I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines multiple times! The experience was AMAZING! Especially on their 777s, & 787s! Me myself I am Egyptian! I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines more than EgyptAir! Ethiopian Airlines aircraft I have been on: • 737 (Only twice) • 767 (Only once) • 777 (Only twice) • 787 (Only 10 times) EgyptAir: • 737 (Only once)
I flew from Los Angeles to Djibouti via Ethiopia. I was impressed with the cleanliness of the aircraft, the professionalism of the crew, the food, and the free WiFi!
I've flown with Ethiopian between Hong Kong and Johannesburg with a transit in Addis. Nice 787 aircraft and service was pretty good. They also offered the lowest price for that route which was a bonus. I'd fly with them again.
I hate that airport though. I would hate to stay 5 hrs or more in addis Ababa Airport. If the get the new airport done then that would be great for them
It is an outstanding airline it doesn't only counts just being the best but it is employees and management team they work from the hart, and most of all they are proud of it because they really put their heart into it. I give it five star.
ET is my airline of choice. My view is that their success is based on a sustained adherence to a disciplined work culture coupled with government ownership that does not interfere with the business of running the airline, unlike the majority of African airlines that are the subject to endless and ruinous political machinations!
Flown multiple times with ET, it's the only airline covering and serving 95 % of Africa. Always on time, never had delays, very good connections with local hubs and regional subsidiaries airlines such as Asky airlines service west africa. Never lost a luggage, very decent pricing. Primarily on board pleasant service.
Ethiopian Airlines succeeded because it got the necessary certification to fly to Europe, North/South America, and Asia while most other African competitors are either blacklisted or unable to buy new planes and keep on maintaining them.
Kenya airways, South african and Egypt Air have been flying to Asia and Europe. The problem comes to management. Infact ethiopia rose in the 2010s while Kenya airways and South African were ahead of ethiopia
Ethiopian didn't jump on the A380 bandwagon and they're likely better positioned for longer-term success than those having to reconfigure their fleet post-pandemic. They have well-regarded customer service and I would love to fly them some day.
I've flown them domestically in Ethiopia and internationally. Fantastic airline! Geography is very important as mentioned - it's certainly the transit hub for Africans travelling to Europe, Asia and North America! Also domestically it's VERY well connected, cheap, and reliable.
One good demonstration for the effectiveness and dynamic nature of Ethiopian is the way they make a profit during the pandemic while keeping all their staffs and request no public bail-out. They quickly remove the chairs of 21 B777 and transport massive cargo which was a demand at that time. This makes Addis Airport the main COVID supplies distribution hub for Africa. Good Job ET and carry on!
Flew with them twice. Clearly a rapidly growing airline as the service quality is not stable. One with amazing service and one with average service. However, I can tell they are passionate about flying and care about their customer. Given time they could be the economical version of ME3 carriers.
I have been flying with Ethiopian airlines many times and my experience was amazing. With a very small or no delay and safe flights, I like it very much. Much more enjoying its very latest airoplanes like B787-9 and A350-900.
Agreed that Ethiopian is the New Spirit of Africa! Indeed, it’s still always that! Yeah I seen their aircrafts several times at my home airport in YYZ, pretty awesome. I even have some interest to want to fly on them one day as I always also wanted to see Africa (probably South Africa 🇿🇦)
I've done it from YYZ, it's an OK flight. Definitely worth paying extra for a nicer hotel during the stopover. The free hotel they give you isn't really amazing.
I have flown with them on A350 6 months after crash, I was so worried about it. But I did it again from London 9pm to addis 5.45am, with my dreams A350❤️
The Addis hub is a drag if you're coming from North America and trying to go to West Africa. Much more time than routes that go via Europe, but sometimes it's so much cheaper that it's worth it. Hopefully they start offering more NA-Togo-destination flights in the future.
