Ethiopian Airlines Reviews
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★☆☆☆☆
“My husband and I both got food poisoning. It was all...”
Written on: 16/03/2013
My husband and I both got food poisoning. It was all we ate all day so it had to be from that. Horribly sick for two days. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Baggage lost - 2 months later .... still nothing”
Written on: 22/02/2013 by traveler1819
bag was lost en route to nairobi. ethiopian airport manager useless! all they offered was $100 for replacing items and we were going on safari the next day. they had no idea where the bag was, not one of the airlines could trace it. finally arrived 2 days before we were leaving to return back home. 3 weeks after returning home the airline has sent us on a wild goose chase. giving us email addresses and numbers for people who don't respond or don't bother answering the phone, or the... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“You all make it sound like Ethiopian Airlines is the...”
Written on: 04/10/2012
You all make it sound like Ethiopian Airlines is the only airline in the world that has delays or cancellations, or out of date planes. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“CHECK IN”
Written on: 08/07/2012
THE WORST CHECK-IN DESKS IN AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN AIRPORTS.CHECK IN ONLINE NEVER WORKING (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“HORRENDOUS - NOT the "new spirit of Africa"”
Written on: 01/06/2012 by jbphdelaney (2 reviews written)
We had a very bad experience with Ethiopian Airlines for our flight from Addis Ababa to London. It started off with a very rude gate attendant. Every single person was forced to check-in again at the desk. We had already checked in at the Mahe, Seychelles airport, and were just connecting in Addis Ababa. I stood in line with more than 200 other passengers to check-in again, while my husband sat with all of our bags. After more than 45 minutes of standing in line, I finally got to the... (read more)
★★★★★
“Best of all other African Airlines. Good overall service ”
Written on: 04/05/2012 by Estlak
its simply the best airlines in africa. most african airlines are primitive but ethiopian airlines is modern and has a lot of destinations. Im a picky american and most airlines fail to impress me but Ethiopian Airlines truly amazed me. What i would recommend is ethiopian airlines has 80 destinations, which is a lot more compared to all other african airlines, but we need more destinations. EA is such a good airlines to be limited to 80. Fly Ethiopian (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Ethiopian Airlines are Truly awful”
Written on: 18/07/2011
I was not going to waste my time on writing a review - but then I thought that I should at least warn others when about entering purgatory. Good Points: I guess I lived Bad Points: Ok lets start with cleanliness (non-existent both in the cabin and up front where the crew prepare what passes for acceptable and edible refreshments. Seating dirty and uncomfortable. Toilets disgusting (everywhere) The food preparation and close proximity to the toilets (and I am not sure now which was... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 21/07/2011
Well, it is really painful! It is so biased and unfounded comments. I wonder how can write such a biased comments. I had opportunities and my experience was so pleasant that I like to fly again Ethiopian. all the points mentioned are exagerrated to unacceptable level. It has no credibility at all. I have information that Ethiopian Airlines is one shining in Africa and has been in the industry for 65 years. It was even declared that it is an airline that is declared as a future member of star alliance. In short, the comments shown above is so biased and has no credibility at all!
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 21/07/2011
My friend,
Ethiopian Airlines does not deserve this comment. You must have a different mission to damage the airlines image. Please stop it. I travelled on Ethiopian Airlines frequently. The last one was in June. The aircraft was a B777. Both the cabin and the service were excellent by any standard.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 22/07/2011
My personal experience with Ethiopian Airlines is a refreshing pleasant experience from what is written here. The Aircraft was B777, new, and crew were friendly and beautiful. Service was fantastic. Something I like to disagree with the the earier writer is that, airlines do not conduct safety drill infront of passengers, but much rathere, they do it on separare training sessions. Hence, we as passengers may not have a chance to know if they did safety drills or not. Anyways, Ethiopia Airline is one of my favorites.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 24/07/2011
Next time you want to comment on any thing , please try atleast to sound abit rational ! you dashed the whole thing about the airlines !!!!!!!!!!! lousy comments !
