!
The seat was the standard Etihad economy seat: very comfortable.
Dulles trip coming soon? 🤔
Mmm not booked for now, but may be in 2024!
The Indiana Jones scene was filmed in my home city of Glasgow
Cool! Didn't know that!
Thanks for the info :)
For comfort and friendliness of the crew Etihad or emirates
Mmm Based on those parameters, Emirates.
I’m flying with etihad for the first time this spring so this video was really helpful! Is the flight fully booked? I haven’t reserved my seat but my flight will be long haul so maybe I should? What’s your opinion?
Wish you an amazing flight!
Well, I always book my seat because I need the window seat... I guess if you don't need any specific window, yo can wait until the check-in, when I think the seat selection is for free (I'm not 100% sure about this...).
@@OnBoardHD Thank you! i also need a window or an aisle seat. I'll think about it until then
I was wondering how you know where each flight was going to during the editing how ever long after it was?
I'm sorry, but don't expect me to tell you something that makes my videos a little different than others ;)
@@OnBoardHD okay
Hi Lucas, what camera are you using?
As it says on the description on the video, this is the firstr recorded with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Yes, I love Trip Report, Sobre Todo las vistas que nos ofrece CADA sábado hoy la de Los Alpes, saludos desde CUBA, Frlíz Navidad.
Muchas gracias, Rosney!
Es un placer que te gusten tanto estos vídeos!
Que tengas una feliz navidad tu también! :)
Cuando vas a volar en quanta?
A ver si en 2024!
Which camera brand you are using?
You have it as always on the video description.
On today's flight I used only the iPhone 15 Pro Max.