Trip Report | Etihad Airbus A320 (Economy) | Athens to Abu Dhabi

[@TripReportaviation]

Congratulations for your first ever trip report. Very well-made for the first one. IFE on a narrowbody was awesome, not many airlines do so, and it’s a bit sad Etihad decided to stop. But without IFE, this A320 was still very nice. Liked and subscribed

[@GenAvAviation]

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words! I agree Etihad took a step back removing screens but at least there is still the E-Box. Apart from that the seat is pretty comfortable and the service is actually quite good most of the time. I’m hoping now with this new terminal they can be revitalized to their once great position as one of the best airlines in the world

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video my friend ✈️🙏🏼

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks for the support and for watching! :)

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

@@GenAvAviation You're welcome!

[@jesusbohorquez8789]

Good job! I would love to hear your voice! I’m your fan #1.

[@GenAvAviation]

Gracias!

[@GenkisTravels]

Great first start for on a flight review :) Beautiful take off

[@GenAvAviation]

Beautiful indeed! That IAE buzzsaw is always amazing. Thanks for watching!

[@globalaviator7350]

It's pretty sad to see that they have removed the IFE screens. Nonetheless, great video! I really hope to fly with EY one day! Liked and subbed :)

[@GenAvAviation]

Rather agree that for a luxury airline that was among the top in the world only a few years ago, the decline has been rapid. As I mentioned, the E-Box serves as a pretty good replacement, but nothing truly replaces an actual large monitor in front of you. I do hope that, like United, they return to a position one day where they can add back/improve on some of the features they are abandoning. Thanks for the like and sub, and for watching!

[@geofsfilms9341]

wow this video now is popular. great job

[@GenAvAviation]

It has gotten quite a bit of attention, for which I’m very grateful. Thanks for watching and contributing to that. :)

[@kob_aviation]

I love this video! Moreover in the Simply Aviation Style! ;)

[@GenAvAviation]

Haha, they are definitely a big inspiration for me and the channel. Thanks for watching!

[@joshuafernando2703]

Danggg Amazing video!!! Seems like it was an awesome trip! :D

[@GenAvAviation]

Yes, it was an amazing trip overall, and it felt great to be flying again. Thanks for watching!

[@geofsjeremy6336]

A great start for a flight review channel. All the best! =D

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks so much Jeremy! Hope you enjoyed the video :)

[@idkstillme4100]

Gen av First video nice, already more subs than I had.

[@GenAvAviation]

Lol, thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed!

[@inflightaviation757]

That’s a good thing u got a glimps of the Etihad A350 when u where on that shuttle bus

[@GenAvAviation]

Yep, a very interesting and up-close view of what is hopefully a soon-to-be operating aircraft for Etihad. Very nice indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@kameelalosta4420]

Keep it up!! Love to see more

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

[@TechnologyAviation]

Hey Gen Av. idk if u remember me but i didnt think you'll make a channel lol. Glad you did... Great Trip video... Hope you'll upload more plane spotting videos as well, like u used to on discord ;)

[@GenAvAviation]

Hey TA, I definitely remember you! Glad you checked the channel out. Planespotting is definitely on the agenda if I can get some decent enough footage. Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed :)

[@thepointsflyer]

just was in Greece great video and love the filming

[@GenAvAviation]

That's great! How did you find Greece, where did you go? Thanks for watching!

[@thepointsflyer]

@@GenAvAviation Greece was great I went to Santorini, Naxos, Paros and Mykonos!

[@GenAvAviation]

Cool! We also went to Mykonos if you saw some of my other videos. Took a ferry to Naxos and then to Athens of course, before coming back home. Hope you had a good time!

[@GeoFSFlightsChannel]

Very well done! Love to see more of these

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks, I appreciate the comment :) Hope you enjoyed

[@HanifHafuza]

Very well made! Well done!

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks for the nice words and for watching :)

[@ewan9507]

Having flown on business with Etihad for many years, it’s quite striking to see how far things have fallen. Flew from LAX to Abu Dhabi on 777 never felt so cramped in my life in economy. Really was a tough 16 hours.

[@GenAvAviation]

Sad I never got to fly their 777s or A330s but they really didn't look great on video. The 787 and A350 look to be somewhat of an improvement but still pale in comparison to their competitors over in Dubai, Doha, and even Istanbul. Thanks for watching!

[@ewan9507]

Both are not great really. The 787-8 is not bad but the service you get is a shadow of its former self. I remember flying on an aging A330 on Etihad and the IFE was broken, it wasn’t a disaster as I had my laptop but frustrating.

[@ryleferrer4876]

cost cutting and bad investments really made Etihad a shadow of it's former self. I now always fly Qatar

[@med_hadi.a253]

Love It!

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks! :)

[@Fai-MA]

Very detailed....I felt I was on board too :D

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks for watching!