Have flown with Ethiopian several times. Been on their 787 and 737-800 and 737 Max 8. Very efficient airport in Addis. Once had only 20 minutes between flights because of a delay, but both me and my luggage got on my connecting flight. :O)
E Airlines operates within a compliance universe.....that is what happens when companies comply.....congratulations.....wish south African airlines could take a page of their book....
Ethiopian is successful I think because they made it a point to start early in their history to prove themselves as a carrier that can mix in with the best from Europe, Asia and the US, in terms of their network, partnership with other airlines and countries, etc. FAA recognised since the early 90s I believe. Also, the thing with Africans, they’re very harmonious, they work well together, they’re very happy people. In a company, that’s only going to be a good thing for morale and company performance. This is the case for other African carriers too, just that they’re not as big as Ethiopian. Would love to fly them one day!
@@aviationchannel6204 buying the new ones have been the strategy put in place to realize the rapid expansion...not vise versa. A lot of people in the industry were skeptical when all those orders were put a while ago. Realist strategic plan matters.
nice airline. friendly. but pehaps cou work on it's domestic services' efficiency. not ET's fault, but check in and boarding at DXB was a chaos due to the herd of "me first" passengers.
Ethiopian is government owned, but privately managed. The government only visits 1 time per year to collect dividends on the profit. Ethiopian is also 1 of the only airlines in the world who didn't need government money during the pandemic.
I had never flown with Ethiopian airlines and I had never been in Africa at all as far as I heard Ethiopian airlines is planning to serve YUL in the future.
I have flown on their 777, Dash8 and 737. Their crew is really nice but I hate the congestion at their airport. Their competitive pricing is what is chocking all the other African carriers out of their way.
I hope Ethiopian Airlines survives the pandemic. I hope Ethiopian Airlines stay in the 'Star Alliance'. I have got an account in the 'Star Alliance'. It will be nice to fly with Ethiopian Airlines in the future.
*Great job* Simple Flying, as an Ethiopian aviation enthusiast I can help ensure that this video is pretty accurate, and these are the things I sub for 👍. Unfortunately however, the airline, as great as it is, has been becoming more racist towards minority ethnic groups in the country and it's very unlucky to see this coming from Africa's #1 airliner. Otherwise, the airliner also has huge future potential and I hope they use that well 🇪🇹 And yes, I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines many times before, though I don't think I'll be flying there again for a while due to the reasons above
African customers are prices driven and ethiopian airlines got it well. I have been flying ethiopian airlines since 2016 every time i travel because of one reason; nobody beats their prices. Where other carriers charge $500 u get same at $400 or less on ethiopian airlines. Definitely there's a lot technical reasons for their growth but on surface everyone i know choose ethiopian airlines because it makes sense on costs and yes, they're timely. Its hard for ethiopian airlines to have a delayed flight
A true role model for the growing number of successful and thriving businesses on the African continent ...well done to them and their professional staff 💯👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Ethiopian is the best. I heard a lot of the success also comes from the government taking a hand-soff approach and letting them operate as a profitable company.
Not as good as the ME3 but still above average. The only thing I hated was ADD airport but that was in 2017 and I am told that the new terminal is being opened in stages now . It was a terrible airport to have to go through...
I don’t understand why Ethiopian doesn’t advertise widely in America, Canada and South America. Most people have no idea Ethiopian flies to their country.
@@lake3176 sure as hell wont take an African airline if thats what you are asking. I would just take the top 10 airlines of the world which practically connect everywhere
I believe there success as airline is due to there geographical location, population and very transparent leaders, we had Central Africa Airways which was supp to by now one of the the biggest Airlines in Africa which would have been Zambia Airways but due to corruption and lack of better policies and our geographical position too the Airline died. 😑
The A350 is the first ever Airbus to fly for Ethiopian and well liked by the company which has always been an all-Boeing customer. So maybe the future will bring some more Airbus models in the company. Especially after recent unfortunate events.
