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Passenger numbers are rising this summer. It is great to see so many flights getting back into the skies! But in the Middle East, the market dynamic has been very different among the ME3 carriers which are Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad.
The competition has always been fierce in the Middle East; the Persian Gulf carriers rely heavily on connecting heavily, their model is built by carrying passengers between the East and West. There are a few things that are really against the ME3 carriers.
In the video, the aviation analyst explains the problem these carriers face. The video gives the latest update and analysis from Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad. Etihad will be introducing the A350-1000 into their fleet shortly.
At the end of the video, I talk about how I think one airline will do very well out of the current environment. This is Turkish Airlines. Check out the reasons behind my call on Turkish Airlines.
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@thaibillyboyمنذ 3 سنواتI have to say having flown over 100 long haul flights with Qatar and having problems sometimes like the Iceland volcano ash and stranded again in Bangkok id="hidden2" class="buttons"> twice Qatar never failed me they always got me home as quickly and conveniently as possible and never a mention of any extra cost, without a doubt Qatar will be getting me back as a customer again when we get back to some normality. ....وسعت120
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@Ali-rd2jhمنذ 3 سنواتOne Problem, Different approaches and certainly different results . Great to see Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines sustaining beautifully 155
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@dougcargill6730منذ 3 سنواتSam, the livery on the United 747-400 has always been my favorite. Unfortunately you never saw many due to the merger with Continental. Thanks for having it in the background. 9
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@samueloseiasamoah1709منذ 3 سنواتVery thorough report by you Sam, Kudos. I personally flew Qatar Airways from Accra, Ghana to Los Angeles while connecting in Doha. The air traffic was id="hidden4" class="buttons"> significant. Flights were mostly about 90% full on average to the United States. It's always such a good feeling knowing air traffic is gradually picking up! ....وسعت21
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@RB-rp6udمنذ 3 سنواتI salute a company, one such is Turkish Airlines, who did not lay off staff but renegotiated the salary collectively for the greater good of the airline. id="hidden5" class="buttons"> As for Qatar, you flew when others did not want. This humanitarian effort will never be forgotten & passengers will remember this well way into the future. ....وسعت3
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@Agent44996منذ 3 سنواتYes this is a very interesting topic. I have always viewed Etihad as a hub carrier, and I always will. It's very sad what's happening at Etihad, id="hidden6" class="buttons"> but who knows, maybe after the pandemic international travel will boom due to people's thirst to travel again. And maybe that will benefit Etihad and allow them to grow again, and they would have the ground resources for that with the new terminal. It would just be a matter of having the right planes. But for now, it looks like Qatar is leading and Emirates is not far behind. Btw, loved that fast motion montage at the end! ....وسعت10
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@L3rrabمنذ 3 سنواتI left EY etihad airways in 2016, i have started to see alot of change that was going no where futuristically! They came up with new strategies that hurt the staff more than the business, wishing them all the best thought 18
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@Bad_Karma1968منذ 3 سنواتSam another great vlog The only reason flights are “ packed” in North America and Europe is because they are using undersized aircraft for the volume of passengers 70
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@robpersonsمنذ 3 سنواتTerrific content. Keep it coming. Love the first person flying but I also like the news content. Very interesting. 1
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@shyamalakumar4049منذ 3 سنواتSam Chui. love your aviation videos. Keep the good work up and never give up in life 3
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@heystevehereمنذ 3 سنواتMore videos like this please Sam. Great to get your commentary on the aviation industry more broadly.
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@terrythekittiefulمنذ 3 سنواتFull marks to Sammy for another enlightening video. We know Sam loves flying, but post Covid (sooner than later let's hope) people might be getting id="hidden9" class="buttons"> a little wary of flying and opt for high speed rail travel. Love to see Sam venture into other forms of international travel, especially high speed rail and give his views on that travel alternative. ....وسعت5
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@BoStarkمنذ 3 سنواتDon't care what anyone says, I love the A380. 242
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@sherlockgnomes8971منذ 3 سنواتThanks for your great content Sam, always so informative! 2
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@wizastravels9235منذ 3 سنواتGreat video Sam and interesting that you note Turkish Airlines as a potential success story of the pandemic. I bet you will miss the residence! 5
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@mujibulhasan6273منذ 3 سنواتFantastic report. Sam you are doing great even in this pandemic. 2
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@geerd1منذ 3 سنواتHey Sam, could you do a first class flight review again? We so much love those videos 2
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@sawit1866منذ 3 سنواتThis segment is very informative on the current issue on the airlines industry, much more on the "M3", thank you Sam
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@almonstar1575منذ 3 سنواتVery good video my friend.Very informative. Keep up the good work.