norem
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★☆☆☆☆
“Luggage entitlement scam”
Written on: 03/07/2011
Check in staff at LHR gave me goosebumps. Had a piece of paper thrust in my face after I had checked all my bags in and later found that what it really meant was that even though I had been informed by their customer services that I was allowed 10kg on flight, it had been reduced to 7kg, A laptop is free but not the charger or bag it came with, and if I had up to 7kgs I could forget about buying any duty free as it was £10 per additional KG.!?!!?! I was forced to abandon many items and I... (read more)
Tikimimi's Comment
Written on: 19/09/2012
I was subjected to the same scam - to make matters wore, I had no money on me and the person checking in wouldn't even take a card, insisted on cash payment. What annoyed me was instead of weighing hand luggage at check-in, so that you can check-in any extra luggage or send it home, they wait until you are in the waiting room, so you have no choice - pay or abandon. I was humiliated but grateful when a fellow passenger saw my distress and gave me 20gbp. I paid for 2 extra kilos - this barely covered the weight of my laptop, and I had to leave all my duty-free shopping behind. On top of that, they lost my luggage and till date I have had no compensation. Toilets were extremely disgusting, seats uncomfortable, and flight so late I didn't even get to enter the airport to connect, once I got on the tarmac I was whisked off to the next plane. Had to get out onto the stairs in the blinding rain, because no provisions were made for the covered tunnel leading to the plane. Of course, was soaking wet by the time I reached...this is turning into a novel. I think I'll just blog about my experience.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Hand luggage scam”
Written on: 20/06/2011 by radharamana
I accidentally booked I week ahead and when I arrived at check-in they charged me 75 GBP to change the date. Fair enough, it was my fault but I still think 75 is excessive. It's not like it costs them anything. On top of that, without any warning at check in when you arrive at boarding gate they start weighing your hand luggage and you have to pay 10GBP for every kg of over 7. I ended up paying another 70. Some passenger were just throwing away what they had bought at the duty free since... (read more)
Guest's Response to radharamana's Review
Written on: 20/07/2011
Change fees and baggage policy clearly indicated on their website. If you booked through Travel Agent, agent should have told you about it. Their policy is there for viewing, you failed to do so.
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★★★☆☆
“Ethiopian Airlines links Washington D.C. with Addis...”
Written on: 10/04/2011
Ethiopian Airlines links Washington D.C. with Addis Abbaba. It is used by Americans on their way to and from the African game reserves and by Ethiopian families on their way to and from a visit with grandparents. Not unexpectedly, Ethiopians who have not seen each other in years will make contact on the plane and hold lengthy discussions, many of which, alas take place in the early hours of the morning. And, seriously, can the many children aboard stay rigid and silent in their seats for... (read more)
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★★★★★
“Ethiopian airlines is one of the best airlines that i...”
Written on: 19/11/2010
Ethiopian airlines is one of the best airlines that i like to choose to fly safely (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 18/07/2011
Obviously written by the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.
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★☆☆☆☆
“ left lagos,had 2 connect khartoum from addis,spent a...”
Written on: 01/09/2010
left lagos,had 2 connect khartoum from addis,spent a whole day in addis,d next day i was not given my 150usd voucher and the worst of it is dat v not seen my luggagges till date.pls pay me n giv me my luggage.u pple r loosing customers daily (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“When we booked our flights for the world cup in south...”
Written on: 27/08/2010 by Ainmolenberghs (1 review written)
When we booked our flights for the world cup in south africa we were pretty desperate for available flights. Ended up booking business class with Ethiopian airlines as a last resort.
Not only did we miss the first day of the tournament (had tickets for opening game and ceremony) and had to make an unscheduled overnight stay in Addis Ababa (ie the middle of nowhere) due to flight delays, on the way home our luggage was lost and didnt get to us on time to make our connection to our final...
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★★★★☆
“I read reviews before i flew and was not lookin...”
Written on: 19/08/2010
I read reviews before i flew and was not lookin forward to my flight but i have to say i was pleasantly surprised!Staff were very friendly and helpful,seats were comfy,food was actually really good as far as air line grub goes,no entertainment but a good book and ipod-wasnt long gettin over no movie! Seats were big and comfy.All in all really great flight! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Ethiopian airlines are truly awful! ”
Written on: 07/07/2010
Ethiopian airlines are truly awful!
Flight cancelled were given no reason and put up in the most awful hotel for the night.
In Flight meals - Ordered a vegetarian meal with flights, on out going flight air hostess said she would go and get it, 15 minutes later, still no meal and flight starting to land, after asking several more times she turned up with chicken meal!!! When explaining the veggie bit, she went to first class brought back a plate of cold rice which stank of fish!
Breakfast...
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★★☆☆☆
“* Flight 831 02/26/10 (Brazzaville to Addis Ababa)...”
Written on: 28/02/2010
* Flight 831 02/26/10 (Brazzaville to Addis Ababa) Aicraft (Boeing 767) was very old. I had a window seat right behind the left wing and could observe the rubber gasket between the wing flaps pealing off. Although this is unlikely to cause a flight incident, the gasket is there for a reason. This speaks a lot about the maintenance of the aircraft. The interior appeared just as old with brown finger stains on most surfaces. Some of the seatback tables could not remain in position and popped... (read more)
★★★★☆
“I guess everyone has different opinions and tolerance...”
Written on: 29/12/2009
I guess everyone has different opinions and tolerance against different things. Everything was perfect on this airline and not just because you get served by NATURALLY gorgeous ladies. With the exeption of 1, EVERYONE was extremely friendly, willing to make your LONG flight comfortable. There was a 40 min delay at Dulles, but it was announced. Plenty of whisky if you need some. They even waited for us at Addis for our connection to Kinshasa ( DRC ). Then in Brazaville ( Congo ) there was a... (read more)
☆☆☆☆☆
“Ethiopian airline stinks! A friend of mine sent his 14...”
