As a gold member this flight was not Etihad standard. The crew was quite uninterested in the passengers. I even had to tell them that they forgot the bread and water on my dinner.
Flight was smooth and on time.

I know I went first class, but it was one of those bucket list things to do. On a couple of hours stop over in Dubai, 1st class lounge and all, shower, massage, nails, 1st class food and this was on land. !! Service on board was OUTSTANDING, . Cleanliness, attentive to detail was superb. Captain and co pilot made sure we were well in formed.
If ever you can " Go First" nice feeling taking a left turn when getting to your seat !!!!

They lost my luggage on the way over which was annoying for 1 day, registering the loss was impossible as the ref number given to me would not enter into the lost baggage section.
On the return they only checked my luggage into Paris (only found that out in Paris) so it's gone missing again. At Abu Dhubai it took 55 minutes to get off the plane after it had landed then waited 20 mins in a stifling hot stairwell waiting for the bus.
At CDG in Paris they for forgot to get the bus to take us to the plane so we waited again for the bus without any info coming from the desk.

Overnight flight, no nightwear available. Crew very professional, but did find you needed to ask for drinks and snacks. Flight back was a daytime flight and no amenity packs were given. Overall a pleasant experience.

We recently flew Brisbane to Dublin with a 3 hr stop in Abu Dhabi. The first leg was very good in the 787 and the business class seats were very roomy and comfortable. The second leg was on a very old A330. The business class seating was cramped for me (6'-3") and the cabin had some very noisy passengers. I didn't eat on the first leg but the food on the second was quite good. The airport was packed for the stopover and the lounge was crowded too. A new airport is nearing completion . The sooner the better.