Comments on: Trip Report: Ethiopian Airlines B787-9 to Addis Ababa

By: Sam Chui

Sam Chui — Thu, 18 May 2023 01:57:59 +0000

In reply to Karl. You should contact ET Ticket office to see they offer free long transit hotel. The hotel has 2 sides, landside and airside. It should be free of immigration and visa.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 17 May 2023 13:49:59 +0000

Thanx for a prompt response Sam

This following might be of interest to your followers. I have a trip (in C) planned and bound for MRU via ADD and JNB. However we are stuck with a 19h transit at ADD. I of course saw your video but luckily also looked at the web-report you posted, noting the Skylight terminal hotel (heavily over-priced) with a nifty access also from air-side. As passengers from non-African Union countries are required to buy a (expensive) transit-Visa for a transit beyond 12 hours I asked the hotel if this was required when coming in air-side. This is their (exact) response: “Thank you located inside Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Terminal 02 Departure area. There will be no immigration and customs formalities.”
Hopefully this holds true. Also ET are supposed to offer this service for free to their C-class passengers but I have not been notified by them on that yet. Another matter is if ET will be able to hold our checked in baggage for that amount of time without a fumble.

Cheers
Karl

By: Sam Chui

Sam Chui — Wed, 17 May 2023 02:48:55 +0000

In reply to Karl Tornroos. I bought it in Addis local market!

By: Karl Tornroos

Karl Tornroos — Tue, 16 May 2023 20:17:40 +0000

A nice and different report!
Where did you get the nice (Ethiopian?) from?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:56:09 +0000

I think they are the best in Africa and beyond cuz when I fly with them me and other question how these poor nation could be able to well run an international airline. Best food, Best service,

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:22:17 +0000

I flew 3 of their business class flights a couple months ago and the flights, lounge, and Addis airport are all 3rd world at best. I will do all I can to never fly them again. Just miserable in every way.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:11:44 +0000

In reply to Theresa. "Is there no coordination among the different country-offices?", it should read. Excuse the error.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:08:18 +0000

I’m glad for you. My experience was quite different. I lost my bag on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Paris to Addis Ababa on October 14 2022 and it has never been recovered. When I reported to the Paris Office on my return to France as directed by the Addis office, they told me to address my complain to Addis Ababa. This is so distressing and it makes me wonder about their integrity, respect for customers, and sense of organisation as a corporate body. Is their no coordination among the country offices? Is it not the one Ethiopian Airlines? It is quite disheartening to say the least. I’m planning further actions but in the meantime, I choose to fly anything else but Ethiopian. I wish you continued luck with them anyway. You have a better luck!