also worth noting that as all these flights route via BKK this means that ET will increase their ADD-BKK flights to 12 weekly from the current 9 times weekly . ET are generally considered to be a more or less guaranteed future member of *A and BKK is of course a *A hub .
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You have to come see the check-ins for Ethiopian. I never knew a baggage cart can haul so much. They must be doing very well just charging foe excess baggage.
Cchan From New Zealand, joined May 2003, 1700 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 2042 times:
Quoting Cloudyapple (Reply 2): You have to come see the check-ins for Ethiopian. I never knew a baggage cart can haul so much. They must be doing very well just charging foe excess baggage.
The baggage, mainly boxes, can pile up taller than the person pushing the cart! ET usually gives 30-40 kg allowance per passenger in economy.
DALCA From Netherlands, joined Aug 2006, 455 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 2023 times:
30 to 40kgs!!!!
Wow, all the US Airlines would be in the black numbers with the revenue made from bagage fees lol.
Never knew there was so much traffic between Ethiopia and China / HKG.
Zanair flight, please hold on finals as we have to clear rhino's off the runway. Next flight: AMS-FRA-SIN-FRA-AMS
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7170 posts, RR: 45 Reply 6, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1900 times:
It is interesting that ET, a likely future Star member, is going to fly daily to a SkyTeam hub. Wouldn't they have more connectivity at PEK, which is an Air China (i.e., Star Alliance) hub?
Kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 15 Reply 9, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1705 times:
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 8): Thanks for the clarification Andrew. It is great to see that ET is expanding in other continents
my pleasure - I have just checked the ET website and it looks as though currently Beijing is served 5 times weekly , it will be interesting to see whether this increases as well .
China seems to be putting a lot of investment into Africa at the moment and ET has one of the best African networks with ADD well placed as a hub to connect Asia to the African continent - I would imagine that this would account for a lot of the success of the ADD-BKK-CAN/HKG ( and presumably BJS ) services . It will be interesting to see if at some future point these services are de-linked to provide nonstops to ADD for even better connectivity. I found a really interesting news article a few weeks ago about ETs ADD hub , I will see if I can find the link for you
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EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7170 posts, RR: 45 Reply 10, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1653 times:
Quoting Kiwiandrew (Reply 9): I will see if I can find the link for you
Thanks a lot mate! Very appreciated
Yeah, I have read about a lot of infrastructure projects in Africa being sponsored by Chinese companies. From Algeria to Angola to Ethiopia, it seems that Chinese money is flowing aplenty. I think we should not be surprised if we see Chinese airlines also expanding their routes and frequencies to Africa.
Andrew, on an unrelated subject, where are Curepipe and Floreal?
Kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 15 Reply 11, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1604 times:
Quoting Kiwiandrew (Reply 9): I will see if I can find the link for you
Hi Eddie , this is not the link I was looking for , although I still think it is interesting reading - I suspect the one I wanted to give you has now expired which is a shame as it had a lot of informaton about ET
Swallow From Uganda, joined Jul 2007, 544 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 12 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1490 times:
Quoting Cloudyapple (Reply 2): You have to come see the check-ins for Ethiopian. I never knew a baggage cart can haul so much
Quoting Cloudyapple (Reply 2): The baggage, mainly boxes, can pile up taller than the person pushing the cart!
Lots of business people buy merchandise and bring it back to sell in their home countries. China is the business destination for consumer goods in these parts. It is much easier to carry it as personal luggage than send it by freight and have to deal with corrupt customs officials and their tons of paperwork.
Wow, all the US Airlines would be in the black numbers with the revenue made from bagage fees lol.
I don't think so lol US airlines up until the last two years I think it was gave two bags for free at 20-23kg each!! boutt the same.
The only problem for ET pax is when they interline their baggage allowances don't generally carry over, it doesn't matter if ET are operating the first sector and their bags are checked through but when its a return sector and they are the second carrier..... People don't like to be told they could take 30-40kg with them but only 20-30kg home lol
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15715 posts, RR: 48 Reply 14, posted (3 years 12 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1318 times:
Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 5): Don't forget plenty of connections from ADD on ET to elsewhere in Africa.
It's probably 90% connecting traffic.
Quoting EddieDude (Reply 6): It is interesting that ET, a likely future Star member, is going to fly daily to a SkyTeam hub. Wouldn't they have more connectivity at PEK, which is an Air China (i.e., Star Alliance) hub?
CAN has a huge subsaharan African population, and they fly ET or KQ, since CZ obviously does not have the same African network, and likely never will.
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7170 posts, RR: 45 Reply 15, posted (3 years 12 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1258 times:
Quoting MaverickM11 (Reply 14): CAN has a huge subsaharan African population, and they fly ET or KQ
Quoting Kiwiandrew (Reply 11): this is not the link I was looking for , although I still think it is interesting reading - I suspect the one I wanted to give you has now expired which is a shame as it had a lot of informaton about ET
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