Check In Process

Online check-in is a service offered by Ethiopian Airlines in which passengers can check-in their flights using our website, mobile App or social Bots within 48 hours prior to the departure of the flight from wherever you are.

You can select your preferred seats, update your travel preferences, access our additional services and print your boarding pass online. This is a great alternative to avoid long queues at the airport.

 Online check-in is unavailable for specific passenger categories who are required to proceed to the airport for check-in. This includes: 

• passengers needing medical assistance, 

• unaccompanied minors,  

• those with tickets requiring additional payment,

•  individuals with travel documents needing further verification at the check-in counter, 

• pregnant mothers, 

• and those requiring special assistance. For these passengers, the check-in process at the airport is necessary.

here are several possible reasons why you may not be able to check in online. Some of them are:-

• You are not holding e-Ticket or you are originating from the following cities;-  Bamako & Ndjamena
• When origin point is offline point where ET is not the operating carrier
• If the Booking code/PNR is not ticketed or if the VCR/ticket status is anything else except OK
• It is possible that you are checking in for your flight out of the normal sequence of your itinerary. You must check in for flights in the same sequence of your itinerary for e.g., if your flight itinerary is as follows: Nairobi - Addis Ababa - Hong Kong You must check in for Nairobi – Addis Ababa prior to checking in for Addis Ababa - Hong Kong.