Avg. Flight Duration | 8h 42m |
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Flights Arrive in | Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Intl |
Flights Depart from | Johannesburg OR Tambo |
Flight Price | $376 |
Distance | 4,041 miles |
Airlines | EL AL, Ethiopian Air, Turkish Airlines, SWISS, Alitalia |
Cons: They didn’t allow families to board first, flight was over an hour delayed, food was horrible.
Pros: Room for knees Large rest room
Cons: Hard seat chusion Isle arm does not raise up
Cons: El Al office in Tel-Aviv promise for 3 to call back but never happend. I use to fly often with El Al but its never happens before that I need to pay for my suitcase in a regularly flight . shame it's happend now
Pros: Nothing to get imprese
Cons: Good attention, standard flight
Pros: service good , food good flight smooth
Cons: they lost 3 of our suitcases took 3 days to get 2 and one is still not accounted
Cons: The delay was too much
Pros: on time
Cons: they woke me up in the middle of the night to give me food..
Pros: Excellent service and on time performance.
Pros: I liked they’re fury free in flight shopping, very nice affordable pieces of jewelry and perfumes
Cons: They weighed my carryon! I haven’t seen any other airline do that before. I flew with them 3 times this year, 13 hour each flight and the entertainment was not the best. They didn’t have enough current movies or tv shows. The food was bland. Coffee cups were plastic and it burnt my finger.
Pros: I liked the services of the air hostess: they were very polite. The flight was also very comfortable and enjoyable.
Cons: The person who gives information should speak the English language portion slowly and clearly for better understanding of passengers
Pros: The crew are very nice and the service is really good.
Cons: The seats are not so comfortable, the leg rest is just in the way and not useful for me. The PA is overused which is annoying when trying to watch a movie.
Cons: Boarding took longer time Than it should.
Cons: Not stealing expensive gifts from my suitcases. That was very disappointing
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Our first flight got delayed from lax and we missed our connection flight and they wouldn’t let us go on the next flight and instead we had to wait about 7 hours for the next flight!!! Also we got really bad seats on the other flight
Cons: I may have left my heart in San Francisco, but they left my baggage in Boston!
Cons: They lost my luggage.
Pros: Comfort Crew was nice
Cons: Food bad taste Small tv screens Bad quality
Pros: Check in took more than 2 hours, charges $80 for bag, seats very uncomfortable
Cons: Check kn
Cons: There was no possibility to select seats during checkin, we had to receive new boarding passes at the boarding desk, we arrived early but were not seated together, as well as people around us, so we had to change our seats with neighbors.
Pros: Friendly agents . Speak very good English. Swiss airlines serves breakfast croissants and beverages for a short flight without a charge
Cons: The airline fix the booking problem because my trip was from Zurich to Brussels to Washington DC to Austin and went I print my boarding passes only show to Brussels. The booking agent didn’t complete all the way in the computer. I am thankful that I had my original paper and Swiss airlines fix it
Pros: Exelent Crew, great food and service I really like Swiss airlines. The best so far!!! Thanks
Pros: Everything
Pros: Very friendly, without being intrusive. Responsive and happy.
Cons: The plane from Milan to Zurich was wonderful, light airy and felt like a new plane.
Pros: Fast boarding
Cons: The food is the worst there is
Pros: The fact that I had more legroom than I expected was surprising.
Cons: The staff were super rude, forgot my food TWICE. Boarding took ages, and once inside the plane, they took a long time to get on the runway. Food was terrible, the bread was hard as rock. IFE has some relatively new films, but the screen is very small. The screen has terrible quality, and honestly makes the flight excruciatingly boring if you don’t have other sources of entertainment.
Pros: Crew was polite
Cons: Late departure
Pros: The flight itself from NYC was great, the connection flight was great.
Cons: The worst boarding process I ever seen! The airport people and crew didn’t tell people what’s going on, there was a uhh delay. Big lines of people just standing and waiting. The flight took off 45 min late!!