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@Turboy65منذ 3 سنواتIt's so cool that you've found this way to pursue your passion and be able to support it by sharing it. Isn't the internet awesome? We love to fly along with you on our various internet connected devices. 4
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@bluemilk4909منذ 3 سنواتIf there was an ME4 I think the position belongs to Gulf Air with Bahrain's new airport, but they need to at least triple their fleet before that could happen. 2
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@fanjinمنذ 3 سنواتGood video! Looking forward to more deep analysis of what the aviation industry would make in the post covid era. 谢谢制作专业的报道评论 1
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@EvanPlayzRFSمنذ 3 سنوات that with the wing flex just looks like a falcon or an eagle going to land o 5
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@Mica-kb3pjمنذ 3 سنواتIt seems like this will provide more incentive for airlines to adopt a point-to-point business model, that some budget airlines have already adopted. 1
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@NicolaW72منذ 3 سنواتThank you very much for this very informative video! :-) 1
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@mmyeyint6126منذ 3 سنواتThanks so much Sam… why don’t you make reviews of Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Qantas.?? 2
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@aaetv1872منذ 3 سنواتGod bless Turkish Airline for not sacking their staff. 21
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@lachlanmcmahon6070منذ 3 سنواتLove the vid Sam keep up the great work
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@markfulwell4256منذ 3 سنواتInteresting update, Sam. I believe Saudi Arabia is planning airport expansion & a new national airline, so that might be a market to look out for post-pandemic. id="hidden12" class="buttons"> As airlines downsize their fleets, I fear the A380 will join the 747 and fade into obscurity. A sad loss. ....وسعت1
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@daviddowling9830منذ 3 سنواتAs a spotter looking forward to an increase in international flights to Orlando.We get Emirates and Lufthansa and that’s it. 3
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@debby1262منذ 3 سنواتGreat Video , thank you for your insightful info …
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@user-um8rt2tr4eمنذ 3 سنواتSam pls talk about the new Airbus & Boeing Factory Orders & Deliverys in Airline Market 2021 & 2022 19
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@Hawkster78منذ 3 سنواتthanks sam, for this interesting content
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@shubhashishbhowmik1937منذ 3 سنواتVery interesting and thoughtful vlog Sam.
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@tissoretمنذ 3 سنواتThanks Sam for this video.really interesting
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@ibrahimahmed1798منذ 3 سنواتSam make a video on low cost carriers of ME. We'd be really interested to know how air arabia is making profit during these gard times 3
@apolloniaaskew9487منذ 3 سنواتSam, my Uncle love collecting Model aircraft. Can you do a video on your models? Currently, he has the following: 717,727, 757, 767,787 and every id="hidden13" class="buttons"> model of the 747. A380, A340, A330, and A300, Concorde L1011 ....وسعت1
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@SKC0392منذ 3 سنواتSam: very interesting to see these fast cars here. Shows an S class
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@AreeyaKKCمنذ 3 سنواتGreat video. I prefer Qatar when I fly from Thailand to the US or other destinations. Never had an issue.
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@immhdirfan8917منذ 3 سنواتSuch an amazing video, Emirates will fly even better when they recive A350 and B787. I know Emirates will be back to pre pendamic level 25
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@brandan648منذ 3 سنواتLove etihad and emirates never flown on Qatar or Turkish although they do have flights to my home place seychelles but I’m pretty sure they have really great products and services onboard their aircrafts and I would like to travel on them in the future ....وسعت1
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@oliverryan7695منذ 3 سنواتenjoy your flight with emirates mr sam 3
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@benjaminlust5494منذ 3 سنواتGreat to see Turkish and Qatar airlines doing good!
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@XLRSAvمنذ 3 سنواتSam, where do you get a United 747 model so big behind you in the first shot? 3
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@nadifputra787منذ 3 سنواتYes, many Indonesian's are now visiting Turkey since the pandemic because they never closed their borders. Also, they can received Sinovac vaccine id="hidden15" class="buttons"> which this vaccine are mostly restricted in many countries like Saudi Arabia which is also the largest market for Indonesian's. Because of this, THY increase services to CGK or Jakarta which is actually from 7 to 10 weekly flights. ....وسعت
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@shriyashdeshmukh9638منذ 3 سنواتSir absolutely love your videos thank you so much
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@suddhojitgon5929منذ 3 سنواتPlease make a similar video on current situation of European giants i.e. British Airways, KLM and Lufthansa.
