Ethiopian Airlines
ET · Founded 1945
3.4
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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hubs at ADD, flying since 1945. Rated 3.4/5 on on-time performance, hospitality, food, and drinks.
Guide by Lounge Frog
- Headquarters
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Hub
- ADD
- Mileage program
- ShebaMiles ↗
- Elite status
- ShebaMiles
- Customer service
- Unknown
Where they fly
178 nonstop routesNew routesAddis Ababa to DurbanFrom Dec 11, 2026 · Addis Ababa to Port HarcourtFrom Dec 1, 2026
From Addis Ababa ADD· 107
- Abu DhabiAUH
- AbujaABV
- Ad DammamDMM
- AkwiHUE
- AmmanAMM
- Arba MinchAMH
- ArushaJRO
- AsosaASO
- AthensATH
- AtlantaATL
- AxumAXU
- AzezoGDQ
- Bahir DarBJR
- BamakoBKO
- BeirutBEY
- BengaluruBLR
- BlantyreBLZ
- BosasoBSA
- BrazzavilleBZV
- Buenos AiresEZE
- BujumburaBJM
- CairoCAI
- ChennaiMAA
- ChicagoORD
- DakarDSS
- Dar es SalaamDAR
- Debre MarkosDBM
- DelhiDEL
- DembidolloDEM
- DessieDSE
- DhakaDAC
- Dire DawaDIR
- Djibouti CityJIB
- DohaDOH
- DubaiDXB
- DurbanDURFrom Dec 11, 2026
- EntebbeEBB
- FreetownFNA
- GambelaGMB
- GaroweGGR
- GenevaGVA
- Girany AmbaLLI
- GobaGOB
- GodeGDE
- GoreGOR
- GuangzhouCAN
- HanoiHAN
- HargeisaHGA
- HawassaAWA
- Hong KongHKG
- HyderabadHYD
- IstanbulIST
- JeddahJED
- JijigaJIJ
- JimmaJIM
- JinkaBCO
- JizanGIZ
- JubaJUB
- KanoKAN
- KarachiKHI
- KinshasaFIH
- Kuwait CityKWI
- LibrevilleLBV
- LivingstoneLVI
- LoméLFW
- LuandaLAD
- LubumbashiFBM
- LumbadziLLW
- LusakaLUN
- LyonLYS
- MadridMAD
- MalaboSSG
- ManamaBAH
- MaputoMPM
- MarseilleMRS
- MaunMUB
- MekeleMQX
- MogadishuMGQ
- MombasaMBA
- MonroviaROB
- MoroniHAH
- MumbaiBOM
- Muscat/SeebMCT
- NairobiNBO
- NdolaNLA
- NekemteNEK
- NiameyNIM
- Nosy BeNOS
- OuagadougouOUA
- Pointe NoirePNR
- Port HarcourtPHCFrom Dec 1, 2026
- Port SudanPZU
- PortoOPO
- RiyadhRUH
- São PauloGRU
- SemeraSZE
- SeoulICN
- ShanghaiPVG
- SharjahSHJ
- SingaporeSIN
- TangerangCGK
- Tel AvivTLV
- Victoria FallsVFA
- ViennaVIE
- WindhoekWDH
- ZanzibarZNZ
- ZurichZRH
From Abidjan ABJ· 3
- Addis AbabaADD
- ConakryCKY
- New YorkJFK
From Axum AXU· 3
- AzezoGDQ
- Girany AmbaLLI
- MekeleMQX
From Copenhagen CPH· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- ViennaVIE
From Dire Dawa DIR· 2
- Djibouti CityJIB
- GodeGDE
From Newark EWR· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- LoméLFW
From Goma GOM· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- BujumburaBJM
From Washington IAD· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- LoméLFW
From Johannesburg JNB· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- LumbadziLLW
From Sepang KUL· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- SingaporeSIN
From Manchester MAN· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- GenevaGVA
From Yaoundé NSI· 2
- Addis AbabaADD
- LibrevilleLBV
From Ouagadougou OUA· 2
- ConakryCKY
- NiameyNIM
From Accra ACC· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Beira BEW· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Bangui BGF· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Bahir Dar BJR· 1
- Girany AmbaLLI
From Bangkok BKK· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Bamako BKO· 1
- DakarDSS
From Brussels BRU· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Bulawayo BUQ· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Paris CDG· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Conakry CKY· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Cotonou COO· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Cape Town CPT· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Dembidollo DEM· 1
- JimmaJIM
From Douala DLA· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Moscow DME· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Enegu ENU· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Buenos Aires EZE· 1
From Rome FCO· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Frankfurt FRA· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Gaborone GBE· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Gode GDE· 1
- JijigaJIJ
From Azezo GDQ· 1
- Girany AmbaLLI
From Harare HRE· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From New York JFK· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Kigali KGL· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Libreville LBV· 1
