Check out Ethiad. I'm not in the UK but my flight to Paris had just a 2 hour stop-over in Abu Dhabi and both flights arrived at destination in the early evening which is always good as far as jet lag is concerned IMO. I think it's quite nice to be able to stretch ones legs a bit mid flight myself. Good baggage allowance, individual video screens on the backs of the seats with more films than you can possibly watch and I also got an exit seat without even asking for one which was nice....must be my innate charm