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@renaudfensterمنذ 3 سنواتThere is a catch with the term layoffs. Many airlines did layoff and others incentivized early departures, retirements, and voluntary separation. Did Turkish id="hidden16" class="buttons"> give any incentivized separation from the company or early retirement? Call in what you want if a departure is not a layoff the shortcoming of staff is the same. Kudos to Turkish for their ramping up of service. ....وسعت
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@davidespingel1223منذ 3 سنواتQatar Airlines is probably the best in terms of consistency in product and service amongst the Gulf carriers. Smart and very agile carrier. Turkish has id="hidden17" class="buttons"> a very big network but product and service are not consistent. Turkish also benefits from the fact that people flying from North America to Europe don’t mind transiting in Turkey as its not to far East like UAE or DOH. Emirates is arrogant due to its fleet size, revenue and most importantly its revenue in Premium cabins. Emirates also has a strong hold on ME to ME traffic which is high yielding. They also own FlyDubai. Etihad is so badly managed, but due to the vast amount of money of the UAE government its failures are just swept under the carpet. ....وسعت1
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@nguyenminhtuannguyen1701منذ 3 سنواتYes it is true a350-1000 etihad came to Abu Dhabi thank you 2
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@MrAsH412منذ 3 سنواتCovid has basically accelerated the demise of hub and spoke. I would say among the 3, Emirates probably went all in with this method with their A380 and id="hidden18" class="buttons"> huge planes and stands the most to lose. Qatar is the most well balanced. Etihad is just an Abu Dhabi vanity project so they are not in the race. The airlines that masters point to point efficiently will win the next couple of decades. ....وسعت8
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@Void9961منذ 3 سنواتIt would be nice to see you fly to CRW… it’s a small airport but unique
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@patos1972منذ 3 سنواتGreat information. Thanks for your videos Sam. Always enjoyed them.
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@peterthermoclineمنذ 3 سنواتSam I think Turkish Airlines Model during covid is very well thought out. What are your views on Cathay Pacific and the drastic measures they took with the staff in HK and around the World? Sam over to you❓ 5
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@powellriver100منذ 3 سنواتSure like the clean skies over BC while most of the planes were grounded !!
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@marlentrujillo771منذ 3 سنواتHola Sam hermoso vídeo saludos desde colombia cariño
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@memo9103منذ 3 سنواتHey Sam where did you get that Boeing 747 in the back ?
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@littlebritمنذ 2 سنواتI don't think I would ever want to connect in ME even if they subsidize my flight as low as $1. I prefer short flights and to fly directly. Plus, if flying Asia - Europe route, flights over Siberia are the smoothest.
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@arysetiadi6344منذ 3 سنواتHaving a first class is a bad idea in this era. because the difference between First and Business now are pratically thin. Both offered the same 180' id="hidden21" class="buttons"> flat bed and seat configuration. Future flying will be back into the good old days. Current Business Class is like The First Class, the economy plus is like the old business class. ....وسعت3
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@abusufianmarzuki2531منذ 3 سنوات@Sam Chui could you please review commercial spacecraft flight experience either by Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity or Blue Origin's New Shephard. Space flight experience is an ultimate aviation vlogger like you.
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@noworries6282منذ 3 سنواتSam chi is best nowadays for aircraft history
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@yvr2002rtwمنذ 3 سنواتEmirates has alienated a whole bunch of travel agents (including major ones like AMEX Travel) and lost a bunch of potential bookings. They ended their id="hidden23" class="buttons"> agreement with Sabre at the end of June. Travel agencies that use Sabre as their computer reservation system no longer have access to Emirates content and must find alternative methods to book their customers who want to fly Emirates (or simply persuade their customers to book on another airline such as Qatar or Etihad whose content can still be booked via Sabre). ....وسعت
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@JackKing12.منذ 3 سنواتI'm in no rush so be happy to fly EM3 airlines..
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@patrickpeng9223منذ 3 سنواتI really hope Sam can fly starlux airlines which the most luxurious and lastest airlines in Taiwan one day. Starlux airlines has a321neo since 2020 , and they will take their first a330neo and a350 soon. 1
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@ralphjones9903منذ 3 سنواتTurkish Airlines seem to be the most resourceful Airline around its a shame about Etihad 3
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@johniii8147منذ 3 سنواتThey were always at risk concentrating on a single hub and primarily connecting traffic. 1
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@LanusganaAmertaمنذ 3 سنواتI really hope that this pandemic could end soon and we all could travel as normal again.