The new aircraft are a huge improvement in the hard product over the old 767s. Lie flat seats in business are great on red eye flights back to London. The food in business and the lounge in Addis needs a lot of work - I sent lunch back in business on the flight from Malabo to Addis as it was dreadful. For the price and overall service, I will fly them again without problems - be careful with your star alliance points, very often I had to chase them via Lufthansa by sending in the boarding pass stubs to get them weeks later! Sloppy!
Yes, but i think hub and spoke will last a long time in Africa. It's got a looooong way to go before Africa becomes even comparable to the US or European economy, till then, better not to venture out of hub and spoke.
Because Zambia didn't issue a Notam about the new airport. Also having the same name and same runway numbers was not helping. The question is, were those runways sufficiently marked with X.
I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines multiple times! The experience was AMAZING! Especially on their 777s, & 787s! Me myself I am Egyptian! I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines more than EgyptAir!
Ethiopian Airlines aircraft I have been on:
• 737 (Only twice)
• 767 (Only once)
• 777 (Only twice)
• 787 (Only 10 times)
EgyptAir:
• 737 (Only once)
Im your 103rd subscriber.
Im quite sure you told TAA to make the tenerife air disaster in TFS, right?
I flew from Los Angeles to Djibouti via Ethiopia. I was impressed with the cleanliness of the aircraft, the professionalism of the crew, the food, and the free WiFi!
I've flown with Ethiopian between Hong Kong and Johannesburg with a transit in Addis. Nice 787 aircraft and service was pretty good. They also offered the lowest price for that route which was a bonus. I'd fly with them again.
I hate that airport though. I would hate to stay 5 hrs or more in addis Ababa Airport. If the get the new airport done then that would be great for them
@@westmax8491they have already started building the new airport 20 km away from Addis; they will finish it within the next two to four years.
It is an outstanding airline it doesn't only counts just being the best but it is employees and management team they work from the hart, and most of all they are proud of it because they really put their heart into it. I give it five star.
ET is my airline of choice. My view is that their success is based on a sustained adherence to a disciplined work culture coupled with government ownership that does not interfere with the business of running the airline, unlike the majority of African airlines that are the subject to endless and ruinous political machinations!
I flew it between Asmara and Athens both ways in 1966 on a B720.
I remember those old crates. Saw one taking off once in mumbai, India, while our flight was waiting for take-off, this was late 80's early 90s!!!
Top quality service and management. Great! keep it up! Ethiopian Airlines.
Never flown. But very interested to fly with. Best Wishes to Ethiopian Airlines.
The spirit of Africa! Enjoyed my flight with the Airbus A350 to Addis Ababa in 2019. Lovely crew!
Flown multiple times with ET, it's the only airline covering and serving 95 % of Africa.
Always on time, never had delays, very good connections with local hubs and regional subsidiaries airlines such as Asky airlines service west africa.
Never lost a luggage, very decent pricing.
Primarily on board pleasant service.
Ethiopian Airlines succeeded because it got the necessary certification to fly to Europe, North/South America, and Asia while most other African competitors are either blacklisted or unable to buy new planes and keep on maintaining them.
Kenya airways, South african and Egypt Air have been flying to Asia and Europe. The problem comes to management. Infact ethiopia rose in the 2010s while Kenya airways and South African were ahead of ethiopia
The spirit of Africa
The spirit of Ethiopia*
The food on board was incredible.
Ethiopian didn't jump on the A380 bandwagon and they're likely better positioned for longer-term success than those having to reconfigure their fleet post-pandemic. They have well-regarded customer service and I would love to fly them some day.
Flown a few times, NRT to SEZ via ADD & HKG, and NRT to HKG. Good price, service and product, very economical from a passenger's point of view.
They're the best! Had been a frequent flyer on SAA for over 10 years, once I began flying with Ethiopian I never went to SAA
I think they are great :) they even fly to the Philippines :)
I've flown them domestically in Ethiopia and internationally. Fantastic airline! Geography is very important as mentioned - it's certainly the transit hub for Africans travelling to Europe, Asia and North America! Also domestically it's VERY well connected, cheap, and reliable.
