Enhance your customer journey

Every time you book a flight with Etihad Airways, you open up a world of choices for a better journey for your customers. Here some examples of our new offerings:

• Extra Legroom Seat: for a small additional charge, you can upgrade your customers to an Extra Legroom Seat, which offers a generous space for them to stretch out their legs.
• Paid or upgraded lounge access: if your customers are flying in Economy with us, they can purchase lounge access, and if they’re a Business guest, they can purchase entry to the First Class Lounge & Spa at Abu Dhabi Airport.
• The Extraordinary Abu Dhabi Pass: while waiting for their connecting flight to Brisbane, your customers can explore Abu Dhabi and access incredible discounts at some of the best restaurants, spas and attractions by presenting their boarding pass.

Economy Class

Welcome to an economy class that is simply smarter. When your customers fly in Economy Class, we’ve created personal services and exclusive additional options, to make their flight even more comfortable. Our Economy Smart Seats (A380/787) include:

• Seats with generous recline and 32-inch legroom
• Unique headrests, pillows and soft fleece blankets for a more comfortable sleep.
• 11-inch touch-screen TV with a separate touch-screen handset, and standard headset
• Power sockets and USB ports at every seat

On ground and on board:

• Inflight entertainment with hundreds of hours of the latest movies, TV shows, music and games on a wide, touch-screen TV. Seven channels of live news and sport
• Inflight meals with options for everyone, including a choice of three main courses and a vegetarian option as standard.
• Wi-Fi and mobile connectivity
• Flying Nanny to offer a helping hand with the little ones

Business Class

Welcome to a business class that is not business as usual. In Business Class your customers can work smartly, relax deeply and enjoy the additional space, privacy and onboard features that make our cabins special. Our Business Studios (A380/787) include:

• 6-foot, 8-inch fully flat-beds
• Direct aisle access at every seat
• Privacy dividers
• In-seat massage, adjustable seat firmness and lighting
• 18-inch touch-screen TV with a separate touch-screen handset, and noise-cancellation headset
• Power sockets and USB ports at every seat

On ground and on board:

• A Food & Beverage Manager on selected flights to offer recommendations from our menu
• Dine Anytime menus – your customers can eat when they are hungry
• The latest movies, TV shows, music and games
• Seven channels of live news and sport
• Wi-Fi and mobile connectivity
• The Lobby on board – a serviced lounge and bar area
• Amenity kits with skincare products, dental kit, socks, eyeshades and earplugs on selected flights
• Access to our Etihad Lounges or airport lounges worldwide

Boundless Beaches

Bare feet, sun-kissed skin, curling waves and boundless beach days are what the Gold Coast is all about.

With more than 50 kilometres of beautiful coastline, including the likes of bohemian Burleigh Heads and coastal walks passing Coolangatta, Kirra and more, there is plenty of sand to roll out a beach towel, pop up some shade, slow the pace and just chill and admire the views.

Discover the Hinterland

Hidden beneath the Gold Coast’s bold first impression is a serene hinterland filled with farm stays, spa retreats and hiking lodges.
This ancient hinterland is home to Australia’s largest subtropical rainforest, where hiking trails crisscross the valleys, and spectacular waterfalls and ridges abound. This amazing area is a big reason why the Gold Coast is Australia’s most biologically diverse city, home to more than 1,300 animals and 1,700 plant species.

Dining, Nightlife and Lifestyle

The Gold Coast is home to a diverse and compelling range of world-class dining from award-winning restaurants, quirky cafes and food trucks, to wine bars and craft beer taphouses. Relish elegant beachfront hotel dining in Surfers Paradise, rooftop seafood in Burleigh Heads, Asian fusion in Broadbeach, and a vegan mecca in Miami.

The Gold Coast offers a variety of opportunities to scratch beneath the surface and live like a local. Drop into one of our seriously cool micro-breweries that offer live music and food trucks, visit one of the vibrant street food markets or join the ‘clubbies’ at the local Surf Life Saving club.

The Great Beach Drive

Imagine the freedom and exhilaration of driving on miles and miles of white sandy beach, the sparkling Pacific Ocean on one side and natural Australian bushland on the other. The Great Beach Drive connects the Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast, via Inskip Point at Rainbow Beach, the southern gateway to Fraser Island. With over 200 kilometres of stunning four-wheel drive beach driving, it’s an unforgettable experience abundant in nature.

Wonders of Nature

The region offers a range of unforgettable nature and wildlife experiences that will take your breath away, from the rocky outcrops of the iconic Glass House Mountains to the pristine waterways of the Pumicestone Passage Marine Park. The adjoining Noosa and Great Sandy Biospheres are home to rare and endangered wildlife, while the nearby Noosa Everglades, one of only two everglades systems in the world, provides serene tranquillity.

On the Sunshine Coast you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to immersive encounters including kayaking amongst dolphins, swimming with humpback whales or meeting some of the locals at Australia Zoo.

Live the lifestyle

On the Sunshine Coast, the only thing more refreshing than the water is the relaxed lifestyle alongside lush subtropical rainforest. Learn to surf, ride a horse along the beach, try yoga poses on a stand up paddle board…the options are endless. From coastal towns to hinterland hamlets, diversity in the region is abundant.

A natural food bowl, the Sunshine Coast is fast becoming one of Australia’s favourite taste destinations. The region has an appetising variety of producers, waterfront restaurants, wineries, breweries, food festivals and cooking schools. Get ready to indulge your every sense.

Discover reefs, islands and beaches

Sporting 6,973 kilometres of coastline, this state packs a punch when it comes to Instagram-worthy beaches, and with over 900 islands and cays, you’re more than spoilt for choice. And if sugary soft sands and lush islands aren’t mesmerising enough, just below the surface, the kaleidoscopic underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef bursts with life.

Have a natural encounter

Queensland’s natural beauty is dizzyingly diverse, spanning beaches, rainforests, sand islands, hinterlands, reefs and even everglades. Make friends with the local wildlife - watch as sea turtles frolic in crystal clear waters, whales and their babies gambol off shore, kangaroos and wallabies hop across the stunning landscape and wild seabirds gather on untouched islands.

Go on an adventure

Adventure is in Queensland’s DNA. Get your adrenaline pumping on an exhilarating rainforest mountain bike trail or whizz above the canopy on a zip line. Cruise along in a 4x4 on the spectacular Great Beach Drive, snorkel untouched coral reefs, fossick for dinosaur bones, or admire incredible ancient rock art.

Live the lifestyle

You can’t beat the lifestyle here: al fresco dining, a buzzing coffee culture, an appreciation and passion for the great outdoors and a focus on fitness and wellbeing. Queenslanders are a welcoming, friendly bunch; forget formalities, plant your feet in the sand and make yourself at home.