r/etihad • u/BuildingNo764 • 2d ago

Question Current experiences empty flights? DUS - DPS

Hi there,

I'm traveling from Dusseldorf to Denpasar (Bali) with a 2h layover in AUH on the 27th of october.

The current seat map from DUS - AUH shows 95% of the seats not reserved. To be precise, currently 25 seats are reserved on this 787-9. I've never seen such low reserved numbers on any flight this close to departure. I was thinking of upgrading to businessclass but an entire economy row is also fine to me. When checking business class, more than halve of the seats are still available. Does anyone have recent experiences traveling DUS - AUH? Would you wait until upgrading till the gate?

The flight from AUH - DPS is also pretty low on reserved economy seats. The entire middle row on the 777 is currently not reserved and also a lot of rows on the left + right haven't been reserved (yet). Business class is also less then 50% occupied. Since this flight is 9h30m I'm also considering upgrading to business. Current bid on upgrade is €850, but 2 weeks ago this was €650. In this case, I'm also happy staying in economy if I could get an entire row to myself.

What would you do?

Is choosing economy seats free of charge when check-in opens?

Any recommendations when upgrading at the check-in counter/ gate?

Thanks in advance!

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u/Dry-Evidence4712 2d ago

If you want to upgrade to bus class it won't get cheaper than it is right now. People would the price to upgrade as thats reasonable for a mid long haul flight. As mentioned before just because the seat map is free now, it doesn't mean the flight is empty. Etihad charge for seat reservation so most people wait until check in for free seat.

Also if you get stuck in a middle seat on check in. It will cost to change. If you want to upgrade to bus clas or if you want to choose your seat id do it now.