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@rolando0572منذ 3 سنواتhelloo sam great video ..regards from panama
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@stephen_101منذ 3 سنواتI'm not a fan of Qatar Airways and the government subsidies, but Al Baker is absolutely correct in that they really rolled up their sleeves and got id="hidden25" class="buttons"> so many stranded people back home when the other airlines cowardly cut and run. They deserve to be commended for that . ....وسعت8
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@michaelwebsternzمنذ 3 سنواتI hope the ME3 don't get rid of First Class completely. Once we get out of covid and out of lockdowns etc I'll be able to afford to travel first id="hidden26" class="buttons"> and want to make the most of it. Business class is good, but First Class is something else. ....وسعت
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@wickedrabbit1173منذ 3 سنواتTurkish airline Has always been and will always be my favorite airline 1
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@userunlimitedمنذ 3 سنواتSam in 2018: Lets Fly everyday in A380 Sam in 2020: im stayin home my whole life Sam in 2021: I cant even buy my toilet paper next building 2
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@jaymax9560منذ 3 سنواتA380 is fun to fly on but with covid I'd prefer a smaller plane like a 777-300 or A350
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@nurrizadjatmiko20منذ 3 سنواتFirst view. Tomorrow, Emirates A380 could return to Mauritius. Etihad A380 is still the best as always but Etihad King Of The Skies is not very dead yet id="hidden28" class="buttons"> only remove from it's schedule but it is quite unlikely those fancy A380s could return to Etihad in the future. Qatar Airways is the airline that will winning the war against covid 19 in the future. ....وسعت2
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@tundramanqمنذ 3 سنواتThe A380s biggest problem was the designing for passenger only and rejecting cargo and conversion options early on. The hub system was declining even back id="hidden29" class="buttons"> then and smaller long range passenger planes using point to point routes were gaining favor. Covid just put a big nail in the coffin of hub systems and their non cargo convertible planes. The A380 as designed has a huge volume capacity but a too small weight carrying capacity for efficient cargo use. ....وسعت
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@mohammedkamaalullah1550منذ 3 سنواتI don't understand the logic uk applies to classify countries into red,amber and green list. Singapore also has a super hub in Changi Airport yet it id="hidden30" class="buttons"> remains on the green list so the reason behind keeping dubai on red list is invalid ....وسعت
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@EdOeunaمنذ 3 سنواتEmirates are using A380’s in greater numbers because they have run out of 777 capacity, or are needing more 777 capacity for all the freight only operations. The A380 will only come back in greater numbers once the UK and Antipodean markets reopen. ....وسعت
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@ArnoldPranksمنذ 3 سنواتFlying in North America or Europe is such a Brutal experience.. compared to Turkish or Qatar..or Asian carriers like JAL, Malaysian or SQ 1
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@bennusf1منذ 3 سنواتTime for Europe and the US to get back up to their rightful places at the top of the airline food chain 1
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@jasperkelly181منذ 3 سنواتI’m your biggest fan and love you videos so much 1
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@eapenkurian4134منذ 3 سنواتQatar is having abundant reserve of fuel onshore & Offshore. Competing with Qatar Airways will be really hard unless country like Saudi Arabia or Russia id="hidden32" class="buttons"> should come with somthing innovative which can compete QA. These 2 countries is having abundant oil reserves which will be an advantage. Americans selected Qatar to establish one and only biggest airforce base in the world, just because of this massive reserves. QA is investing on trukish Airlines. ....وسعت
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@him4nshubhardwajمنذ 3 سنواتEmirates is my all time favourite airline. In my opinion Qatar, Etihad and Emirates are the safest airlines to flight with
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@karimhookahمنذ 3 سنواتHi Sam. Can you make a video about the market in EUROPE? 1
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@PunctualRailroadمنذ 3 سنوات The bad news that Etihad decided is not only in this video, but also Etihad decided to withdraw from Nagoya (NGO), Japan. How sad, even I go to Abu Dhabi(AUH) via Beijing, there is no longer A380 in there. It was about 13h30min fright from NGO to AUH via Beijing PEK. Thank you Etihad. ....وسعت
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@mkohlstrand02منذ 3 سنواتCan you do a video with Etihad's business class? 1
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