Hand baggage (carry-on) allowance

You may prefer to carry a small cabin bag. This bag must fit into the overhead storage within the cabin or below the seat in front of you in our economy class. The dimensions including any wheels, handles or pockets must not exceed 115cm (50+40+25), equivalent to 45 linear inches. If your bag exceeds the set limits, you will be asked to check your baggage into the hold and additional baggage charges may apply.

Personal Items
In addition to your cabin baggage, you may carry one personal item. A personal item is typically your small purse, clutch, camera-bag, stuffed toy or food bottles for your children, or a blanket. Remember that you can only carry one small personal item.

Your laptop shall be placed either in your carry-on baggage or in your personal item and will account as part of your cabin baggage allowance. When travelling with your camera bag, the bag should only contain your camera with a lens and required accessories - such as a charger. For security purposes, your camera bag should not contain any other items (e.g. spare set of clothing, food items or other personal items) and must not exceed 5 kg.

~Examples of other items considered as Personal Items:~

-Travel accessories (such as blankets, wraps and leg-rests)
- Infant carry basket, carry cot or seat-booster
- Infant food and toiletries
- Document holder or briefcase
- Umbrellas or walking sticks
- Binoculars

Checked baggage allowance

Maximum weight and dimensions
- Maximum weight and dimensions – To / from Canada and the US: 158cm (length + width + height)
- Maximum weight and dimensions – To / from all other destinations: 207cm (length + width + height)
- The weight of each item must not exceed 32kg.

The above applies to all baggage including pre-purchased excess baggage. Baggage that exceed the weight and dimension limits above shall only be processed through Etihad Cargo opens in a new window, except in the case of shipments out of points in the US. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rules doesn’t permit Etihad Cargo to accept such consignments unless from authorised shippers. Guests are requested to contact a freight forwarder or a shipping company of their preference.

Click on your journey below to view your baggage allowance.

Baggage for infants

To / from weight concept markets: journeys between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Indian Subcontinent (ISC)
- 1 bag, up to 10kg
To / from piece concept markets: all other journeys
- 1 bag, up to 23kg
Guests travelling with infants or children up to 11 years old are permitted to check in one stroller, pushchair, carrycot or approved car seat per infant/child as checked baggage. This is free of charge in addition to the ticketed checked baggage allowance.

Guests travelling with infants or children up to 11 years old are permitted to check in one stroller, pushchair, carrycot or approved car seat per infant/child as checked baggage. This is free of charge in addition to the ticketed checked baggage allowance.

Check-in online
Available between 48 hours to 1 hour before departure, please click here for online check-in

Airport Check-in
Check-in opens 4 hours prior to scheduled departure time. Check-in for Economy Class closes 60 minutes prior to scheduled departure time. Check-in for Business Class closes 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time.

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Information flight schedule of Etihad Airways click here

The Etihad Experience on board;

• Duty free
• Inflight entertainment; Movies, TV shows, Live TV channels*, Audio, Games,
• Keeping you connected with:

1. You can purchase wireless Internet access using your credit card, redeem a voucher or connect using your existing account with selected Wi-Fi roaming partners.
   Internet price plans start from as low as $4.95 and details can be found on the inflight Wi-Fi portal.
   *Only available on selected Etihad Airways aircraft.
2. Mobile - Use your phone to make and receive calls and text messages just as you do on ground. If you have a smartphone with a data-roaming plan, you can access the Internet, your e-mails and popular chat apps.
   Charges will be applied directly by your domestic mobile service provider and are similar to international roaming rates.
3. Power - All our aircraft feature in-seat power so your devices never run out of juice.

• Inflight publication

Etihad Airways is the airline was established by Royal (Emiri) Decree in July 2003 and is wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi with a mandate to operate safely, commercially and profitably.

Etihad's guests are at the heart of everything it does. The airline is in a perfect geographical position and offers its guests a network of over 110 passenger and cargo destinations across six continents, with a young and environmentally friendly fleet of more than 120 aircraft.

Etihad is also one of five key business divisions of the Etihad Aviation Group (EAG). The diversified global aviation and travel group also includes Etihad Airways Engineering, Etihad Airport Services, Hala Group and Airline Equity Partners.

Etihad Airways’ vision is to be the best airline in the world, connecting the globe via Abu Dhabi.

The airline seeks to reflect its values of Arabian hospitality and warmth- as well as enhance the reputation of Abu Dhabi as world class business and leisure destination.

Etihad is inspired by its Emirati values and benchmarks itself against the world’s best hospitality establishments, not just other airlines. The airline has introduced a number of signature travel experiences with world-class products and innovative service offerings such as the Inflight Chef, Food & Beverage Managers and Flying Nannies.

Etihad comitted to a strategy of collaborative growth in order to gain the scale, Etihad require to be competitive in the global air transport market. Beyond its organic growth, this is being achieved through the development of a strong base of codeshare partnerships, and minority investments in strategically important airlines, which combined, provide access to hundreds of destinations, they do not serve with their own aircraft. (reff: Etihad Airways

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