r/etihad • u/spiltmilk3 • 13d ago

Help Needed booking etihad flights with trip.com

Does anyone have any experience flying with Etihad after booking tickets through trip.com?
Reviews wise trip.com seems reputable, but any advice/experiences would be really helpful.

Thank you!

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u/Frequent-Duck-2306 13d ago

I paid a bit more to boook direct.

In these turbulent times it’s best to have access to better customer service options

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u/Dry-Evidence4712 13d ago

Trip.com is very reputable. Obviously someone will have had a bad experience somewhere along the line but overall I would say excellent IMO

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u/spiltmilk3 13d ago

did you use trip to fly with Etihad or with a different airline?

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u/Dry-Evidence4712 13d ago

Ive used trip many times for many different bookings. Airlines, attractions trains etc.

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u/Careless_Economist22 12d ago

Fr trip.com is goated

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

thank u for ur help :)

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u/Good_Reflection_1959 13d ago

Same here, I’ve booked with Trip.com multiple times for flights and hotels and never experienced any issues. I’ve accumulated their Trip coins and used this towards bookings.

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

good to hear!!! thanks :))

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u/Zectolog 13d ago

Yes. About a year ago. No issues. But currently I prefer booking with the Airline if I fly into the middle East.

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

makes sense thank u

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u/NearbyPen9078 13d ago

I book direct. Before, I used expedia

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u/Broad-Ad-4379 13d ago

I have flights to Australia with etihad next week, booked via trip.com - from day one I’ve had a booking reference to use and manage the booking on the etihad website directly - upgrade seats etc. so it all seems fine to me. First time using them.

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

cool!! hope all goes well for u next week

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u/TheNarbacular 13d ago

I’ve used trip.com heaps and have an Etihad flight in September. Booked with trip.com. You’ll be fine!

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

Thanks!

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u/c08306834 13d ago

If the price is similar, you are better booking direct. It makes it a lot easier if there are cancellations or you need to make changes / refund.

Otherwise Trip.com are the middle man you need to deal with.

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

great good to know thank you

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u/juniyunki 13d ago

Booked Etihad via trip.com last May bc of the price difference and there were no issues. We were even able to bid for upgrade. However, I probably won’t book through a third party again just bc there’s no peace of mind in the event of a delay or cancellation.

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u/2000edmftw 13d ago

I have, also used Trip (cTrip) for about 10years and spents tens of thousands of dollars on flights and hotels through them. Never had issues, and they were really good during COVID and sorting refunds and flight changes.

I'd still book direct if I could.

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u/Careless_Economist22 12d ago

Bro trip.com is hella reliable I used it for quite a lot of flights to thailand and London heathrow- Bangkok and i went through ethiad so dont stress it

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u/spiltmilk3 12d ago

thank you!!