Best seats on Ethiopian Airlines

3 configs

Editorial shortlists for every Ethiopian Airlines schematic we publish. Open a config, read the heuristic ranking, then confirm the live map with the airline. Ethiopian Airlines appears factually. We are not affiliated with Ethiopian Airlines. Layouts are illustrative and vary by registration.

African Star Alliance carrier hubbed at Addis Ababa with a large 787 and A350 long haul fleet plus regional narrow bodies. Cabin products and densities vary by subfleet and route.

Scores are editorial opinions for planning only. Configurations vary by aircraft registration and retrofit. Always confirm seats with your airline. See Methodology for how scores work. Pick Your Row is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines.

Best seats FAQ

What is this Ethiopian Airlines best seats page for?

This page collects the editorial best seats shortlists for Ethiopian Airlines. One card covers each of the 3 illustrative cabins we publish for this airline. Open a card for a ranked opinion of seats on that drawing. The ranking is a planning aid. It is not a seat Ethiopian Airlines is holding for you. If you want the cabin sketch before the ranking, start from the Ethiopian Airlines airline page. Then confirm the aircraft and the live map with Ethiopian Airlines before you pay for a row.

Are these Ethiopian Airlines shortlists official recommendations?

No. Every shortlist on this page is an editorial opinion from Pick Your Row. These are not official Ethiopian Airlines seat recommendations, and Pick Your Row is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines. If the airline map and a shortlist disagree, trust Ethiopian Airlines. The methodology page separates opinion scores from facts a carrier publishes.

How many Ethiopian Airlines shortlists are on this page?

This page shows 3 illustrative configs for Ethiopian Airlines: Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, and Airbus A350-900. Open a card and choose Best seats to read that ranked shortlist. One example is the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 best seats page. The same card also links to the seat map.

How do the scores on these Ethiopian Airlines shortlists work?

Scores are editorial opinions on a 1 to 10 scale. They start near the middle, then move with a simple heuristic on our schematic. Exit rows and bulkheads usually gain points for space. Window and aisle seats gain a small preference over middle seats. Seats next to a lavatory or a galley lose points for traffic and noise, and many rear rows lose a little as well. On the Boeing 787-8 shortlist, the editorial ranking starts with 20A, 20K, 32A. The full rules are in the methodology. A plain language walkthrough is in How Pick Your Row scores work.

Can the real Ethiopian Airlines cabin differ from these shortlists?

Yes. Each shortlist follows one typical drawing, not every aircraft Ethiopian Airlines flies. The economy block pattern behind every shortlist here is blocks of 3, 3, and 3. Drawn seat counts on these configs run about 270 to 318 seats. Another registration can move galleys, lavatories, exit rows, or the number of rows. Confirm the aircraft on your ticket, and the live seat map, with Ethiopian Airlines before you pay.

How do I open the seat map from a Ethiopian Airlines shortlist card?

Each card on this page has a Best seats link and a Seat map link for the same config. Best seats opens the ranked shortlist. Seat map opens the cabin sketch so you can see where those seats sit. For Boeing 787-8, open the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 best seats page, then the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 seat map. Use the shortlist for the opinion and the seat map for the layout. Book only after Ethiopian Airlines confirms the row.