Ethiopian Airlines is the flag carrier of Ethiopia founded in 1945. It is one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry and is the largest air carrier on the African Continent. If you are in search of various flight offers for your air ticket booking in Ethiopian Airlines, you can make a glance at Paytm’s flight schedule. We at Paytm, offer special deals, amazing offers and cashback on booking flights in Ethiopian Airlines for the desired destination of the travellers.

The primary hub of Ethiopian Airline is Bole International Airport located in the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The secondary hubs of Ethiopian Airline are Lome Tokoin Airport which is also known as Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport in Loma and Lilongwe International Airport which is also known as Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe.

Cabin baggage:

According to the Ethiopian Airlines baggage policy, the travellers opt Business Class can carry two baggage with them and for the people in Economy Class are allowed to carry only one baggage. The Ethiopian Airlines baggage weight allowed must be equal to or less than 7 kg for each baggage with a maximum size or dimension of 23 x 40 x 55 cm. Apart from the allotted baggage, the passengers can also carry a handbag, laptop, overcoat, reading materials, infant basket and foods etc.

Check-in Baggage:

Domestic flights - Ethiopia Airlines check-in baggage size or dimension allows the domestic passengers are 158 cm (62 inches) and weight of the baggage allowed is one piece with a maximum weight of 30 kg in cloud nine and one piece with 20 kg in Economy Class.

International flights - As per the Ethiopian Airlines baggage, the individuals are allowed to carry 3 checked baggage of 23 kg in cloud nine and 2 baggage with each bag not exceeding 23 kg in Economy Class. The maximum size or dimension allowed by the airline is 158 (62 inches). For flights between the Middle East and all other stations except DXB, CAI, America and Brazil, the maximum baggage weight allowed 2 check-in baggage with each baggage not exceeding 32Kg in Cloud nine and for economy class, one baggage is allowed with weight not exceeding 40 Kg.

Web Check-in: The travellers can avoid lengthy queues by using the Ethiopian Airlines web check-in feature. Using this, one can choose their preferred seats and get the boarding pass before reaching the airport. Online web check-in is available from 36 hours to 2 hours before the departure of the chosen flight.

Mobile Check-in: Using mobile check-in facility, an individual can get their boarding pass in their registered Email ID before arriving at the airport. Through this option, the passenger can choose their favourite seat and proceed directly to the airport without standing on the long queues and wasting their valuable time. Passengers can use their air ticket number and last name to process the mobile check-in.

Kiosk Check-in: Kiosk check-in can help the passenger to simplify the check-in process and ease the congestion at the airport especially during the peak times. Through this option, the travellers can self-check-in and collect the print of the boarding passes from the Kiosk machines available at the airport.

Ethiopian Airlines offer its services with domestic flights to plenty of destinations in the country of Ethiopia. Some of the major destinations among them are Arba Minch, Bahar Dar, Dire Dawa, Gambella, Goba, Gondar, Humera, Jimma, Kebri Dahar, Lalibela, Semera etc.

There are numerous destinations in the world where Ethiopian Airlines are providing its valuable services. Some of the major cities among them are Buenos Aires (Argentina), Vienna (Austria), Manama (Bahrain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Toronto (Canada), Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Cairo (Egypt), Berlin (Germany), Athens (Greece), Hong Kong, Bengaluru (India), Mumbai (India), Delhi (India), Singapore, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and more.

Airbus A350-900 – 9 Aircraft – Total number of the seats are – 348 (Model 1), 343 (Model 2)

Boeing 737-700 -- 10 Aircraft -- Total number of seats is 118

Boeing 737-800 -- 16 Aircraft -- Total number of seats is 154

Boeing 737 MAX 8 -- 1 Aircraft -- Total number of seats is 160

Boeing 767-300ER -- 9 Aircraft -- Total number of seats are 232 (Model 1), 235 (Model 2), 237 (Model 3), 245 (Model 4), 220 (Model 5)

Boeing 777-200LR -- 6 Aircraft -- Total number of seats is 321

Boeing 777-300ER -- 4 Aircraft -- Total number of seats is 399

Boeing 787-8 - 19 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 270

Boeing 787-9 - 3 Aircraft -- Total number of seats is 315

Bombardier Dash 8 Q – 400 -- 23 Aircraft -- Total number of seats are 78 (Model 1), 71 (Model 2)

The total number of aircraft in service is 100.

Ethiopian Airlines was founded as Ethiopian Air Lines on 21 December 1945 and it commenced the operation on 8 April 1946. The first scheduled destination served by the airline was Cairo vi Asmara using Douglas C-47 Skytrain equipment. The airline is completely owned by the Government of Ethiopia which is headquartered in Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 959, the airline became the member of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and joined in African Airlines Association (AFRAA) since 1968. The slogan of Ethiopian Airlines is The New spirit of Africa and the Ethiopian Airlines code is ET (IATA) and ETH (ICAO).

Ethiopian Airlines won three awards from Skytrax such as ‘World Airline Awards 2008’, ‘Best Airline in Africa’ and ‘Best Business Class in Africa’& ‘Best Economy Class in Africa’

2018: STAR ALLIANCE AGAIN VOTED BEST ALLIANCE AT SKYTRAX WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS

2018: Ethiopian Wins SKYTRAX Best Airline in Africa Award for 2nd Time

2018: Ethiopian Wins Airline Reliability Award for 7th Year in a Row

Africa's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

2017: Africa's Leading Airline Brand

Ethiopian Airlines customer care number is +251 11 896 1320

Fax: +251-11- 661 1474

Ethiopian Airlines Corporate Office Address:

Ethiopian Airlines Head Office

P.O. Box 1755, Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Tel: (+251) 116 656666