The secret is down to Management. It grew exponentially since 2011. I hope it stays like this.
Ethiopian Airlines is the reason for African aviation being relevant
One good demonstration for the effectiveness and dynamic nature of Ethiopian is the way they make a profit during the pandemic while keeping all their staffs and request no public bail-out. They quickly remove the chairs of 21 B777 and transport massive cargo which was a demand at that time. This makes Addis Airport the main COVID supplies distribution hub for Africa. Good Job ET and carry on!
Great video, very insightful 👌 I have not yet flown with ET but looking forward to doing so and wishing them every success
Thanks for the feedback! - TB
I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines last year. My flight was to Dubai with their 777-200. It was fantastic and amazing.
Nice info! Their cargo fleet is growing consistently! Very cool!
Thanks for the feedback! - TB
Agreed
Flew with them twice. Clearly a rapidly growing airline as the service quality is not stable. One with amazing service and one with average service. However, I can tell they are passionate about flying and care about their customer. Given time they could be the economical version of ME3 carriers.
The future of Africa
I have been flying with Ethiopian airlines many times and my experience was amazing. With a very small or no delay and safe flights, I like it very much. Much more enjoying its very latest airoplanes like B787-9 and A350-900.
The best well coordinated airline in Africa
I think their success is based on their strict management policies. I enjoyed flying with them. They give hope to other African projects
Excellent service and hospitality!!!
The safest airlines and excellent pilots
Crew on board very nice
Agreed that Ethiopian is the New Spirit of Africa! Indeed, it’s still always that!
Yeah I seen their aircrafts several times at my home airport in YYZ, pretty awesome.
I even have some interest to want to fly on them one day as I always also wanted to see Africa (probably South Africa 🇿🇦)
I've done it from YYZ, it's an OK flight. Definitely worth paying extra for a nicer hotel during the stopover. The free hotel they give you isn't really amazing.
They have the best coffee in the economy class.
Very interesting topic
Indeed, i have flown with Ethiopian airlines and they are very good!
I always wondered how they could be so successful, that's awesome!
_Sukran Pilot_
I have flown with them on A350 6 months after crash, I was so worried about it.
But I did it again from London 9pm to addis 5.45am, with my dreams A350❤️
Worry about what wasnt max Airbus 350 soo u shouldn't be worry 1st place
@@michellocci I have been on the 737-800 & de Havilland plane on my connection flight to my last destination.
Wow. There's something to be said for government owned versus private market when you have good management.
Good business management
Ethiopia airline is leading in Africa it's pride of Africa 💚 💛 ❤
The Addis hub is a drag if you're coming from North America and trying to go to West Africa. Much more time than routes that go via Europe, but sometimes it's so much cheaper that it's worth it. Hopefully they start offering more NA-Togo-destination flights in the future.
Have flown with Ethiopian several times.
Been on their 787 and 737-800 and 737 Max 8.
Very efficient airport in Addis.
Once had only 20 minutes between flights because of a delay, but both me and my luggage got on my connecting flight. :O)
Yes, it's a great airline in Africa
E Airlines operates within a compliance universe.....that is what happens when companies comply.....congratulations.....wish south African airlines could take a page of their book....
did you really have to say that about our home grown SAA ? we just going through a speedbump thats all :-)
Hey Simple flying team, please do a video on Indigo airlines of India. They have been expanding like crazy, although they got only A320s and ATRs.
Thanks for the feedback! - TB
Ethiopian is successful I think because they made it a point to start early in their history to prove themselves as a carrier that can mix in with the best from Europe, Asia and the US, in terms of their network, partnership with other airlines and countries, etc. FAA recognised since the early 90s I believe. Also, the thing with Africans, they’re very harmonious, they work well together, they’re very happy people. In a company, that’s only going to be a good thing for morale and company performance. This is the case for other African carriers too, just that they’re not as big as Ethiopian. Would love to fly them one day!
