Does ethiopian provide free transit visa if you mis-connect forcing overnight?
May 4, 2018, 9:04 pm
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Does ethiopian provide free transit visa if you mis-connect forcing overnight?
I have a short connection on one ethiopian ticket Dubai - Addis - CapeTown, and am a US Citizen.
If I miss the only flight of the day (ADD - CPT) I'm pretty sure ethiopian will give me a hotel for the night and put me on the flight next day. My question is, will Ethiopian reimburse me/provide me a free transit visa so I can go in town for the day? Its in business class if it matters.
If I miss the only flight of the day (ADD - CPT) I'm pretty sure ethiopian will give me a hotel for the night and put me on the flight next day. My question is, will Ethiopian reimburse me/provide me a free transit visa so I can go in town for the day? Its in business class if it matters.
May 5, 2018, 3:01 pm
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Yes, they will provide you with a free transit visa + hotel + airport transfers + meals + phone call if you wind up misconnecting and forced to stay the night. You will get either the Hilton or the Radisson in Business Class.
However, if you misconnect onto the CPT flight, they will almost certainly rebook you via JNB (they have 3 daily flights now from ADD-JNB) instead with an onward connection on SA so you are unlikely to need an overnight stay.
However, if you misconnect onto the CPT flight, they will almost certainly rebook you via JNB (they have 3 daily flights now from ADD-JNB) instead with an onward connection on SA so you are unlikely to need an overnight stay.
May 5, 2018, 9:30 pm
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Thanks. I honestly wouldn't want to add a connection through JNB on their 737 planes and extra flying time, and would just prefer an overnight to explore Addis a bit. Hopefully they agree to put me on next day's direct flight instead.
May 6, 2018, 2:31 am
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They will be more than happy to do that instead - they tend to be very accommodating of Business Class passengers' preference in case of missed connections. The morning ADD-JNB flight is on the A350 however, not the 737.
May 10, 2018, 9:27 am
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Even with a short transfer at ADD and incoming flight is delayed, most pax will make their connections. Somehow ET at ADD are very good at rush pax to their onward flights if the incoming flight is delayed.
In addition departure of the CPT flight is often delayed to accommodate delayed pax. This means that you will make it to your CPT flight unless your inbound flight is seriously delayed.
In addition departure of the CPT flight is often delayed to accommodate delayed pax. This means that you will make it to your CPT flight unless your inbound flight is seriously delayed.
May 22, 2018, 5:00 pm
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Even with a short transfer at ADD and incoming flight is delayed, most pax will make their connections. Somehow ET at ADD are very good at rush pax to their onward flights if the incoming flight is delayed.
In addition departure of the CPT flight is often delayed to accommodate delayed pax. This means that you will make it to your CPT flight unless your inbound flight is seriously delayed.
In addition departure of the CPT flight is often delayed to accommodate delayed pax. This means that you will make it to your CPT flight unless your inbound flight is seriously delayed.
ET has also in recent years padded their schedules/flight times to be longer, where a delayed departure does not necessarily translate into a delayed arrival.