Pros: we arrived on time, left on time. The crew was nice and looked after everyone.
Pros: Good service
Cons: Disorganized confusing boarding process, tight seats in coach.
Pros: Excellent service and on time performance.
Pros: It was a very short flight
Cons: 1. Make duty free shopping possible. My daughter, that I was traveling withl, loved some jewellery l wanted to buy for her but it was not possible because a credit card purchase was impossible. 2. Provide entertainment on board. Flight from Lusaka to Addis was excellent. But nothing to Nairobi
Pros: Loved the meals and the leg room
Cons: The entertainment could have been better but overall was not too bad
Cons: Flight attendants where bothered to serve us beer, water or any other snack during he flight. I had to beg in both occasions to have my tray taken from my seat.
Pros: everything
Cons: nothing
Pros: Everything went went really well. The only problems was a delay of several hours which they posted so I knew in advance.
Pros: The seat was not super comfortable.I was grestful that I sat next to a very nice person.
Cons: The vegan food wasn't very tasty.There was a very limited choice of entertainment.The staff was excellent;very friendly and helpful.
Cons: The sits were a bit too small
Pros: Boarding was quick, flight left on time and arrived earlier than schedule, seats were comfortable.
Cons: All was good
Pros: Cheap. Good for connections in Africa.
Cons: Boarding was slow. The food is the worst I've had on an international flight. Flight crew is often not responsive and brusque. The recline on my wife's seat was broken.
Pros: Food and leg room were great
Cons: Entertainment was average
Pros: The staff was nice and helpful
Cons: We were so extremely delayed
Pros: Crew was good. Aircraft was fresh and clean.
Cons: The movie selection is very mediocre
Pros: The crew were quite homely.
Cons: The orderliness during boarding needs more work
Pros: everything else
Cons: late take off
Pros: Good quick service from the flight crew.
Cons: No airline food is really good but this one seemed really unsubstantial.
Pros: When the plane is not crowded there are no lines to the bathroom, the crew is more relaxed. It is overall more human.
Pros: The chicken sandwich was good
Cons: More spacious seats, better arange the airoplane with three lines of two seats ...
Pros: A lot of attention from the crew on this flight, hopefully that keeps up as Dreamliners become standard on the route. Much better experience than the aging 767s.
Cons: Boarding was delayed by quite a bit. Economy seats are not great, especially for a 12 hr flight. Entertainment system has some bugs to work out and the food is nothing to write home about.
Pros: The staff was very helpful and friendly. They provided a hotel, meals, and transportation on a long layover.
Cons: Transportation from the aircraft to terminals.
Pros: I like the crew of Ethopian Airlines, they are very friendly & attentive. Flight was delayed but not by AE fault. We made up most of the time & arrived only 15 minutes behind schedule
Cons: It was all good
Pros: Nothing
Cons: I was overbooked in Addis
Cons: Flight attendants where bothered to serve us beer, water or any other snack during he flight. I had to beg in both occasions to have my tray taken from my seat.
Cons: Flight was delayed by nearly 4 hours due to a cargo loading issue in Mombasa. Communication from Ethiopian Airlines staff regarding the issue & delay was very poor. Passengers were becoming very anxious and tense regarding the flight, if it would depart, and the safety of the plane. Improved communication from the Ethiopian Airline staff would have gone a long way to calming the situation and reassuring passengers.
Pros: Crew was friendly. Food somewhat better than prior leg but far from business class standard.
Cons: Plane fittings coming apart; dirty seats; no personal screens - they use an overhead CRT! Didn’t know such old panes were still being used by Ethiopian. While friendly, crew could be more attentive to travelers needs - eg refills, water etc.
Pros: But no in flight entertainment on the Addis to Tel Aviv leg
Pros: Same as above.
Cons: Staff needs to be briefed on what an insulin pump is.
