Loving Etihad's A380 economy class

In this video Gabe Leigh thinks he may have just found the best economy class seat in the sky: 47K on Etihad’s A380. Join us for an economy flight on the superjumbo from London (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) to see what the whole experience is like, including the amazing engine and wing view from this Economy Space seat with extra legroom. Plus we take a quick tour of the business and first class, the onboard bar/lounge, and we step into the cockpit briefly to meet the pilots (who love the A380 as much as we do.)
And if you’re eager to try out Etihad’s A380 for yourself, you’ll be glad to know they’ve decided to send the A380 to New York JFK starting April 22, 2024. That’ll be a really nice way to enjoy some of these onboard products on a much longer flight 😀.
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SECTIONS:
00:24 Biz and first class quick tour
02:23 Finding my economy seat
05:02 Taxi and takeoff
09:24 Cabin, seat and service impressions
11:00 Dinner service
11:45 Onboard bar/lounge
12:30 Descending to Abu Dhabi
13:44 Landing
15:29 Conclusion
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[@blueyez1980]

Occasional flyers: "6 hours is sooo long!" Avgeeks: (12:28) "This (six hour) flight was actually pretty short."

[@RailsandSky]

Concorde in the background at 5:28. Loved this video. What an aircraft is the A380. I have flown Business Class twice and Economy twice in one. Truly so quiet.

[@offtheice]

Love how the captain was suprised to see you

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

😀

Found that cool as well, being recognized like that 🙂 but I thought that very brief part of the video felt a bit "chopped off" so question is, what was truly said upfront which we couldn't hear 😅

[@connor733]

The A380 has the noticeable galley noised due to the chillers that cool the carts and fridges. It will turn on and off (sometimes quite rapidly for some reason) to maintain the temperature that keep all the food safe :)

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thank you!

[@Rolikpolik-uu3rz]

Thank you!

[@and1baumann]

I don't like labelling things as "the best" (or "the worst" for that matter), but I must say out of all the av-geek-KZbinrs/flight reviewers etc out there you're by far my favourite. Your videos have the perfect lengths, narration is absolutely well tuned, to the point and the video shots simply look great - keep 'em coming :)

[@jamessmitka8066]

You sir, are THE aviation’s world “celeb”. Flightradar24 is welcomed with open arms! Yes, I am envious. I fly business class with US airlines but obviously not invited to the flight deck even though I was a GA pilot and would love it. You get jump seats! Anyway, you do a great job and companies like the online free advertising. The reason US & European companies don’t give that extra service is no doubt extra costs. It is a shame. Thanks, Jim

[@FlopsAviator1]

The captians comment was so funny haha "Oh you are real? You are famous!" 😆

[@mxyzptlyk]

Thank you for the whole take-off and climb out view. None of that "fast-forward" or "click the link below..." nonsense here! The A380 is our go-to ride, nothing else comes close and we will never fly on the B787.

[@nurrizadjatmiko21]

I like the captain's reaction to see you. This video is amazing and understand how quite the Airbus A380 is. In the case of this Etihad Superjumbo video, it was powered by 4 Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. That's an interesting fact.

[@vx5468]

Awesome, and thank you for showing so many aspects of the flight. I loved the Captain's reaction to meeting you ❤.

[@saatwikrampadmasola829]

Loved how the capatin recognised you and greeted you. Love your videos! I am flyinh to heathrow in January from Abu dhabi In a A380! So excited!

[@bearbullcruising6427]

Totally amazing. Awesome thank you for the video. This is so cool.

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dreamweaver787]

Great as always Gabriel 👍

[@graviation63]

Thanks to this informative film, I altered my Economy seat from 50A to 47A for my outbound next month. I'm returning upstairs in Business in 10K. Really looking forward to both flights!

[@Odontomango]

Like many pilots say. Every minute they aren't in the air. They aren't getting paid either, so they hate delays just as much as you do. They could have been at home sleeping. So obviously they'd try to do anything to not get delayed. Love how they negotiated in the video.

[@AshParajuli86]

Didn’t know that. I just assumed they were on a fixed annual salary or the ones on hourly got paid for their time pre-takeoff checks and landing until they are out of the plane.

