Flights to Hawassa

Jan writes: Ethiopian Airlines has started to fly 4 times in a week to Hawassa's new airport. Flights are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 750 birr single flight,  12.10 pm departure in Addis.  13.20 pm departure in Awassa .   40 minutes flight. Also, the construction of the multi-lane highway from Modjo to Awassa …

Correction to 7th edition Visa on Arrival information

In the 7th edition of Bradt Ethiopia, we incorrectly state that passport-holders from all European Union countries can obtain a Visa on Arrival at Bole Airport. In fact the list of 'tourist-generating countries' eligible for Visa on Arrival excludes several member states that joined the EU in or after 2004. According to Ethiopian Airlines, the full list of …

Arrival at Bole Terminal 2

AddisAdvisor writes: Because of recent events in Paris and elsewhere, Bole Airport is protected by more Federal Police than ever before. And meet-and-greeters are NOT allowed into Terminal 2 unless they have a special permit from the Ministry of Tourism, which they wear around their neck... So: a. If you are being met by personal friends, or …

Visa on Arrival

As of early December 2014, a visa on arrival at Bole International Airport costs US$50 (or the pound or euro equivalent). This US$50 visa is valid for 30 days, which was the maximum period that the immigration authorities would stamp in your passport when I passed through Bole in early November 2014. We have heard that …

Further clarification on domestic flight discounts

A quick reminder to all travellers that domestic fares within Ethiopia are once again significantly cheaper if your international ticket is with Ethiopian Airlines, the only domestic carrier. As things stand, the full fare for most one-leg domestic flights, for instance booked through the website, remains as it was before, typically around US$130 per flight (you can check this on their …

The latest on domestic flights

I've been trying to seek clarity on the situation with domestic fares since Ethiopian Airlines announced a 40% reduction in May (see http://www.newbusinessethiopia.com/index.php/en/market/106-travel-tips/799-ethiopian-airlines-cut-domestic-flights-rate-40) So far as I can ascertain it, the full fare for most domestic flights, for instance booked through the website, remains about the same as it was before, typically around US$130 per leg. However, …

Good news about domestic flights

Just in today - not sure when it will be implemented - but looks like domestic flight prices will all be cut by 40% - http://www.newbusinessethiopia.com/index.php/market/106-travel-tips/799-ethiopian-airlines-cut-domestic-flights-rate-40