[@GMaviation]

Nice first review dude! How can you record all these passengers etc. Without getting into trouble? You did not blurred there faces

[@GenAvAviation]

Hello! I honestly don’t really know, haha, since it’s Etihad. I was a little worried I would be asked to stop recording, but the crew were nice and said nothing and all I got were a few looks from fellow passengers as you saw. Thanks for watching!

[@ApexAviation9782]

Hey there quick question, did they have universal power plugs on the 320?

[@GenAvAviation]

Hello! Unfortunately, Etihad does not have universal power plugs in A320 economy, and I assume that's the same for the A321 as well. As you saw, only USB ports are provided for every seat. I am not sure whether business class succumbed to the same fate when Etihad carried out their cabin overhauls, but I will be flying their A320 in business soon and should have a report out within a month. Thanks for watching!

[@ApexAviation9782]

@@GenAvAviation Thanks for the reply, im going to fly on one of their A320s or A321s in about a month so I wanted to know if I can charge my camera, I have a 14 hour flight after wards and want to record everything to make trip reports, sad and unfortunate that cost cutting has gone this far, once again thanks for the reply, will be waiting for the business class vid!

[@GenAvAviation]

No problem! It really is quite depressing that Etihad has become what it’s become in four years, going from the best to mediocre. Good luck with your trip! Looking forward to those reports as well :)

[@mohammedbilal3788]

It's top notch

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@SpeedBird4284]

Hey Man, awesome video there, Just spectacular, Nicely edited filmed, didn't shake much and I just really love it, Hope your channel will grow fast! If you wish i will be more than happy to put it in my recommended section of my channel! ~Speedbird

[@GenAvAviation]

Hey, thanks for the really kind words! Hope you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching

[@SpeedBird4284]

@@GenAvAviation :)

[@composer318]

I had gone on this very same aircraft (A6-EIT) in 2016, at that time it had ife

[@GenAvAviation]

Very cool! Yes, they removed PTVs around 2018-2019 iirc, which I was very sad to hear about at the time from such a "prestigious" airline. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@idkstillme4100]

How did you get in the lounge with economy though?

[@GenAvAviation]

We have Priority Pass, which included Skyserv

[@ishanjani9885]

Question when with Etihad will start using A350s ?

[@GenAvAviation]

Tony Douglas, the company’s CEO, has stated that Etihad plans to introduce the A350 into passenger operations sometime in 2022 (source: Simple Flying). Of course, that’s a very broad timeline, and things can change at any time, but I’ll be hoping for the type to be operating by next year. Thanks for watching!

[@xijiayu]

Did they still serve you free tea and coffee after meals? Any more drink services after meal/ before landing? It is disappointing that they have removed so many services. Great video!

[@GenAvAviation]

Hello! They were serving drinks throughout the flight for free, and I’m pretty sure that included tea and coffee, so you could order any drink on their menu when they came through with the cart for free. Apart from that one lunch service, there were no more, as this flight wasn’t really long enough for two meal services (only about four and a half hours). It is still sad that they removed features like the PTVs, but as far as these two flights are concerned, they retained their excellent service by the phenomenal cabin crew. Thanks for watching!

[@Adivasilover10]

Subscribed

[@GenAvAviation]

Thanks for watching and subbing! I really appreciate it!

[@abcantik]

How tall are you? thanks

[@GenAvAviation]

When this video was made I would say I was about 164-ish cm tall. Thanks for watching!

[@Joop175]

No IFE?

[@GenAvAviation]

Nope! Etihad began a program to retrofit all existing A320s in 2019 to not feature seatback entertainment in economy (there still are in business). Therefore no Etihad narrowbodies currently feature PTVs, however their 777s, 787s, and A350s most certainly still do.

[@Joop175]

@@GenAvAviation waste man. Thanks

[@afsalsubair2199]

What is the seat number bro?

[@GenAvAviation]

Hello! The "regular" seat I had when I first boarded was 7A, but I was moved to 6A (the bulkhead) prior to pushback. Thanks for watching!

[@lukeskywalker44]

I wish etihad had ife in economy. They used to have

[@GenAvAviation]

Yes, it’s definitely a feature that has been and will be missed on their A320s. Hopefully we’ll see screens added back in a better future for Etihad. Thanks for watching!

[@harishk4787]

Am also in this video

[@GenAvAviation]

What do you mean? Where you also on this flight, or in the airport somewhere? If so that's really cool! Thanks for watching my friend

[@harishk4787]

@@GenAvAviation yes am working ground staff in airport

[@harishk4787]

@@GenAvAviation in abu dhabi

[@GenAvAviation]

That’s great! Glad you could make it in the video :)

[@ozbolli]

Push TOGA FLEX

[@idkstillme4100]

Also saw that you are 5'5 lol

[@GenAvAviation]

lol

[@AK-oy7wd]

😂 a dental kit ? omg what for a stupid airline !