I have heard people recommend Etihad on the basis of their in-flight meals, but until now I had never seen into the cabin of one of their planes. Mind = blown. I was bumped up to first a while back on another carrier, and the only difference was a slightly bigger seat.

The Etihad business class section is like something out of a science fiction film. The first class section is something else altogether. Individual cabins with classical Arabian screens to give you a little privacy. That would be nice on one of their long haul routes like the flights to Melbourne. Amazing. Even the economy class looks nothing like any mode of transport I have been on.