Ethiopian Airlines (ET) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA ET
- ICAO ETH
- Star Alliance
- Full-service
Search Ethiopian Airlines (ET) fares
Ethiopian Airlines airline codes
- IATA code
- ET
- ICAO code
- ETH
- Main hub
- Addis Ababa (ADD)
- Alliance
- Star Alliance
- Airline type
- Full-service
- Country
- Ethiopia
About Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is the state-owned flag carrier of Ethiopia. From its hub at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport it connects a large number of African cities with each other and with Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Southeast Asia and North and South America. Many itineraries between Africa and the rest of the world involve a change of planes in Addis Ababa, and the airline also runs a domestic network within Ethiopia. It is a Star Alliance member and has partnerships with, or stakes in, several other African carriers. Cabins are Cloud Nine business class and economy.
Ethiopian often comes up when you search multi-stop African routes, because it serves city pairs that few other airlines link. Ethiopian Airlines fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. On IATA.co the search is live, in the booking portal and in the flights API, and payment comes from your prepaid balance. Transit and baggage conditions are set out with the fare rules before you confirm.
Ethiopian Airlines airline codes explained
Ethiopian Airlines uses the two-letter IATA airline code ET and the three-letter ICAO code ETH. The IATA code ET is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code ETH is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Ethiopian Airlines is a full-service carrier, based in Ethiopia, operating mainly from Addis Ababa (ADD). It is a member of Star Alliance.
Booking Ethiopian Airlines fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Ethiopian Airlines fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live ET fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. Ethiopian Airlines results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.
Search Ethiopian Airlines (ET) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Ethiopian Airlines search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code ET and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.
GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=ADD&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=ET
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "ET",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "ET", "from": "ADD", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
]
}Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.
Ethiopian Airlines at a glance
- State-owned flag carrier of Ethiopia
- Star Alliance member with its hub at Addis Ababa Bole (ADD)
- Extensive network within Africa, plus Europe, Asia and the Americas
- Cloud Nine business class and economy
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) questions
Ethiopian Airlines' two-letter IATA airline code is ET, and its three-letter ICAO code is ETH. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Ethiopian Airlines' ICAO code is ETH. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code ET is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Ethiopian Airlines fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Ethiopian Airlines fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever Ethiopian Airlines content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your ET search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
Ethiopian Airlines is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its hub is Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD).
Ethiopian Airlines fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. Bookings are paid from your prepaid balance.
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