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Ethiopian Domestic flight all booked
Yesterday I phoned Ethiopian Airlines and tried to book the Historical
Route for a roundtrip in January 2005 (3.5 months to go). Many legs were fully booked and some were even closed, not even waitlisting was possible! I'm quite surprised. Any with experience from the Ethiopian Domestic network? Is there any hope for a full roundtrip? And what are the best places to see? Can you number them? I planned; Addis Bahar Dar Gonder Lalibela Axum Addis What places to skip out if I can make a choise? /Anders -- Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please! |
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Anders,
I did Addis - Bahr Dar - Gondar - Addis back in May, which I found to be adequate for the amount of time I wanted to spend outside Addis (left on a Monday morning, returned Thursday afternoon). I plan to cover Lalibela and Axum the next time I go back. Not that I wanted to be away from Addis for safety reasons et al, just that all of my friends and family are there and wanted to spend more time with them. All of the places are a must-see if you have the time! As for finding seats, your best bet is to deal with a travel agency in Addis Ababa as they can best assist you with your search. Also, looking up ADD-Bahr Dar on Amadeus (http://www.amadeus.net), while a number of flights are full, there are still a few with room. December-January is high season for the historic route as many Ethiopians who live abroad do visit home during those months, and this route is very popular! One thing I would like to suggest is that you take a pack or two of cheap pens with you to give out to kids. I found it surprising that kids in Bahr Dar and Gondar don't beg for money, but appreciate small gifts like pens! Also, check out this site: http://www.skyviewtravel.com as you may find it useful Nisse PowerMan wrote in message ... Yesterday I phoned Ethiopian Airlines and tried to book the Historical Route for a roundtrip in January 2005 (3.5 months to go). Many legs were fully booked and some were even closed, not even waitlisting was possible! I'm quite surprised. Any with experience from the Ethiopian Domestic network? Is there any hope for a full roundtrip? And what are the best places to see? Can you number them? I planned; Addis Bahar Dar Gonder Lalibela Axum Addis What places to skip out if I can make a choise? /Anders |
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Anders,
I did Addis - Bahr Dar - Gondar - Addis back in May, which I found to be adequate for the amount of time I wanted to spend outside Addis (left on a Monday morning, returned Thursday afternoon). I plan to cover Lalibela and Axum the next time I go back. Not that I wanted to be away from Addis for safety reasons et al, just that all of my friends and family are there and wanted to spend more time with them. All of the places are a must-see if you have the time! As for finding seats, your best bet is to deal with a travel agency in Addis Ababa as they can best assist you with your search. Also, looking up ADD-Bahr Dar on Amadeus (http://www.amadeus.net), while a number of flights are full, there are still a few with room. December-January is high season for the historic route as many Ethiopians who live abroad do visit home during those months, and this route is very popular! One thing I would like to suggest is that you take a pack or two of cheap pens with you to give out to kids. I found it surprising that kids in Bahr Dar and Gondar don't beg for money, but appreciate small gifts like pens! Also, check out this site: http://www.skyviewtravel.com as you may find it useful Nisse PowerMan wrote in message ... Yesterday I phoned Ethiopian Airlines and tried to book the Historical Route for a roundtrip in January 2005 (3.5 months to go). Many legs were fully booked and some were even closed, not even waitlisting was possible! I'm quite surprised. Any with experience from the Ethiopian Domestic network? Is there any hope for a full roundtrip? And what are the best places to see? Can you number them? I planned; Addis Bahar Dar Gonder Lalibela Axum Addis What places to skip out if I can make a choise? /Anders |
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