African flag carrier based in Ethiopia, and is a member of Star Alliance.
| IATA Code | ET |
|---|---|
| ICAO Code | ETH |
| Callsign | ETHIOPIAN |
| Operating Status | Active (per OpenFlights airline registry) |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Category | African flag carrier |
| Airline Alliance | Star Alliance |
When you see a segment line like this in a PNR, the airline code identifies Ethiopian Airlines:
2 ET 587 Y 15JUL 2*JFKLHR HK1 800A 2000P
The two-letter code ET at the start of the segment line is Ethiopian Airlines's IATA code — every flight segment operated by Ethiopian Airlines in a GDS PNR (Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, or Worldspan) begins with this code, followed by the flight number.
Ethiopian Airlines is a african flag carrier, based in Ethiopia, and is a member of Star Alliance. Its ICAO code, ETH, is used for air traffic control and flight planning, while its radio callsign is “ETHIOPIAN”.
Once a ET segment is sold, the fare quote and ticketing entry differ by system. The starting point in each is:
Amadeus: FXP Sabre: WPNCB Galileo: FXP
Each of these prices the itinerary using the lowest applicable fare for the ET segment(s) in the PNR — the exact fare basis and rules still need to be checked against Ethiopian Airlines's current fare filing, since GDS pricing reflects what's filed, not a fixed rate.
As a Star Alliance member, Ethiopian Airlines participates in the alliance's interline agreements — member airlines generally honor each other's status tiers for priority boarding and lounge access, and allow interline and codeshare itineraries to be ticketed on a single PNR. In practice, this means a client's itinerary can often mix Ethiopian Airlines with other Star Alliance carriers on one ticket, which matters when pricing multi-carrier routings or handling irregular operations (delays, misconnections) that involve more than one airline.
Like most airlines, Ethiopian Airlines's fare classes follow the standard GDS booking-class letter system. See our complete booking class guide for what each letter (F, J, Y, and so on) typically means.
Ethiopian Airlines's IATA code is ET. This two-letter code appears at the start of every flight segment operated by Ethiopian Airlines in a GDS PNR.
Ethiopian Airlines's ICAO code is ETH. The ICAO code is a separate, usually three-letter identifier used mainly in air traffic control and flight planning, distinct from the IATA code travel agents see in a PNR.
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Ethiopian Airlines is a member of Star Alliance.
Yes — as a Star Alliance member, Ethiopian Airlines generally allows interline and codeshare itineraries with other Star Alliance carriers to be ticketed together, though the specific fare rules still depend on the fare basis used.
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