[@enjoy77787]

Your videos are just anther level filming to talking, so much respect 🫡 😊

Great video like always! These videos of yours have become those I look forward to most here on KZbin. So cool to have a chance to experience so many different parts of the world, all different airlines etc many of us will never get a chance to enjoy. Truly thanks for all your great content!! P.S Sounds like many other airlines could learn a thing or two here D.S

[@JelmersAviation]

Wonderful video mate!

[@stevesun6953]

Cool review- thanks for sharing!

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thanks for watching!

[@mpbee78]

Getting caught up here...great video Gabe. I appreciate the transparency about price paid for the ticket!

[@yorkshirebiker]

"I could stare at this for hours". You and me both, my friend, you and me both 🤣🤣

[@Hamzahharoon]

Define Beauty: Here you go *shows Image of the A380*

[@johnlester5352]

I would have been impressed with your paper cup of water except for: Summer 1974, Miami to San Francisco, National Airlines DC10. Regular class seat, 45 minutes late on departure so complementary bottle of Lancers wine with our Stone Crab and steak dinner.

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Hehe sounds like a good flight! I guess these days we have to lower our expectations a bit 😁

[@wotajared]

Nice to see the video freshly uploaded! The Middle east indeed has a stark contrast to snowy Sweden. BTW, FR24's home country actually has had some concern about how it hasn't got so many transcontinental connections. Not much direct to east Asia and Ethiad would take any passenger a dumb detour; It's Qatar or Emirates from ARN. Never flew an A380, but nowadays more tempted (and makes more sense) to go LH and take their 747-8s

[@user-ty6sl4sr3o]

Beautiful Airways

[@MaksimBuligyn]

if you are going to do more videos about the economy please also include extra leg room sections, I'm 6.4 and I always buy extra leg room, would be nice to see if you can do a few seconds of extra leg room video. Thanks

[@Svenhardy.K]

Thanks Gabriel🎉

[@angierobinson5570]

Oh wow absolutely amazing i love it 😍🥰

[@James-of-all]

So cool, your job is amazing! Let me know when you're ready to retire, I'll gladly take over for you 😂

[@user-uw7yb6xf7d]

The noise in the galley could be the trash compactor

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

Hello Gabe, I have a challenge for you. Very tall people might find the economy-class less comfortable. I am one of those (6,7 ft) and I wonder if I would fit in a standard economy seat you showed. How about taking a very tall person with you next time to prove he can sit comfortably?

[@flyingdentist]

A380 is the sky boss.

[@alexg4902]

Can you adjust the headrest vertically ?

[@teddy_123.]

NICE

[@dariusmt8568]

I don’t wanna start a fight with some emirates fanboys, but personally, Virgin Atlantic has the best overall economy experience, especially talking on the 339 and 35K, although JetBlue’s 321LR is nice too.

[@travelandvino2738]

Best Job in the world !!!

[@Swiss_aviation]

When will Santa Claus’s sleigh be added to flightradar24?

[@mfpix]

Nice video review. On A380 economy is upstairs better?

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

On A380s that do have economy upstairs, it tends to be better yes. But Etihad don't have it up there at all, only business and first.

[@apnamulk2011]

4:42 Four Qatar aircrafts

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

Hey! No reverse thrust on landing? That is unusual!

[@TheCordmen]

They used reverse thrust on landing, just the inboard engines do reverse thrust and not the outboard engines on the A380.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

@@TheCordmenThe inner engine wasn't using reverse thrust. Look at the engine, it doesn't open in the middle.

[@syedyounuszaid997]

@@Dirk-van-den-Berg it was using reverse thrust but wasn’t visible in through the window (you can hear the reverse thrust clearly after touchdown)

[@atharvajadhav8143]

What was your seat no.

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Clearly stated in the description.

[@andersfant4997]

👍cheers

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dripking5456]

does the best app in the world reply?

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Of course! (And thanks!)

[@hariranormal5584]

Any A.D residents? :D

[@gedeost-yk5gb]

first

[@Rolikpolik-uu3rz]

Dont.... Just Dont

[@viktor.egelund]

The long out-the-window parts can be edited and cut. Too much and not relevant to product review.

[@AshParajuli86]

You can forward it as I enjoy watching the out-the-window parts especially seeing those Rolls Royce engines.

[@viktor.egelund]

@@AshParajuli86 No worries. The engines on that aircraft (A6-APG) are GP7270E from Engine Alliance.

[@Suursaadik]

Nice A380! 😍