It is also the first 🥇 airline in africa 🌍 to have the A350 the B787-8,9 good going ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE
It has new planes, I think it's partly due to the rapid expansion within these 10 years, they bought a lot of new planes.
1st 787 operator in the southern Hemisphere
@@aviationchannel6204 buying the new ones have been the strategy put in place to realize the rapid expansion...not vise versa. A lot of people in the industry were skeptical when all those orders were put a while ago. Realist strategic plan matters.
Not only the first 787 operator in Africa, but the first 787 operator outside Japan!
I love Ethopian Airlines I'am ADWA !!! Adwa Vicory Africa !!!
nice airline. friendly. but pehaps cou work on it's domestic services' efficiency.
not ET's fault, but check in and boarding at DXB was a chaos due to the herd of "me first" passengers.
Makes one wonder if the only way to really compete is to be government owned or backed.
Agreed, look at all the gulf / middle East carriers.
Ethiopian is government owned, but privately managed. The government only visits 1 time per year to collect dividends on the profit. Ethiopian is also 1 of the only airlines in the world who didn't need government money during the pandemic.
In 2004, My first flight from Addis to Washington, the comfort was a nigh mare, by 2010, the comfort was excellent even for economic class.
I am ready to traveling from addiss Ababa to Washington tonight 2240
Still waiting to fly with them, very time I'm ready to go fly it's never the right since.
I had never flown with Ethiopian airlines and I had never been in Africa at all as far as I heard Ethiopian airlines is planning to serve YUL in the future.
I have flown on their 777, Dash8 and 737. Their crew is really nice but I hate the congestion at their airport. Their competitive pricing is what is chocking all the other African carriers out of their way.
I hope Ethiopian Airlines survives the pandemic. I hope Ethiopian Airlines stay in the 'Star Alliance'. I have got an account in the 'Star Alliance'. It will be nice to fly with Ethiopian Airlines in the future.
I have Flown on Ethiopian Airlines. It is the best in Africa
Famine in Ethiopia was what started the whole live aid/band aid thing. Nice to see what they spent the billions of aid on - shiny 787's.
Great airline.
I've seen a couple of their planes in storage at MCI. Couldn't get a clear photo of them though to tell what they were.
I Did, they are world class!!!
Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹💪💪💪best
Nice
I did 916 hours last year on their 737-700/800/800SF … soon the MAX will be back ;-)
*Great job* Simple Flying, as an Ethiopian aviation enthusiast I can help ensure that this video is pretty accurate, and these are the things I sub for 👍. Unfortunately however, the airline, as great as it is, has been becoming more racist towards minority ethnic groups in the country and it's very unlucky to see this coming from Africa's #1 airliner. Otherwise, the airliner also has huge future potential and I hope they use that well 🇪🇹
And yes, I have flown with Ethiopian Airlines many times before, though I don't think I'll be flying there again for a while due to the reasons above
African customers are prices driven and ethiopian airlines got it well. I have been flying ethiopian airlines since 2016 every time i travel because of one reason; nobody beats their prices. Where other carriers charge $500 u get same at $400 or less on ethiopian airlines. Definitely there's a lot technical reasons for their growth but on surface everyone i know choose ethiopian airlines because it makes sense on costs and yes, they're timely. Its hard for ethiopian airlines to have a delayed flight
A true role model for the growing number of successful and thriving businesses on the African continent ...well done to them and their professional staff 💯👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
the Comment @ 1:01 hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa so true in Africa
You should do a video on Aeromexico, Skywest, and Air Canada
Thanks for the feedback! - TB
Make Ethiopia Great
I do fly Ethiopian and Emraites
Ethiopian is the best. I heard a lot of the success also comes from the government taking a hand-soff approach and letting them operate as a profitable company.
Have flown Ethiopian 3 times. If it wasn't for being an African airline it would be no more notable than United.
