Ethiopian Airlines, formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government. EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to international flights in 1951. The firm became a share company in 1965 and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines. The airline has been a member of the International Air Transport Association since 1959 and of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) since 1968. Ethiopian is a Star Alliance member, having joined in December 2011.
Full Service Carrier (FSC)
This is a traditional air carrier with ancillaries included in the ticket fare.
Account With Supplier
You may settle with this airline directly either via holding your own deposit account with the airline, or another form of offline settlement.
tfPay
Payment via Travelfusion’s own tfPay solution is supported on this airline, allowing you to earn rebates while guaranteeing a 99% payment success rate. You can find out more about tfPay here.
tfMerchant
The tfMerchant solution allows you to submit your cards to Travelfusion with Travelfusion acting as the merchant. You can find out more on this solution in the tfMerchant section here.
BSP Payment
This airline supports offline settlement via the IATA BSP Cash solution. Airlines supporting BSP Cash will also support ARC settlement in the relevant markets.
Multilingual T&C
Terms and conditions for bookings on this airline can be returned in English during the booking process.
Multilingual Email Confirmation
Confirmation emails for this airline can be sent in English according to your requirements.
Luggage Options
Additional luggage may be purchased during the booking process, this can be offered as an ancillary product.
Booking Cancellation
Cancellation or void according to the fare rules is supported for this airline via Travelfusion’s post-booking APIs or our offline tfIBE tool. To find out more, please write to accounts@travelfusion.com
Frequent Flyer Number
Passengers may submit their frequent flyer number during the booking process in order to benefit from the airline’s rewards programme.
