A friend mentioned that he prefers to travel Air-India from London to
Goa, because it allows a baggage allowance of 33 kgs. This is important
specially on the return home, he said. Also the ticket is more
reasonably priced, he said.

Any comments about which airline you prefer to fly and why?

I was pretty impressed by the network which the Ethiopian (the national
carrier of Ethiopia) has been building up, particularly for routes in
Africa. It seems to be having an international perspective, with thrice
and four-times-each-week flights even to cities like Mumbai and Delhi.

They have an impressive (very functional, well designed, not a block of
concrete, and apparently inexpensively built) airport called Bole, at
Addis. And though I faced longish delays on both legs (once due to the
fog in Cairo, where the incoming plane came from; the other time due to
apparent technical trouble with the plane), it was quite an experience
encountering this face of Africa. A Third World country which seems to
be getting things right... at least as far as its airlines goes.

Your comments are welcome. FN
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