As a South African - effectiveness of management - unusual in Africa😂😂😂
Not as good as the ME3 but still above average. The only thing I hated was ADD airport but that was in 2017 and I am told that the new terminal is being opened in stages now . It was a terrible airport to have to go through...
I think the geographical position of Ethiopia relative to dubai and china is one good factor . right
I don’t understand why Ethiopian doesn’t advertise widely in America, Canada and South America. Most people have no idea Ethiopian flies to their country.
Ethiopian Airlines the future Singapore Airlines of Africa
WHO DISLIKED THIS!?!?!?
South African employees ;)
@@OhHeyItsShan 🤣
@omfitgsshan or maybe employees of Kenya Airways or EgyptAir
lets goooo
Resepct their success but sorry to say I probably wont fly on any African airline as of yet, Im sticking with the home pride Singapore Airlines 💯👀🔥
But...Singapore Airlines do not fly to every route you may need
@@lake3176 they meet most of my needs 👀 😂
How do you stick with Singapore for those demands out of your needs?
@@lake3176 sure as hell wont take an African airline if thats what you are asking. I would just take the top 10 airlines of the world which practically connect everywhere
@@yip3303 might be 4th largest but it is nowhere near the top even 20 rated airlines
🇪🇹🇪🇹❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏🙏💪🏻👌
I believe there success as airline is due to there geographical location, population and very transparent leaders, we had Central Africa Airways which was supp to by now one of the the biggest Airlines in Africa which would have been Zambia Airways but due to corruption and lack of better policies and our geographical position too the Airline died. 😑
I just realized they have 787s T^T
The 1st 787 operator in the southern hemisphere
they also operates a350 and triple seven..i guess the first a350 operator in africa?
@@rizkyananta5461 you already know👍
@@rizkyananta5461 Interesting
Yeah and i believe they were the 2nd airline in the whole world to order the 787 despite being the 13th poorest country during that time
The Ethiopian Airlines and Africa to deliveries Airbus A350 and Boeing 787
Do your homework regarding their safety culture, please.
What safety its safe already
I am surprised that they havent streamlined and gone all airbus.
The A350 is the first ever Airbus to fly for Ethiopian and well liked by the company which has always been an all-Boeing customer. So maybe the future will bring some more Airbus models in the company. Especially after recent unfortunate events.
They’re servers & Comford fly Airline’s
We KQ Need this info it will lead us to success 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈We will soon lead
We lead once untill Naikuni took chair ..but we will be back
@@musaronnie6649 and that white guy. You guys were up there.
wait i though Egyptair was quite small and saa airlines huge!
The new aircraft are a huge improvement in the hard product over the old 767s. Lie flat seats in business are great on red eye flights back to London. The food in business and the lounge in Addis needs a lot of work - I sent lunch back in business on the flight from Malabo to Addis as it was dreadful. For the price and overall service, I will fly them again without problems - be careful with your star alliance points, very often I had to chase them via Lufthansa by sending in the boarding pass stubs to get them weeks later! Sloppy!
Josh Cahill: ...
Forgets to mention their loss of a 737MAX with 157 occupants in 2019.
Because that was not the fault of carrier itself. It was the manufacturer himself that did not describe the product and it's features completely
now you brought it in ....though it doesn't relate to the topic
Having no labour unions works out well for them.
Did you really have to say that good management is unusual in Africa? Like really ?
As Africa’s economy grows a hub and spoke method will not be sufficient
Yes, but i think hub and spoke will last a long time in Africa. It's got a looooong way to go before Africa becomes even comparable to the US or European economy, till then, better not to venture out of hub and spoke.
Ethiopian Airlines is a behemoth but I still want to know how how one of its planes landed on the wrong airport in Zambia recently😂😂😂
Human error
Because Zambia didn't issue a Notam about the new airport. Also having the same name and same runway numbers was not helping. The question is, were those runways sufficiently marked with X.
Ethiopian airline is good but try and fly with Rwandair, it is best .