Check out this 4K Trip Report & Honest Unsponsored Review on board an Ethiopian Airlines 777-200LR in Business Class from Addis Ababa to Johannesburg.
Hi there! My name is Kevin and today we are going to take a look at the full Ethiopian Airlines business class (Cloud Nine) experience. Join me as we check out the airport in Addis Ababa, the Sheba Cloud Nine Business Class Lounge, walk through the busy concourse, check out the seat in detail with my graphics, take a deep dive into the on board experience, taste the INCREDIBLE Ethiopian food on offer and of course we will wrap it all up with The Flip Flop Score.
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Fare: 55,000 Avianca LifeMiles + $56.88 USD
Route: FCO-ADD-JNB
Class: Business Class (Cloud Nine)
Inclusions: 1+1 Carry On, 2 Checked Bags, On Board Meals, Lounge Access
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—Video Chapters—
0:00 Flight Preview
00:10 Intro
00:30 Welcome to Addis Ababa
00:50 Sheba Cloud Nine Business Class Lounge
02:00 Lounge Hot Food
02:25 Plane Spotting
02:45 Ethiopian’s Modern Story
03:07 Route Map
03:25 Our Gate Area
03:46 Boarding Begins
04:30 Today’s Flight Stats
04:42 Walking On Board
04:53 Cabin First Impressions
05:04 Cabin Details (Graphic)
05:25 Business Class Seat Tour
06:30 In Flight Amenities
06:55 Pre Departure Service
07:07 Push Back & Taxi
07:37 Our Departure Route
07:47 Spool Up & Take Off
08:30 Service Begins
08:56 Full Menu & Wine Prices
09:14 Started & Side Salad
09:29 My FAVORITE Meal Service Begins
10:18 Second Meal? + Dessert
10:40 In Flight Entertainment
10:55 Bathroom Amenities
11:04 Amenity Kit
11:22 Beginning our Descent
11:50 Final Approach & Landing
12:20 Plane Spotting while Taxiing
12:45 Deplaning
13:00 The Flip Flop Score
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33 Comments
Wow 2 Ethiopian Airlines videos today, this one was on the older configuration and 777, the other YouTuber was in the A350 with newer seat. But, we know which one is self funded and not sponsored.
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Hows was the transit through Addis Ababa airport? How does it compare say to Abu Dhabi?
Ethiopian Airlines for me is one of the best airlines in the world ❤
I found your channel a few days ago, and I have been binge-watching your videos for several days now. I really like your style and consistency of telling stories. After watching your videos since the beginning, though, I noticed that you have become more and more critical. But I mean in it in a good way. Keep it up!
Thank you
Great tripreport. Loved it. On takeoff and landing, can you also include wing and engine in video and maintain normal speed…not fast forward? Appreciate it…
Your comments on the day long layover for Euro airlines to and from the far southern hemisphere was the major costly reason that all but BA stopped flying to Australia. The Asian and Mid East airlines can fly in and leave back to their hub home bases promptly.
Surprisingly ANA lingers most of the day in Syd for a late night return to Haneda.
Sounds like a decent airline, the food looks yummy!
Great video again
Hi kevin, Is the swimming pool in jakarta big or small? 🙂
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I can't wait to see u in our Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid!
The biscuits look to be Taralli, an Italian snack! Similar to breadstikcs or crackers. Love your reviews! Great attention to detail and as someone who does usually fast froward the take off, the addition of the city info is nice!
Ethiopia airline is the pried of Africa 🇪🇹
Loved the new snappy intro
Thank you sir. Really happy you enjoyed our food! Come again sometime!
Great trip report. I’ve subbed!
The snack looked like „Taralli Pugliese“ 😅 A very common Italian snack sweet or salty 😉
I’m new to flying but I definitely got to check this airline out
Maybe they were cheese biscuits, which are not salty, slightly cheesy with a texture of shortbread. Go great with tea or coffee.
awesome insight!
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This is my first viewing of one of your videos. Excellent production. I have now subscribed. May enquire what camera equipment you use please. Thank you.
Now i wanna try the fooood
Hello @flipfloptraveller , the aperitif biscuits they gave you are called “Taralli” to the best of you knowledge, they are usually Italian but maybe in Ethiopia they are common from Italy’s former colonial past with the country. There are different versions but these looked like the classic ones. Enjoy!
We get our business class by just getting on betting system so we didn't pay full price. The food onboard in the cloud 9 was good. I actually loved the Ethiopian Food at this lounge in the video.
Thanks for your great video featuring ET, my favourite airline 🙏🏽. With greetings from Namibia
Mmm biscuit-y 🙂
The "biscuit" are called taralli, are supposed to be italian.
Great flight review.
I'm subscribed and I especially appreciate that you post the date of your trips by showing a boarding pass.
Thanks Kevin. Boy you get around. Was just looking at flights from Tokyo to Seoul and Ethopian came up. Googled and here you are. Great review. Thank you.
omg why did I watch this? Now I'm hungry and I want Ethiopian food.