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B747-437B
Hugely variable depending on aircraft type. And aircraft type is the luck of the draw.
For example, I am flying from Mumbai to Addis tomorrow night. When I booked the flight, it was supposed to be a 787. Then it was swapped to a 77L. Then to a 763. Now that OLCI is open, it is a 757.
The 787 and 777 are an international standard experience. The 767 can range from tolerable to downright awful, depending which specific airframe operates the flight. The 757s are wonderful throwbacks to how flying was in the 1980s.
Flew ADD-JRO, JRO-ADD and ADD-FRA in the last two weeks, all in J. Concur that aircraft type is a huge variable. Had a 757 out to JRO, a 777 back and then an antique museum piece 767 to FRA. Cabin crews try their best inflight and show a natural personal warmth, but their older hard product is a serious mess by any contemporary standard. The fact that all our flights were daytime rather than overnight made a world of difference--wouldn't want a night flight experience on either the 757 or 767. I wish you could count on getting the aircraft type shown at booking, but ET is notorious for last minute changes which BTW often impacts any pre-booked seat selection.