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Ethiopian Airlines Business Class, Up To 4 Seats |
| It's rarely discussed, but Ethiopian Airlines is one of the best ways to fly to and within Africa. If you're interested in doing a safari in Kenya, Tanzania, or South Africa or gorilla trekking in Rwanda (my next bucket list trip) this could help you lock in flights!
If you’d like to book a safari or gorilla trekking adventure, reply to this email. We can even build a trip that includes both! Note: The minimum safari cost per person generally starts at $1,000 per night. Gorilla trekking can be more.
Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | | Straight To The Points
Routes: To Addis Ababa (ADD) To Abidjan (ADJ) To Lomé (LFW)
Operating airline: Ethiopian Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: April 2025 - February 2026
Seats available: 2 (Up to 4)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1, 2-2-2
Book with (per person, one-way):
*Air Canada Aeroplan: 90,000 points ABJ: 70,000 points ADD: 90,000 points
*ANA Mileage Club: 130,000 miles (round-trip only) *Asiana Club: 60,000 miles *EVA Infinity MileageLands: 92,500 miles *Miles & More: 71,000 miles *Singapore KrisFlyer: 111,000 miles *Turkish Miles&Smiles: 125,000 miles *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
Lifemiles is unable to book Ethiopian Airlines currently.
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person, one-way): From USA: $5.60 From Ethiopia: ~$52 From Togo: ~$85 From Senegal: ~$98
Aeroplan has a small partner booking fee.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Asiana Club: Marriott EVA: Capital One, Citi Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
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Let me know if you book! |
|  | | Available Dates
Before we get into the dates, please note that flights operated by one of Ethiopians Boeing 788s could have angled flat seats. Avoid those. |
| ATL-ADD - 789 & A350 April: 16, 25, 28 May: 5 June: 20 July: 28, 30 August: 13 September: N/A October: 22 November: 17, 28 December: 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 24, 26, 29, 31 January: 2, 5, 7, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 February: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16 ADD-ATL June: 10, 12 July: 17 August: 23, 28 September: 11 October: 12, 16, 28, 30 November: 6, 9, 16, 18, 20, 25, 27, 30 December: 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 16, 18, 23, 28, 30 January: 1, 8, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 February: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12
EWR-ADD 789 November: 26 December: N/A January: 14, 19, 21, 23 February: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 ADD-EWR April: 13 May-Aug: N/A September: 23, 25 October: 16 November: 4, 25 December: 4, 9, 11, 21, 23, 25, 28 January: 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 February: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15
IAD-ADD A350 April: 14, 21, 28 May: 10 June: N/A July: 30 August: 11 September: N/A October: 1, 20, 29 November: 17, 19, 21, 26, 29 December: 8, 24, 29, 31 January: 2, 3, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 February: 1-13, 15, 16 ADD-IAD April: 13 May: N/A June: 19 July: N/A August: 3 September: N/A October: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 28, 30 November: 3, 5, 6, 9, 11-13, 18-20, 24, 26, 27 December: 2-5, 7-11, 13-15, 17-22, 24, 25, 27, 28 January: 13-15, 19-22, 24, 26, 27-29, 31 February: 1-5, 7-12
JFK-ADD via ABJ 789 April: 18, 26, 28, 29 May: 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 18, 25, 26, 30 Jun-Jul: N/A August: 17, 25 September: 13, 14, 22, 23, 28, 29 October: 8, 11-14, 26-29 November: 1-5, 8-10, 13, 16, 17, 23, 30 December: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 27, 28 January: 1-6, 11, 12, 17, 19-26, 28, 29, 31 February: 1-15 ADD-JFK
April: 16, 22, 23, 24, 29 May: 2, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18-25, 27-29, 31 June: 3, 5, 10, 20, 25 July: 2, 3, 10, 12, 14, 28 August: 7, 15, 19, 26, 27 September: 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26 October: 1, 6-9, 13-15, 18-22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31 November: 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11-15, 18-24, 26,-28 December: 4-11, 13, 15-17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29-31 January: 11, 13-20, 22, 23, 25, 27-31 February: 1, 2, 4-15 |
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| ORD-ADD 788 & 789 April: 6, 7 May-Oct: N/ November: 29 December: 31 January: 5, 12, 14, 17-19, 25, 31 February: 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 12, 14, 15 ADD-ORD April: 16 May: 7, 11 June: N/A July: 22 August: N/A September: 9, 25, 30 October: 9, 17 November: 5, 23, 25 December: 6, 7, 9, 12-14, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26-28 January: 11, 14, 18, 20, 24, 25, 28, 30 February: 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14
IAD-LFW April: 2, 6, 9, 10, 19, 21, 23, 24, 28 May: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 22, 24, 31 June: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23, 26, 28, 30 July: 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31 August: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 27, 28, 30 September: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29 October: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30 November: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29 December: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 31 January: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 February: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 LFW-IAD April: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 May: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 June: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30 July: 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31 August: 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 September: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29 October: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30 November: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27 December: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29 January: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 February: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14 |
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| |  | | Flight Experience
Ethiopian Airlines operates flights with five different business class cabin layouts. They key is finding a flight with lie-flat seats. If you’re lucky, you’ll get one of their newer cabins with 1-2-1 seating as well.
Here’s a quick rundown of the options by aircraft to make it easier to understand:
A FlyerTalker noted that “All B787-8 flights are loaded with the flat bed seatmap until between 48-72 hours prior to the flight. Check back within 48 hours when the actual aircraft is allocated and the seat map may change. If row 11 shows seats ABC-DEF-JKL then you have the old configuration. If it shows only seats JKL for row 11, then it is the new configuration.” The new configuration is the one you want. |
| Best Ways To Book
ANA: Great Round-trip Option, Slow Amex Transfers
At 130,000 miles round-trip, ANA Mileage Club is your best round-trip option for most routes. However, Amex is your only transfer option and transfers can take a few days.
Aeroplan: Great One-Way Option With Chase Transfer Bonus
Aeroplan isn’t the best one-way option at 90,000 points. However, if you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can get a 10% bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Ultimate Rewards points. That which means you’d only need to 82,000 Chase points.
If your total flight distance exceeds 8,000 miles, the Aeroplan rate will jump to 110,000 points. You can include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles. Use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's award chart.
United: Best Option With Bilt or Chase Points
If you have Bilt or Chase points (but no Aeroplan Card), United has a small advantage over Aeroplan at 88,000 miles one-way. You can also use the Excursionist Perk - a free one-way flight (functionally, a stopover) - on a round-trip ticket. |
|  | How To Search
Search with United. Select Advanced search Choose to show price in miles Select Roundtrip or One-way Enter the origin & destination Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection) Select the number of passengers Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month Select Business Run the search
Once you know the exact dates you want, run a search with the program you'll use to book. Don’t transfer points until you confirm that program sees the award space.
Happy booking! |
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