Afternoon all.

Flying out with Etihad in two days time.

I've "bid" for business class seats - Etihad are now saying I need to up my bid as there are 15 of us bidding for 4 seats.

I know business class has more than 4 seats - I think more like 24 on the 787. I suspect this is a ploy to get people to pay more.

My question is how busy are the flights at the moment? Is economy packed like pre Covid or are they sparse with space between other travellers and the opportunity to lie down, stretch out etc...

Thanks.