- MalaboSSG
From London LGW· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From London LHR· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Lagos LOS· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Plaine Magnien MRU· 1
- Addis AbabaADDSeasonal
From Luanda NBJ· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From N'Djamena NDJ· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Oslo OSL· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Victoria SEZ· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Antananarivo TNR· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Warsaw WAW· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
From Toronto YYZ· 1
- Addis AbabaADD
Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): en.wikipedia.org ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), en.wikipedia.org ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), en.wikipedia.org ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), en.wikipedia.org ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 51 more.
Ethiopian Airlines route map: every nonstop, new and ending routes →The same route map on Seats Frog, with seat maps and fleet
Terminals and lounges at 12 airportsHide the list
- ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International · Concourse F
- CDGParis Charles de Gaulle · Terminal 2A
- DOHHamad International · Main Terminal
- FCORome Fiumicino · Terminal 3
- FRAFrankfurt Airport · Terminal 1 (B)
- GRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos International · Terminal 2
- JFKJohn F. Kennedy International · Terminal 7
- MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas · Terminal 1
- MANManchester Airport · Terminal 2
- OSLOslo Airport, Gardermoen · Schengen Area
- WAWWarsaw Chopin Airport · Non-Schengen Area
- YYZToronto Pearson International · Terminal 1
Ratings
What a 5 means for each metric
- On-time performance
- arrives on schedule
- Hospitality
- crew is friendly and attentive
- Food & beverage
- quality meals and snacks
- Drinks
- good selection, generous pours
- Customer service
- answers the phone and fixes the problem
ShebaMiles status
Full status page ↗ShebaMiles status is earned on qualifying miles or segments over a 12-month period on Ethiopian and Star Alliance carriers. Ethiopian is a Star Alliance member, so Gold and Platinum are Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current thresholds on ethiopianairlines.com.
1
Member
No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.How to earn it
Free to join.
What it gets you
Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.
2
Silver
Star Alliance SilverNo alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.How to earn it
The entry threshold on qualifying miles or segments; numbers on the program's page.
What it gets you
Priority check-in, an extra bag, a mileage bonus.
3
Gold
Star Alliance GoldEthiopian Cloud Nine lounges with a guest on same-day Ethiopian flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.How to earn it
The next threshold on qualifying miles or segments.
What it gets you
Lounge access across Star Alliance, priority everything, a higher bonus.
4
Platinum
Star Alliance GoldCloud Nine lounges with a guest, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.How to earn it
The top threshold on qualifying miles or segments.
What it gets you
Top tier: the best priority, upgrades, a dedicated line.
What ShebaMiles miles are worth
All 100 programs ↗Fleet
10 types · ↗ links open the airline's own seat maps · our seat maps- Airbus A350-10004
- Boeing 777-300ER5
- Boeing 777-200LR6
- Boeing 737-7004
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- Mark 🔶@tundrastyle.bsky.social · Bluesky2/5Sentiment-derived
Negative opinion · Stars estimated from the post, not assigned by its author.
The Ethiopian Airlines app is absolutely dire. Lovely airline but proving impossible to arrange flights. It can’t even recognise its home airport... Why do airlines put out such awful apps?
Edited excerpt: profanity removed; the original opinion is retained.
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