Ethiopian Airlines Booking

Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is Ethiopia’s flag carrier. Headquartered at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Airlines is wholly owned by the government of Ethiopia. Its main hub is at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and its secondary hub is at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport. 

In terms of passengers flown, destinations served, fleet size, and revenue, Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s largest airline. An Ethiopian Airlines booking can take you to 125-plus destinations, incl. 20 domestic destinations.

Ethiopian Airlines has a fleet size of 130 aircraft. ET was rated by Skytrax as the Best Airline in Africa 2021 for the fourth consecutive year. Other awards include Best Business Class in Africa 2021 (third consecutive year), Best Economy Class in Africa 2021 (third consecutive year), and the Best Cabin Crew in Africa 2021.

Ethiopian Airlines has been certified as a 4-star airline by Skytrax. In 2021, airline customers ranked Ethiopian #37 in the World’s Top 100 Airlines for 2021.

Ethiopian Airlines Booking Methods

You can make a ticket booking on Ethiopian Airlines:

1. By phone
2. Online via the website
3. With the mobile app 
4. At an Ethiopian Airlines ticket center 
5. Through a travel agent 

Note. If you’re flying to/from the United States/Canada, you must reconfirm your booking (incl. the remainder of your itinerary) at least 72 hours before departure, except when your departure is within 72 hours of arrival.

Ethiopian Airlines Online Booking

Ethiopian Airlines online ticket booking process

If you want to make online flight reservations from Frontier Airlines’ official site, follow the steps below.

1. Go to EthiopianAirlines.com 

The Booking box will show up on your screen. 

2. Provide your flight requirements in the boxes
   (From, To, Departure and Return Dates, No. of Passengers, Class, etc.)
3. Click on the Search Flight button 
4. Select your fare option 
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete your booking
6. Confirm your booking and pay

You will receive your e-ticket after your payment is accepted. 

Other Flight Booking Options 

You can also make your Ethiopian Airlines flight booking: 

• By phone
  (Call )
• With the mobile app
• At an Ethiopian Airlines sales office
• Your travel agent 

Services for Special Needs Passengers

Frontier Airlines provides special assistance services to passengers with disabilities. If you’ll be requiring any special services such as wheelchair assistance, you should make your request at the time of booking your ticket.

Advance Notice. If you’ll be requiring special assistance, you must provide advance notice of: 

• At least 72 hours (before departure) if you’ll be requiring medical oxygen from Ethiopian Airlines. Plus, you should check in 1 hour before the standard check-in time to ensure there are no last-minute glitches.
• At least 48 hours (before departure) and also check in 1 hour earlier if:
  • You’ll be using a respirator, ventilator, CPAP machine, or POC (portable oxygen concentrator). 
  • You’ll be travelling on a stretcher.
  • You’ll be requiring hazardous materials packaging for assistive devices/batteries that need special packaging. 
  • You’re travelling with a service animal in the aircraft cabin. 
  • You have a severe vision-cum-hearing impairment.
  • You require an onboard wheelchair during your flight. 
  • You’re travelling with an infant in an incubator.

You can make a special service request: 

1. Online when booking your flight ticket 

(select your special request from the Passenger Information section)

2. Online after booking your ticket by filling out the Disability Request Form
   (if your flight is to/from the United States)
3. By phone () 

Note

If your flight is to/from the United States, you’re travelling certain medical conditions, and you require special care during the flight, you will need to: 

• Fill out a Medical Information Form (MEDIF), and 
• Email it to Reservation2@EthiopianAirlines.com

Seating restrictions. Disabled passengers will not be allowed to occupy: 

• Emergency exit row seats
• Over-wing emergency exit row seats 
• Seats where the ventral stair may be used as an emergency exit 
• Upper deck seats on B747s

Tips

• Check in 1 hour earlier if you’ll be needing assistance at the airport or on the aircraft. 
• Inform in advance if you require a specific seating arrangement.
• If you’ll be using a battery-powered assistive device on the flight, you must contact the airline at least 48 hours before departure. 
• You must carry an adequate supply of batteries to power your medical/assistive device for at least 150% of your flight’s duration.

After reaching the airport, ask an Ethiopian Airlines representative at the ticket counter for assistance. 

Ethiopian Airlines Flight Status

You can check the status of your Ethiopian Airlines flight:

• By phone
  (call the Ethiopian Airlines airport office in your city) 
• Online via EthiopianAirlines.com 
• With the mobile app

You can check your Ethiopian Airlines flight status online by your flight number or airport, as explained below: 

1. Go to EthiopianAirlines.com
2. Click on the Flight Information tab on the right 

If you don’t know your flight number	If you know your flight number
Enter your: Departure Airport Arrival Airport Departure Date	Click on the I know my flight number link below Enter your: Flight Number Departure Date

4. Click on the Check flight status button 

Your flight status will appear on the screen. 

