Ethiopian Airlines

Country’s government owned Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) is a flag carrier of Ethiopia. It was founded in December 1945 and started operations on 8th April 1946. Ethiopian Airlines started its ground and domestic operations initially and expanded to international operations in 1951. The firm became a shared company in 1965 and changed their name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines. Since, 1959 Ethiopian Airlines have been a member of International Air Transport Association and also have been a member of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) since 1968. Ethiopian Airlines became Star Alliance member as well in December 2011.

Ethiopian Airlines served 125 Destinations out of which 20 are domestic and 44 are cargo / freighter Destinations. The Airline have its primary hub and headquarter in Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, and secondary hubs in Togo and Malawi. Ethiopia airlines is world’s 4th largest airlines in terms of countries served and the largest in Africa in terms of passengers carried, Destinations served, Fleet size and revenue. Abadula Gemeda is working as a board chairman and Tewolde Gebremariam is working as a CEO in Ethiopian Airlines.

Destinations

Ethiopian Airlines served first destination was Cairo Via Asmara using Douglas C-47 Skytrain, and currently serving over 125 destinations across the world. : -

Dakar, Liège, Santiago, Chongqing, Nanjing, Bogotá, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Zaragoza, Istanbul, Miami, Addis Ababa, Luanda, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Manama, Cotonou, Gaborone, São Paulo, Ouagadougou, Douala, Yaoundé, Toronto, Ndjamena, Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Moroni, Abidjan, Goma, Lubumbashi, Cairo, Asmara, Malabo, Arba Minch, Asosa, Axum, Awasa, Bahar Dar, Dembidolo, Dessie, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Goba, Gode, Gondar, Humera, Jijiga, Jimma, Kebri Dahar, Lalibela, Mekele, Semera, Marseille, Paris, Libreville, Frankfurt, Athens, Conakry, Delhi, Jakarta, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Rome, Tokyo, Mombasa, Kuwait City, Beirut, Antananarivo, Nosy Be, Kuala Lumpur, Blantyre, Lilongwe, Bamako, Beira, Maputo, Windhoek, Niamey, Abuja, Kano, Muscat, Manila, Doha, Pointe-Noire, Moscow, Dammam, Mahe, Singapore, Bosaso, Garowe, Hargeisa[nb 1], Mogadishu, Cape Town, Seoul, Madrid, Khartoum, Stockholm, Geneva, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Bangkok, Istanbul, London, Manchester, Chicago, Houston, Newark, New York City, Washington, D.C., Livingstone, Ndola, Harare, Victoria Falls, Brussels, Bujumbura, Guangzhou, Kinshasa, Djibouti City, Accra, Hong Kong, Bangalore, Mumbai, Milan, Nairobi, Enugu, Lagos, Oslo, Brazzaville, Kigali, Jeddah, Riyadh, Johannesburg, Juba, Lomé, Entebbe/Kampala, Dubai, Lusaka, Chennai, and Lisbon.

Ethiopian Airlines have codeshare agreement with following airlines: -

Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air Cote d’lvoire, air Europa, Air India, Air Namibia, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, ASKY Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Azul, Egypt Air, EI AI, Kuwait Airways, LAM Mozambique Airlines, Lufthansa, Malawian Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, RwandAir, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, and United Airlines. : -

The airport in Delhi it operates from

Ethiopia Airline operates from Terminal – 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi. It Operates 12 direct flights between Delhi and Addis Ababa every week.

Delhi (DEL) –Addis Ababa (ADD)

Addis Ababa (ADD) – Delhi (DEL)

Ethiopia Airlines have 14 weekly direct flights between Mumbai to Addis Ababa: -

Mumbai (BOM) –Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (ADD) – Mumbai (BOM)

Frequent Flyer program

Ethiopian Airlines have frequent flyer program called “Sheba Miles”. It is named after the legendary Queen of Sheba.

Class of Services

Most of Ethiopian Airlines aircrafts have 2 following service classes: -

• Cloud Nine (Business Class)
• Economy Class

Cloud Nine (Business Class)

Ethiopian Airline’s business class is known as cloud nine. Passengers travelling in cloud nine service of Ethiopia Airlines can avail the following services:

• Priority check in at the airport for cloud nine passengers.
• Exclusive access of C9 lounge access for cloud nine passengers.
• Comfortable and wide seat with cabin structure to provide privacy during the journey.
• Variety of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks served with Ethiopian “Kolo” crunchy barely or biscuit crackers.
• Passengers can choose a video, audio or game on 15.4-inch IFE screen during the journey for inflight entertainment.
• Travelers can change the position of their seat with the press of a button and make it a comfortable one as per their choice.
• Food menu which consist specially crafted items starting from appetizers, Ethiopian national dishes, cheese, fruit and several desert options.

Economy

Passengers travelling from Economy class can also get several advantages such as:

• Passengers can enjoy a variety of meals starting from light snacks to hot dishes.
• Variety of amenities provided to the passengers during the journey in economy class in Ethiopian Airlines. (Depending on light of the flight).
• On demand video and audio, 80 channels and 8.9 inched screens. (available in Boeing – 777-200LR).
• Specially crafted Ethiopian children meal is provided to kids flying with Ethiopian Airlines.

Fleet Size

Being one of the largest Airlines in the world (4th in world), Ethiopian Airlines consist a large fleet of passenger and cargo aircrafts which more than 125 destinations across the globe. :-