I tested Ethiopian's brand new A350-1000 (in business)

I’m flying Ethiopian Airlines brand new A350-1000 in business class today from London to Addis Ababa. I want to know if Ethiopian Airlines, which often offers very attractive premium cabin pricing, is good enough to be worth the cost savings. And I’m starting on its very best and newest aircraft, with its top-of-the-line business class. Before that I need to position from Stockholm to London to catch this flight, so you’ll get a bit of a bonus with a quick review of British Airways A320neo business class (Club Europe) as well as the transit and lounge experience at Heathrow Terminal 2. Join me for a look at the seat, the service, the food, and my overall thoughts on the central question: should you fly Ethiopian business class, or would you be best served looking elsewhere?

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Flight information:
November 28, 2024 | ET701 LHR-ADD
Airbus A350-1000 ET-BAW [age: brand new]
Flight time: 6h54m
Business class | seat 4L

How I booked it:
This is the first two legs of a Stockholm-Cape Town roundtrip ticket which cost $2860 roundtrip.

Shot on Sony FX3, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and DJI Action 2

SECTIONS:

00:00 Intro
01:00 BA Stockholm-London
03:03 My thoughts on BA
04:20 Landing Heathrow
05:11 Transfer experience T5-T2
06:43 Attempting to lounge hop
08:33 Boarding Ethiopian
09:27 A350-1000 business cabin
13:01 Taxi & takeoff
15:07 What they get wrong
17:50 Amenity kit unboxing
18:21 Landing Addis
20:21 Addis transfer (bad)
20:53 Concluding thoughts

Full Menu transcript:

Dinner
Starter
Beef Pastrami, Turkey, Lettuce, Cream Cheese, and Cherry Tomato
*****
Florida Cocktail with Glace Cherry
Soup
Cream of Chicken Soup
*****
Lentil Soup
Salad
Fresh Seasonal Salad
Main Dish
Chicken Milanese
with Marinara Sauce, Mint Rice, and Rainbow Roasted Chard
*****
Grilled Striploin
with Grainy Mustard Sauce,
Roasted New Potatoes and Sautéed Broccoli

Hot Breakfast
Cereal
Yoghurt
Bakery Selection
Main Dish
Egg Muffins with Cheese and Mixed pepper
Roasted Potato Wedge, Grilled Chicken Sausage and Tomato Concasse
*****
Waffle
Raspberry Compote, Chocolate Syrup and Cream Cheese
*****
Ful Medames
Chunky Tomato with Onion and Pita Bread Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Selection

Non-alcoholic
Beverages
Juices
Orange
Apple
Pineapple
Tomato
Soft Drinks •
Coca Cola
Sprite
Fanta Orange
Coke - No Sugar
Ginger Ale
Tonic
Sparkling Mineral Water
Mojito
Coffee
Tea Selection
Virgin Pina Colada Mojito
Pineapple juice/Coconut milk/Honey/ ce
Ginger Lemonade Mojito
Gingers/Lemon juice/Soda water/ Honey /crashed Ice
Freshly Brewed Ethiopian Coffee
Cappuccino
Caffeinated/ Decaffeinate
Espresso (Except flights operated by 737 Aircrafts)
Vanilla Iced Coffee
Cinnamon Iced Coffee
Black Tea
Chamomile
Cinnamon
Ginger Green
Lemonade Iced Tea

Alcoholic drinks
Champagne
Victoire

Rose D'anjou
French Rose Wine

Rift Valley - Chardonnay
Ethiopian White Wine

Franschhoek Cellar
South African White Wine

Barton & Guestier Chenin Blanc
French White Wine

Southern Ocean Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White Wine

Félix Solís Mucho Más
Spanish White Wine

Rift valley-Cabernet SauvignonEthiopian Red Wine
Fryer's Cove Grenache Cinsault
South African Red Wine
Cabernet-Sauvignon
French Red Wine

Marquis de Goulaine Pinot Noir
French Wine

Bottega Cabernet-Sauvignon Trevenezie
Italian Wine

Gobeum OrganicTempranillo
Spanish Red Wine

Director's Cut Pinot Noir
American Red Wine

Dessert Wine
Port Wine Sandeman
Portuguese Wine

Lakeview Cellars
Canadian Ice-Wine

Aperitifs
Campari
White Martini
Cocktails
Bloody Mary
Vodka/Tomato Juice/Lemon Slice/Salt & pepper
Negroni
Whisky/martini Bianco/Campari/Slice orange
Spirits and Beers
Habesha
Bavaria (Non-Alcoholic)
Bavaria (5%)
Chivas Regal
Bombay Sapphire gin
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Grey Goose Vodka
Absolut Blue vodka
Baileys
Benedictine
Cointreau
Remy Martin VSOP
Tia Maria
Espresso Bottega

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