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How to hack the tangled web of Etihad's frequent flyer partners

Want to earn miles from American Airlines flights that you can spend on Virgin Australia tickets? Or pick up points from Malaysia Airlines flights for free flights on either airline? Middle East a...

POSTED ON 28/11/11 4 comments
Malaysia Airlines & Etihad launch frequent flyer partnership

Malaysia Airlines and Etihad Airways are joining up in a new frequent flyer partnership, with full reciprocal earning and burning privileges for both Etihad Guest and MAS Enrich frequent flyers. F...

POSTED ON 18/11/11 1 comment
Etihad cancels 'Qantas rescue' Bangkok-Sydney flights

UPDATE | With Qantas returning to the skies, Etihad Airways has cancelled its planned relief flights between Sydney and Bangkok. The airline said it has "withdrawn its application to operate ...

POSTED ON 31/10/11 0 comments
Full 'earn and burn' for Etihad Guest & American AAdvantage

IN BRIEF | Travellers on Etihad Airways and American Airlines can already earn frequent flyer miles on each other's network, but as of this week they can also burn them. From today, memb...

POSTED ON 19/10/11 0 comments
Etihad CEO: inflight wi-fi Internet on Europe flights "this year"

IN BRIEF | Etihad passengers will see inflight wi-fi Internet aboard the airline's flights later this year, which is a boon for business travellers on Etihad's own flights and on Virgin Australia's...

POSTED ON 15/10/11 0 comments
Etihad Frequent Guest program: how the changes will affect you

Etihad has revealed a big shakeup for its frequent flyers, with the Etihad Guest program planning some significant changes from 9 October. Most Australian Etihad passengers will be socking their t...

POSTED ON 4/10/11 1 comment
Middle Eastern airlines ready to swoop on Qantas

Etihad, the young Middle Eastern airline run by Australian aviation veteran James Hogan, says it has every intention of snapping up routes dropped by Qantas in its upcoming restructure. The troubl...

POSTED ON 15/8/11 0 comments
Etihad eyes Perth and Adelaide for Australian expansion

In brief: Etihad is looking to expand its Australian footprint with flights from both Perth and Adelaide to Abu Dhabi. Speaking at a travel industry conference in Melbourne today, Etihad's lo...

POSTED ON 1/8/11 0 comments
Etihad to start Dusseldorf flights in December

Virgin Australia passengers will be able to make single-change connections to Dusseldorf via Abu Dhabi once Middle Eastern partner airline Etihad starts flights to the German city in December. Fli...

POSTED ON 25/7/11 0 comments
World's best first class and business class airline seats

It's one of the questions most asked of frequent flyers: which airline has the best business class seat, the best first class seat or even suite? We've all got our favourites, of course. But acco...

POSTED ON 26/6/11 1 comment