Recognized For Outstanding Food Service And Game-Changing Cabin Innovation
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest and most celebrated carrier, continues its unstoppable rise on the global stage, winning not one but two coveted awards in Hamburg, Germany. The airline clinched the ‘Outstanding Food Service by a Carrier – Africa’ award at the 2025 PAX Readership Awards and was named the Bronze Winner of ‘Cabin Concept of the Year 2025’ at the Onboard Hospitality Awards, testaments to its unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation.
This marks the third time Ethiopian Airlines has been honored for its outstanding onboard food service, further showcasing the world-class quality of its inflight catering. Powered by a state-of-the-art catering facility in Addis Ababa, which can produce up to 100,000 meals daily, the airline serves scheduled and non-scheduled flights, VVIP charters, and global partners with gourmet meals. The internationally-staffed kitchens also include a dedicated Halal-certified section, reflecting Ethiopian’s inclusive and diverse approach to global culinary excellence.
But it’s not just the food that’s elevating the passenger experience, Ethiopian Airlines’ new Airbus A350-1000 cabin concept has turned heads and earned accolades for its futuristic and elegant design. The aircraft boasts larger windows, mood lighting, and quiet cabins for unparalleled comfort. Each seat features the AVANT Up IFE system with 4K displays, Bluetooth connectivity, real-time camera views, and 70W fast-charging ports, ensuring every passenger stays connected, entertained, and relaxed throughout their journey.
Adding to the experience, the airline has also gone eco-conscious with sustainable amenity kits featuring bamboo brushes, nourishing lip balm, and thoughtful sleep aids, perfectly blending luxury with environmental responsibility.
“We are honored to be recognized by our industry peers and passengers,” said Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. “These awards are testaments to our commitment to deliver a world-class travel experience inspired by the hospitality culture of Ethiopia and the innovative technologies of the future.”
These recognitions further solidify Ethiopian Airlines’ status as a global aviation leader and a proud ambassador of African excellence. Whether it’s the meal on your tray or the technology at your fingertips, flying Ethiopian means flying with the best.
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Ethiopian Airlines Group (Ethiopian) is the fastest-growing airlines brand globally and the continent’s largest airline brand. In its seventy-seven years of successful operations, Ethiopian, the fastest growing airline, has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success. In addition to its main hub in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it is also pursuing its multi-hub strategy through a hub in Lomé, Togo with ASKY, in Lilongwe, Malawi with Malawi Airlines and in Lusaka, Zambia with Zambia Airways. Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 150 domestic and international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian’s fleet category consists of ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Boeing 737s, 777s, 787s, Airbus A350-900 and Bombardier Dash 8-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of seven years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate most of these aircraft. Having achieved its strategic plan (Vision 2025) ahead of time, Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2035 that will see it become one of the top 20 most competitive and leading aviation groups in the world by providing safe, secured, market driven and customer focused Passenger and Cargo Transport and Logistics, Aviation Training, Airport Management and Ground Services, MRO and Aerospace Manufacturing and Travel and Tourism Services. As a multi-award-winning airline, Ethiopian has been the champion in various coveted awards including Skytrax’s ‘Best Airline in Africa Award’ for six consecutive years among others. The airline has been a Star Alliance member since 2011 and has been registering more than threefold growth in the past 10 years. For more at: www.ethiopianairlines.com
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