Flight: Ethiopian Airlines ET 878 from Mahe to Addis Ababa
Duration: 3 hours 45 minutes
Equipment: B7M8(Boeing 737 MAX)
Class: Business
Seat: 2J(Aisle)
Seat Specification: Recliner Seats, Seat pitch: 48″, Seat width: 20 ”
MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer: This review is solely the work of Karen. I personally did not fly this segment.
Ethiopian Airlines alternates between the older 737-800 Boeing and the newer 737 MAX 8 aircrafts. On this trip, it was the MAX version with 4 rows of recliner seats in 2 x 2 configuration in business class. This was a new aircraft with shiny interior indicating almost no wear and tear.
Dinner service started soon after take-off. As usual, there was no published menu. The chickpea salad was tasty.
I did not care much for the chicken curry this time. I much prefer the Ethiopian chicken curry they served on the outbound ADD-SEZ flight a week earlier.
Bottomline:
Seat: ***
Service: ***
Food: **1/2
I only rate this seat as average because its good enough for a short 3.5 hours flight. Anything longer than that I would not like it as much. At least the aircraft was close to brand-new and cabin did not look worn out.
I did not care that much for the meals on this flight other than the chickpea salad. The service on Ethiopian is meh. Nothing horrible but I would not look forward to these flight attendants on future flights!!