Ethiopian Airlines Manage Booking

Manage your existing flight bookings quickly with Manage Booking 

Ethiopian Airlines Manage Booking functionality is a useful online tool that allows you to manage your flight bookings yourself by allowing you to:

1. Purchase extra baggage 
2. Buy on-board Wi-Fi 
3. Purchase a premium seat 
4. Select or change your seat 
5. Change your flight date/time 
6. Rebook your flight ticket 
7. Cancel your flight ticket 
8. Refund your flight ticket
9. Bid and upgrade to Cloud Nine
10. Use your Miles to upgrade to Cloud Nine
11. Buy a flight ticket 
12. Hold your flight booking and pay later
13. Add a meal request 
14. Add special requirements
15. Add your frequent flyer number to earn miles

To manage your Ethiopian Airlines booking, follow the steps below: 

1. Go to EthiopianAirlines.com
2. Click on the Manage Booking tab 
3. Enter your Booking Reference and Last Name
   (Your booking reference is a unique 6-digit alphabetical code to identify your booking. It appears on your booking confirmation mail and E-ticket as Reference Number, Record Locator, or PNR).
4. Click on the Retrieve booking button
   Your flight booking will appear on the screen
5. Select your flight booking and follow the on-screen prompts to:
   1. Purchase extra baggage 
   2. Buy on-board Wi-Fi 
   3. Purchase a premium seat 
   4. Select or change your seat 
   5. Change your flight date/time 
   6. Rebook your flight ticket 
   7. Cancel your flight ticket 
   8. Refund your flight ticket
   9. Bid and upgrade to Cloud Nine
   10. Use your Miles to upgrade to Cloud Nine
   11. Buy a flight ticket 
   12. Hold your flight booking and pay later
   13. Add a meal request 
   14. Add special requirements
   15. Add your frequent flyer number to earn miles

You can also use Ethiopian Airlines mobile app or call to manage your booking for you.

Ethiopian Airlines Booking Phone Numbers

Ethiopian Airlines booking phone numbers are: 

• U.S.A. and Canada
  +1-866-399-0587(toll-free, open 24/7) 
• Booking Enquiries
  +1-866-399-0587(incl. changes and confirmations)
• Call Center Numbers by Country
  • United Kingdom +44 1753 967980
  • United Arab Emirates +971 800 0320372
  • Uganda +256 800 113274
  • Turkey +251 116 179 900
  • Thailand +66 2 508 8794
  • Tanzania +251 116 179 900
  • Switzerland +41 800 563 726
  • Sweden +46105517457
  • Sudan +46 10 551 74 57
  • Spain +34 518 89 99 48
  • South Korea 0030-8321-0197
  • South Africa +27 87 551 8262
  • Singapore +65 3129 2255
  • Seychelles +251 116 179 900
  • Saudi Arabia +251 116 179 900
  • Russia +7 (495) 937-59-45
  • Qatar +251 116 179 900
  • Puerto Rico +1 787 339 2238
  • Portugal +351 800 832 061
  • Poland +48 22 263 03 89
  • Philippines +63 1 800 1322 0154
  • Oman +251 116 179 900
  • Norway 800 73 634
  • Nigeria +251 116 179 900
  • New Zealand +64 4 887 1261
  • Netherlands +31 85 001 3798
  • Mali +223 44 96 00 33
  • Malaysia +60162991696
  • Madagascar +251 116 179 900
  • Lithuania +370 5 214 1606
  • Kuwait +251 116 179 900
  • Kenya +254 20 3892349
  • Japan +81 50 3204 1144
  • Italy +251 116 179 900
  • Israel +97233726991
  • Ireland +353 76 888 8303
  • Indonesia +62 780 33218406
  • India +91 80004 01687
  • Hong Kong +852 3008 3642
  • Guinea +224 660 71 03 28
  • Ghana +233 24 242 6303
  • Germany 0800 0006062
  • France +33 9 74 59 55 53
  • Ethiopia +251 116 179 900
  • Estonia +372 8807941
  • Egypt +20 800 000 9632
  • China +86 4008-071-787
  • Canada
  • Brazil +55 19 4560 0377
  • Botswana +267 8007861007
  • Benin +229 62 50 09 79
  • Belgium +32 78 25 92 42
  • Bahrain +251 116 179 900
  • Austria +43 720 229149
  • Argentina +54 11 5168 6142
  • Angola +251 116 179 900

Ethiopian Airlines Travel Classes

Ethiopian Airlines offers 2 travel classes—Economy Class and Business Class. 

Economy Class

Economy Class passengers are entitled to complimentary in-flight amenities such as beverages (incl. wine) and the use of headsets where audio/visual entertainment is available.

