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Don’t know about flying one operated and maintained by darkies. I haven’t ran across but a few that had any mechanical inclination.

Live a little. It's still infinitely safer than motor vehicle travel on the ground in Africa.

I seriously cannot imagine fretting about the safety of Ethiopian (cannot vouch for the firearm situation). You can look up the safety record for yourself and compare it to the competition. If you're a scaredy cat you might consider staying home in your safe bed.

I flew Frankfurt to Djibouti via Addis- my 30+ lb carryon was not weighed on any of the 4 flights there and back

Thanks Mr Fudd for the info

i had an international career for 29 years, and still have an international marriage, mostly in asia, but also in the mideast, caribbean, africa. i just returned from 3 months in southeast asia and will make two separate long trips to asia and the mideast before october.

don’t cheap out on shoes, tires, mattresses and anything that puts your life into someone else’s hands. anyone who is spending serious coin on a hunting trip to africa shouldn’t cheap out on a guide or an airline.

spend some of this trip’s coin on a decent airline transiting a decent airport in a decent seat, or don’t go. decent seat means premium economy at least. deep vein thrombosis is no picnic, i’ve had it, but in the u.s. where i received fast and competent medical care. if you get dvt while flying in the third world it may well be lights out. decent airline and decent transit point leaves out anything ethiopian or cut-rate. good cabin service is a relief, but good flight deck and maintenance crews are non-negotiable.