Written on: 15/06/2009
Ethiopian airline stinks! A friend of mine sent his 14 year daughter to Ethiopia on vacation and the flight was delayed over 5 hours. Also, my mother-in-law flew to Ethiopia recently after delay of almost 20 hours. Airline's customer service is either totally incompetent or their answer is typical of a business owned by a third world government. When I called the airline ' s customer service to find out status of my mother-in-law's flight, the only answer I got was "I am busy with... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Staff from London to Addis Ababa were friendly. The...”
Written on: 27/11/2008 by nlew2053 (1 review written)
Staff from London to Addis Ababa were friendly. The landing was very smooth. Staff seemed like they were being forced work, very indifferent. Flight was delayed in Addis Ababa and there were no announcements. Overall I was not impressed with Ethiopian Airlines service and lack of leg room on the flight (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Following a cancellation flight between Lom and...”
Written on: 06/10/2008
Following a cancellation flight between Lom and Bangkok it was very difficult to get information and service. Same with the confirmation return flight. (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Flight with Ethiopian Airlines canceled on the 14th of...”
Written on: 29/07/2008 by Weissen (1 review written)
Flight with Ethiopian Airlines canceled on the 14th of July from Lom to ADD.
I left Lom to Bangkok two days late. I am still on waiting list to come back, I am Sheba member for nothing. I found the staff very impolite and not helpful in Lom.
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★★★★☆
“Friendly hostesses, excellent food. A pleasant journey...”
Written on: 12/07/2008 by Weslamp
Friendly hostesses, excellent food. A pleasant journey overall, but a bumpy landing at Addis Abeba was frightening (read more)
★★★★★
“I flew in cloud nine from washington via addis to...”
Written on: 23/05/2008 by zamtrek
I flew in cloud nine from washington via addis to lusaka and back ! very confortable 767 !!
inbound to africa no problems at all!
stay over night in addis in an amazing and outstanding sheraton/addis !
connectflight to lusaka next day in an older 757 but ok since not to busy! FA's very attantive and good service and food/drinks!
return started with an 3 hours late flight coming from harare!
"free seating" and flight overbooked! thanks god only for economy!
connect flight in addis waiting...
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★☆☆☆☆
“I departed Kigali, Rwanda via Addis for Tel Aviv,...”
Written on: 05/04/2008 by blackcreekpeach (1 review written)
I departed Kigali, Rwanda via Addis for Tel Aviv, Israel. I have made this flight a number of times, and have never had any problems. However, when I arrived in Ben Gurion Airport I was told that my suitcase did not arrive with me.
I had been in Kigali, Rwanda for two months and had a vast number of items with me in my suitcase. These were not things that I simply took for a vacation, but rather, expensive clothes, foot-ware, work tools, jewellery, electronics, and many memorable gifts from...
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★★★★☆
“From Luanda it's difficult to get a flight back to...”
Written on: 15/08/2007 by miserable times (2 reviews written)
From Luanda it's difficult to get a flight back to Europe. My recommendations are to avoid TAP. The try to get either the Air France or the BA flights. Problem is that these only fly once weekly. If you get bumped on Air Ethiopia, then don't panic, it's not so bad. Really average but not a bad effort, compared to some other airlines. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Flights were from Brussels to Entebbe via Addis Ababa...”
Written on: 17/05/2007 by geitje (1 review written)
Flights were from Brussels to Entebbe via Addis Ababa and back. Aircraft was safe and comfortable, the usual problems for a guy well over 6 foot tall but certainly no criticism there. Crew on board were friendly and helpful, no complaints whatsoever. Booking and service in the airport by Ethiopian Airlines staff was inefficient, insulting and inconsiderate. Let's get a start on those, shall we?
Problems at departure in Brussels were hardly worth mentioning, we weren't found on the list,...
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★★★★☆
“I flew with Ethiopian Airlines from Heathrow - Addis...”
Written on: 09/12/2006 by fryera2 (16 reviews written)
I flew with Ethiopian Airlines from Heathrow - Addis Ababa - Kilimanjaro International Airport. I have no real complaints about the flight, but to be honest, I was asleep after the first drinks service on the way to Addis (not the best Whisky in the world, but there is lots of it).
The crew all seemed friendly, and the food was nice. I highly recommend this airline!
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Dougj2's Comment
Written on: 15/01/2013
Dito. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE check in staff &process I have flown Ethiopian from Canada to Burundi and back several times. I ALWAYS prebook my seats and the horrible check in staff ALWAYS gives away my pre booked seats before I ever get to the airport. I am extremely claustrophobic and had booked front of the plane ailse seats for a return flight on Jan 04 2013. Once again my seats were changed without my knowledge and I ended up at the back of the plane in middle seats. ABSOLUTELY horendous flight for my wife and I. Had to stand most of the 16 hour flight. They need a computer that actually does some proper seat keeping. Then to make matters worse the staff at Addis Ababa lied to me about getting our seats fixed and providing us some bonus sheba miles as compensation. NEITHER ever occurred. On the other hand the in flight staff are fantastic.