Business Class

1. Business Class (Cloud 9) passengers are entitled to:
   • Additional baggage allowance
   • Exclusive access to C9 lounges
   • Priority boarding 
   • Complimentary inflight amenities such as beverages (incl. wine), toilet articles, hot towels, and the use of headsets where audio/visual entertainment is available.

Ethiopian Airlines Seat Booking

How to book a seat on Ethiopian Airlines

You can make a seat booking on Ethiopian Airlines at the time of booking or later. You can do this online at the time of booking, later through Manage Booking, or when you check in online or at the airport.  The earlier your book your seat, the more choice you will have. 

How to Book a Seat Online After Purchasing Your Ticket

If you did not make a seat booking at the time of purchasing your ticket, you can do it later as shown below. 

1. Go to EthiopianAirlines.com
2. Click on the Manage Booking tab
3. Retrieve your flight booking as follows:
   1. Enter your Booking Reference and Last Name
   2. Click on the Retrieve booking button
4. Select your flight booking 
5. Follow the prompts to choose (or change) your seat from the seat map

If you do not choose your seat, you’ll be randomly assigned a seat at check-in. 

Ethiopian Airlines Book Now Pay Later—Flight Pass 

Ethiopian Flight Pass allows you to pre-purchase your flight at a pre-set low fare without indicating your date of travel. You can purchase your Flight Pass by paying only 20% of the fare upfront and pay the balance in easy installments if your Flight Pass is worth more than USD 500. 

Booking a flight with Flight Pass can save you up to 50%—with no need to worry about future price increases. Flight Passes are valid for 2 years.

Ethiopian Airlines In-flight Entertainment 

Ethiopian Airlines in-flight services include movies, wi-fi, TV, and audio entertainment.

Ethiopian Airlines Frequent Flyer Program—Sheba Miles 

Ethiopian Airlines frequent flyer program is known as Sheba Miles. Sheba Miles is free to join and allows you to benefit from flights bookings made up to 90 days before joining. After joining the program, you can earn miles on Ethiopian Airlines flights as well as flights on Star Alliance member airlines.

ShebaMiles offers a 4-tier membership level—Blue, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The more tier miles you earn, the more tier benefits you earn. The tier-wise benefits of joining ShebaMiles are as follows:

Ethiopian Airlines Travel Destinations

Ethiopian Airlines flies to 130+ destinations across Ethiopia (21 cities), Africa (63 cities), Europe, North and South America (22 cities), and the Gulf, Middle East, and Asia (26 cities).

Popular Flights to Domestic Destinations (21 cities)

Addis Ababa

Shire and Shilavo

Semera

Mekelle

Lalibela

Kombolcha

Jinka,Kabri Dar

Jimma

Jijiga

Humera

Hawassa

Gonder

Gode

Gambella

Dire Dawa

Dembidollo

Bale Robe

Bahar Dar

Axum

Assosa

Arba Minch

Popular Flights to Africa (63 cities)

Zanzibar

Yaoundé

Windhoek

Victoria Falls

Seychelles

Pointe-Noire

Nosy Be Ouagadougou

Niamey

Ndola

Nairobi

N’Djamena

Mombasa

Mogadishu

Mekele

Mbuji-Mayi

Maputo

Malabo

Lusaka

Lubumbashi

Luanda

Lomé

Lilongwe

Libreville

Lagos

Kisangani

Kinshasa

Kilimanjaro

Kigali

Khartoum

Kano

Kaduna

Juba

Johannesburg

Hargeisa

Harare

Goma

Garowe

Gaborone

Enugu

Entebbe

Douala

Djibouti

Dire dawa

Dar-Es-Salaam

Dakar

Cotonou

Conakry

Comoros

Cape Town

Cairo

Bujumbura

Brazzaville 

Blantyre 

Bamako 

Bahir dar 

Asmara

Antananarivo
Abidjan

Addis Ababa

Accra

Abuja

Popular Flights to Europe, North and South America (22 cities)

Vienna

Stockholm

Rome

Rio De Janeiro

Paris

Paris

Oslo

Milan

Marseille

Manchester

Madrid

London

Frankfurt

Dublin

Buenos Aires

Brussels

Athens

Washington DC

Newark

Chicago

Canada

Popular Flights to the Gulf, the Middle East, and Asia (26 cities) 

Tokyo

Tel Aviv

Singapore

Shanghai

Seoul

Riyadh

Muscat

Mumbai

Moscow

Manila

Kuwait

Kuala Lumpur

Jeddah

Jakarta

Hong Kong

Guangzhou

Dubai

Doha

Delhi

Dammam

Chengdu

Beirut

Beijing

Bangkok

Bangalore

Bahrain

Frequently Asked Questions on Ethiopian Airlines Flight Booking