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Etihad name dey buzz: A380 go Bangkok, Brighton shock Man City, passenger cry out

Etihad Airways don begin daily Airbus A380 service between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok. The Guardian Nigeria report say na di first time di airline dey bring im flagship aircraft and di premium onboard experience wey come with am to Thailand.

Di A380 na Etihad flagship aircraft, and according to di report, di plane carry di kind premium experience wey di airline want make passengers enjoy for inside. Di service go run every day between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, and e go give travellers wey dey use that route one steady option.

Di Etihad name still dey ring bell for England, where Etihad Stadium na home ground of Manchester City. Manchester City FC report say di Brighton victory draw record Etihad attendance for a domestic cup game.

TVC News carry di match report, and e talk say Brighton beat Manchester City 1-0 for Etihad, with Ayari scoring di goal wey end di hosts’ title momentum.

But no be only aviation expansion and football dey under di Etihad name. One traveller write say Etihad Airways change im return flight without im permission during a trip to Spain for June 2026, and di money wey e spend on hotel and food never come back.

Di traveller tok say di total wey e pay out of pocket reach 27,074 yen. E explain say under EU regulations, di airline suppose cover hotel and meal expenses for that kind situation, so e decide to pay first and apply for refund later.

E add say di change force am to take night flight from Malaga to Madrid, arrive after midnight, sleep only few hours for hotel near di airport, then fly from Madrid go Japan through Abu Dhabi di next morning. Wetin suppose be normal return journey take three full days.

Four months after e apply, e say no single yen don land. Di “30 business days” wey dem promise pass for late September, and e talk say no be di size of di refund dey pain am, na say e do everything wey dem ask am.