New Review Business Class – Ethiopian Airlines (ET)

And once again we’re heading for Dubai, one is inclined to say, not directly, but from Dubai to Zurich. Why with Ethiopian Airlines? I would like to briefly describe this in this review.

Booking

I booked the flight via the Miles and More website, Dubai is in the same mileage zone as North Africa, so you can fly one-way to Europe in Business Class for 35,000 miles. Egypt Air mostly uses narrowbodies on this route (DXB-CAI) and then it would be three hours in a Swiss or Lufthansa A321, which is no fun. Swiss is of course also possible, but in contrast to Ethiopian Airlines, the fees and taxes inexplicably cost four times as much. On the plus side, with Ethiopian you can spend almost twice as much time in lie-flat business class. The final booked routing was DXB-ADD-MXP-ZRH, all with Ethiopian Airlines.

Check-In

The check-in in Dubai went smoothly, but it is exciting to see what the fellow passengers check in for ADD and onward flights, as 4 pieces of luggage per person are sometimes not enough.

Security check and passport control

The security check and departure went smoothly and quickly. The electronic passport controls were also active, so you didn’t have to queue with a Swiss or EU passport

Boarding started on time, with Business Class guests and status customers first, the advantage being that you can use the overhead bins with hand baggage without them being full.

A review of the lounge in DXB can be found here, the Cloude 9 Lounge is described here

Cabin

The cabin in the Airbus A350 is mostly furnished in the Lufthansa familiar 2-2-2. The colors used (red) bring some life into the cabin, one is inclined to say.

The entertainment system has a generous selection of movies, series and music. The headphones are of average quality, but are sufficient for a short trip.

Unfortunately the cabins look used up very quickly, I don’t know what it could be.

Catering

When it came to the food, I opted for the meat.

The selection of drinks was good and there was a regular drinks service.

Conclusion

It’s fun to fly with Ethiopian, changing planes in ADD is not everyone’s cup of tea, but the last leg MXP-ZRH is also fun in a 787.