Review of Ethiopian Airlines flight Hong Kong → Tokyo in Economy

Airline Ethiopian Airlines

Flight ET672

Class Economy

Seat 36A

Aircraft Boeing 787-8

Flight time 03:45

Take-off 25 Dec 15, 14:45

Arrival at 25 Dec 15, 19:30

HKG NRT Hong Kong Tokyo

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By WLH 5660

Published on 2nd January 2016

Airline : Ethiopian Airlines
Date : 25/12/2015
Flight number : ET672
Origin : Hong Kong International Airport
Destination : Tokyo Narita International Airport
Aircraft type : Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Registration : ET-AOT
Seat : 36A

This is my 2015 Christmas holiday trip to Tokyo, also is my first time to take the Boeing 787 Dreamliner~~

I arrive at the airport at 11:20 but the check in counter of Ethiopian Airlines still setting up on that moment

The Ethiopian Airlines Counter start check in service at 11:45

ET672 is coming from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

After check in, it is the time for me to spotting the planes~~

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American Airlines Boeing 777-323(ER) N730AN operate flight AA138 to Dallas (DFW)

Thai Airways Airbus A380-841 HS-TUD operate flight TG601 to Bangkok (BKK)

Air Astana Boeing 767-3KY(ER) P4-KEA operate flight KC930 to Almaty (ALA)

Gate 43 for my flight ET672 to Tokyo Narita (NRT)

Ethiopian Airlines ET672 arrive from Addis Ababa (ADD) and continue the flight to Tokyo Narita (NRT)
ET Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ET-AOT

Boarding to the plane at 14:05

Safety information card of ET787

Push back at 14:39

The flight attendent control the windows dimmer to make the cabin in a dark view to play the safety video

8.9 inch PTV with USB charging port

The flight map

Taxi to runway 07R and takeoff

787 Wing view over 20000ft

Meal service start after passing over Taiwan

The chicken set

The beef set

The lemon cheese cake is really tasty

The galley

The view of economy class

The wing view with sunset

Flight map in a big screen

The home page of the PTV

Still have 1 hour to arrive Tokyo Narita International Airport and the map information

Captain make a PA to all passenger prepare for landing

Touch down at 19:05 on runway 34R of NRT

The economy class seat is really great

Business class cabin

Parking at gate 43

The way to immigration

Waiting for immigration

Baggage reclaim NO.B2

Take the Keisei Skyliner train to Tokyo city

Verdict

Ethiopian Airlines

7.6/10

Cabin7.0

Cabin crew7.0

Entertainment/wifi8.5

Meal/catering8.0

Hong Kong - HKG

9.1/10

Efficiency10.0

Access9.0

Services9.0

Cleanliness8.5

Tokyo - NRT

10.0/10

Efficiency10.0

Access10.0

Services10.0

Cleanliness10.0

Conclusion

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Information on the route Hong Kong (HKG) → Tokyo (NRT)

The contributors of Flight-Report published 18 reviews of 6 airlines on the route Hong Kong (HKG) → Tokyo (NRT).

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The average flight time is 4 hours and 6 minutes.

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3 Comments

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SKYTEAMCHC — GOLD 9302 Comments 2016-01-16 09:34:35

Thanks for sharing this flight report with us. I did not realise that Ethiopian flew this route and it's not where you except them. A great opportunity to try this airline that has a good reputation.
NIce cabin, good meal and big IFE, nou doubt that you enjoyed this flight.
Looking forward to your future reports.
2016-01-16 09:34:35

WLH — AUTHOR 8 Comments 2016-01-16 10:08:51

Thanks for your comment~~I am now making ET673 NRT-HKG flight report~~hope you like my photo:D
2016-01-16 10:08:51

Nick — 172 Comments 2016-01-16 18:00:19

Very cool snagging your first 787 ride on Ethiopian's continuing service between two Asian cities! Thanks for the report!
2016-01-16 18:00:19

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IATA CODE : ET

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AirlineEthiopian Airlines
ClassEconomy
AircraftBoeing 787-8
Take-offHKG
Arrival atNRT
Flight time03:45

Review of Ethiopian Airlines flight Hong Kong → Tokyo in Economy

Verdict

Ethiopian Airlines

Hong Kong - HKG

Tokyo - NRT

Conclusion

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