Airline · ET · EthiopiaHow reliable is Ethiopian Airlines?
Ethiopian Airlines runs 69% on time across 7,674 flights of official history. Here’s how it really performs — including when it’s late and on which routes.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Network reliability
Ethiopian Airlines’s on-time record across its whole network
Source: UK CAA. All-cause performance (this source has no delay-cause split). Advisory context, not a guarantee for any one flight.
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When flights run late
It’s not just if Ethiopian Airlines is late — it’s how late
Of every 100 Ethiopian Airlines flights, how they actually land — on time, or in each lateness band. A short delay is a nuisance; a 2-hour delay misses connections.
Routes
Ethiopian Airlines’s routes, ranked by on-time rate
Every route with a meaningful sample, most to least on-time. Tap an airport for its full profile.
The read on Ethiopian Airlines
What the record actually tells you about flying Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines runs about 69% on time across 7,674 flights of official all-cause history — a middling record — fine on a good day, fragile when conditions turn. On cancellations, cancellations are rare here, at roughly 0.5%.
It's not just whether a flight is late, but how late. When Ethiopian Airlines runs behind, the typical delay lands around 15 minutes, and only a small slice — about 1.1% — slip two hours or more, so the worst-case tail is relatively contained.
Reliability isn't uniform across Ethiopian Airlines's map. Its strongest route in the data is MAN–ADD, running around 85% on time. Where a single carrier flies the same city pair well or poorly comes down to the hub, the aircraft rotation, and the time of day as much as the airline itself.
A track record is the backdrop, not a verdict on your flight. To put it to work, score your actual Ethiopian Airlines flight on reliability, weather, and connection safety, see how the PlaneSane Score works, and read are some airlines really more reliable and how to read on-time stats.
Common questions about Ethiopian Airlines
- How often is Ethiopian Airlines on time?
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET) ran about 69% on time across 7,674 flights of official history — a middling record — fine on a good day, fragile when conditions turn. Its cancellation rate is roughly 0.5%.
- Is Ethiopian Airlines a reliable airline?
- On the numbers, Ethiopian Airlines has a middling record — fine on a good day, fragile when conditions turn. Typical delays run around 15 minutes when flights are late. Reliability varies by route and time of day, so check your specific flight rather than the brand average. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any one flight.
- Which routes does Ethiopian Airlines fly most reliably?
- In our data, MAN–ADD is among Ethiopian Airlines's most reliable routes at about 85% on time. The same airline can perform very differently route to route.
Flying Ethiopian Airlines?
Score your actual flight on reliability, weather, and connection safety before you book — Ethiopian Airlines’s track record is just the start.