ET Rewards Nigerians with More Baggage Allowance and Double Miles

The Ethiopian Airlines additional 7 weekly flights from Lagos do not just offer more flights, it comes with extra benefits, including more baggage allowance. "You can also get double double miles if you fly with us," says the Area Manager of Ethiopian Airlines, Mrs. Firiehiwot Mekonnen.

The extra baggage allowance is for passengers travelling from Lagos to Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Madras, and Dubai.

Ethiopian Airlines will be starting a second flight a day to Lagos from the 1st of July. From 1 July, 2025, Nigerian passengers will have increased options out of Lagos with an extra daily flight. The extra flights will offer immediate connection to many African and Asian destinations.

With these extra flights, there will be instant connection that reduces the total hours of flight time for passengers. There will be 4 evening flights at 10 pm and another 3 at 5.40 am.

The daily midday flight will not change. Only the additional flights will have different times. Evening departure at 10 pm from Lagos as ET 902 and arrival in Addis Ababa at 5:20 am will connect all African destinations as well as Dubai, Sao Paulo, Tel Aviv, and some other destinations.

Morning departure at 5:40 am from Lagos as ET 904 and arrival in Addis Ababa at 1pm will also connect perfectly to afternoon departure to African countries as well as Dubai, Sao Paulo, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Istanbul, Rome, Athens, Zanzibar, Dar er Salaam, and others.

According to the Area Manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria, Mrs Firiehiwot Mekonnen, "we are  offering these extra benefits to reward our loyal passengers as we offer more flights and options out of Lagos. These extra flights help us improve service delivery and reduce costs for travellers. Most of our passengers  will now arrive their destinations faster."

Ethiopian has been flying to Nigeria since 1960 and has served the market with the newest aircraft in the world, including the Airbus A350- 1000 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It connects Lagos to over 140 global destinations