{"id":519,"date":"2025-03-30T15:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thislifeofriley.com\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2025-04-07T01:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T01:37:55","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thislifeofriley.com\/?page_id=519","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlying Economy Plus on Etihad Airways was a small but welcome upgrade. The extra legroom made a difference on the 13-hour flight from Chicago to Abu Dhabi\u2014just enough space to stretch and not feel like a sardine. The service was smooth, and overall it felt like a step up...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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