Pros: The short flight and pleased to get food.
Cons: A very lengthy boarding process and the inevitable delay of an hour. Not good when it's already a late night flight. No entertainment console. Quite cramped
Cons: The landing was terrible and quite dangerous. It was a lopsided and the plane was about to tip forward when we hit the ground. I was quite disturbed on arrival. I’m glad to say the we were lucky that webdid not have an unfortunate incident.
Pros: Entertainment
Cons: Food
Pros: The crew was great and loved the meal given during flight.
Pros: Friendliest Turkish crew I’ve had.
Cons: Inflight movie selection is fairly dated.
Pros: Over all good service.
Cons: Passenger seats. Very uncomfortable need more legs room and more padding.
Pros: The flight from Dubai landed late in Istanbul. TK had someone there to escort the business class passengers through security to make sure we made our connection.
Cons: The temperature on the flight to NY from IST was a bit too cold.
Cons: The landing was terrible and quite dangerous. It was a lopsided and the plane was about to tip forward when we hit the ground. I was quite disturbed on arrival. I’m glad to say the we were lucky that webdid not have an unfortunate incident.
Cons: The most unprofessional ground staff I have met coupled with the most disorganised airport
Pros: Crew was good. Aircraft was fresh and clean.
Cons: The movie selection is very mediocre
Pros: Excellent service and on time performance.
Cons: Bole airport in Addis no place to sit and wait befor you check in
Pros: noting
Cons: they charge my for my suitcase $140
Pros: When the plane is not crowded there are no lines to the bathroom, the crew is more relaxed. It is overall more human.
Cons: Everything was on time
Cons: could not cancel the flight even during 10 days!!!!!
Cons: The fact I didn't know that it's a flight without suitcase. And that took from me 80 dollar for it
Pros: Crew was below average,seats was horrible
Cons: The plane needs to be upgraded immidiately,and crew needs to get a bit education in order to take and immidiate action to any situation during the flight
Pros: I didn’t like anything. The plane wasn’t on time for the connecting flight so I lost my transit.
Cons: Flight coordination should be better
Cons: Nice and smooth journey
Pros: Great food. Great seats. Great stuff. Great plane and the landing did not feel st all! Definitely am happy!
Pros: Plan was hold, crew was not helpful. I requested a wheel chair and never got it. Flight was delayed and no assistance was given to figure out missed connections.
Cons: Fix the above. Will not fly Turkish airlines again!
Cons: Was nice best
Pros: The general attitude of the crew was good
Cons: There should be improvement in the food
Pros: Champagne; boarding via SATS business class was smooth but I doubt Ethiopian has much responsibility or this.
Cons: The rest: even mediocre fast food would have been better. The starter was some chewy rosebeef, the main where soggy chicken nuggets. The butter served was rancid! Gross. Also big difference between the older and newest 787! This was the older☹️. Ground crew unhelpful.
Pros: Everything
Pros: The crew were quite homely.
Cons: The orderliness during boarding needs more work
Pros: Food service
Pros: Boarding was quick, flight left on time and arrived earlier than schedule, seats were comfortable.
Cons: All was good
Pros: everything was fabulous
Cons: El Al office in Tel-Aviv promise for 3 to call back but never happend. I use to fly often with El Al but its never happens before that I need to pay for my suitcase in a regularly flight . shame it's happend now
Cons: The crew in prague airport ( NOT Elal crew members ) were horrible ! They made people pay for carry ons- even though it was under 8 KG , and the size was the correct size...
Pros: Excellent service and on time performance.
Cons: The delay was too much
Pros: The ravioli was great, some of the other food was not great. Otherwise, the flight was easy.
Cons: More entertainment options, the movies and TV shows offered are not varied or very good.
Pros: Excellent service and on time performance.
Pros: The staff was very helpful and friendly. They provided a hotel, meals, and transportation on a long layover.
Cons: Transportation from the aircraft to terminals.
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