Trip Report | Nairobi - Addis Ababa | Kenya Airways Economy Class | Embraer E-190

Jambo and thank you for joining me on this short intra-African trip!
I recently arrived to Nairobi from Dubai on the Kenya Airways B787-8 in Business Class (yessss, I’ll show that soon!) and I’m connecting to Addis on one of their E190’s. And I was lucky to fly the only with the Skyteam livery too!
The hard and soft product that I encountered was not at all what I expected! It was much better.
Come along and join me to see for yourself how Kenya Airways is more generous than your usual Euro-American airline!
Today we are showcasing you the following flight:
From: Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya
To: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia
Flight Number: KQ400
Aircraft Type: Embraer E190AR
Registration: 5Y-FFB
Flight Time: 01:41
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Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion and feedback.
Have a nice one!
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[@cxngo8124]

I believe ethopian airlines was one of the very few to make a profit during the pandemic.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

True, lots of cargo flights. I recently flew with them on the B777-300ER and it was 100% full!

[@BrazilianLivingAbroad]

I'm so happy that you've experienced and liked flying an Embraer aircraft. In Brazil, we're extremely proud of their high quality and safety standards.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

It’s a very comfortable plane, just flew the E175 today and loved it too! First time I think.. Glad you’re all proud of it, am looking forward to fly the E2!

[@mig882001]

As always a wonderful review on Kenya Airways , after Sam Chi video was bit worried ,its great you both it right back -Love the E190 a beautiful aircraft

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I think I missed on that video! Thanks for being here yet again Saud! The E190 is quite a piece of work, liked it!

[@wandamu]

Excellent video, I am a frequent flier on this route as I work in Addis and fly KQ regularly. I couldn't have documented it any better

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks, I hope I didn’t leave anything out! (except the IFE of course..) I wish you many happy flights between these two lovely cities😉

[@AirFlightTravels]

Very nice video! Kenya seems like an amazing airline to travel. You included everything! I am surprised about the level of complimentary snacks and drinks or even the pillow. I guess in Europe in some years you will pay even for hitting the flight attendant call button. Keep going!

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks a lot my friend! I managed to fly on a longer flight with them too and loved it even more. In Europe if you press the call button they will already serve you a complementary nasty look😂 Thanks for the comment!

[@usmanrasheed196]

Enjoy reading your subtitles they're very thorough and nice how you tag every plane in sight. Haven't seen anyone else doing that yet.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Very glad that you enjoy the extra details. I always want to know where planes are heading so I’m happy to share it 😊. Thanks for watching!

[@vikaspande3852]

Twice travelled by Kenyan airways including Nairobi n Dar es Salaam executive class. Had wonderful time. Excellent crew.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I’ll post a video in the Business Class soon, it was very nice! Thanks for watching Vikas!

[@martinvareed8756]

That was too cool Bro!...thanks for flying Embraeur....its a nice virtual journey for me......shukran!......best wishes.... :)

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks for joining Martin, glad you enjoyed!

[@MrCoton.]

Africa is so beautiful, nice report. The landing was impressive 😊

[@shubhamsudhakar9424]

Hi sir, amazing as always, waiting for the next one

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks! Spoiler alert: the next one is Thai Airways from Tokyo Narita to Bangkok!😛

[@SR-er6lb]

This time to Africa! Thanks for yet another detailed trip report!

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I have a few flights from/to Africa, a little bit of a mix🙂 Thanks for watching!

[@adeebnumaan796]

Excellent review!!!The IFEs on an Embraer surprised me even though they were inoperative!!!

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Same story! And imagine if they worked! But it was a short flight and honestly I rarely use any IFE as I always bring my own.. It worked fine on my other Kenya Airways flight so I’ll still get to show it to you soon. Thanks for watching!

[@giddi2000]

Thank you very much for flying my home Airline👍

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I’ve also flown the B787-8 in Business, that video will come out soon!😄 LOVED IT!

[@Royaldavid707]

Never disappoint and I love kq😍sky team livery😍

[@TheLayoverAviation]

It’s one of the best liveries in the sky!

[@donnadwarika6370]

Thank you for another amazing trip always love the take off n landing Thanks for sharing

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Those are the best! Thanks for watching!

[@JelmersAviation]

What a fantastic video man! Liked!

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks Jelmer!

[@Ali-Baig]

Wow great blog Alejandro was not expecting this airline I loved the vlog

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I have a flight with their B787 in Business Class to, and one with Ethiopian, so a lot of interesting ones coming!

[@usamasandhu2412]

Good video from Africa always nice capture Good job

[@TheLayoverAviation]

A little bit of a continent mix. Thanks for being here yet again Usama!

[@donnadwarika6370]

Watching from the beautiful island ot Trinidad and Tobago.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Never been there yet! Greetings from Dubai this time😁

[@sergiolaurencio7534]

Hello! haven't had much time watching your videos( you know how time is) But sure that you still have made exelent recordings! By the way, I can't be the only one who love Embraers( especially the E-2) more then other narrow bodies brands? Wating for the next video!

[@TheLayoverAviation]

It’s been a busy summer for all I guess. I barely have time to edit so I can only do short flights, but I hope to find some extra time soon! I liked the Embraer too, quite a surprise. It does the same job as the A320/B737 but more comfortably. Happy you showed up again!

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Have flew alott on Kenya Airways.Frome Europe and inside Africa.Great work

[@TheLayoverAviation]

It was only my third time or so, liked it!

[@luisluisaviation]

¡Que privilegio volar en 190! Aquí los extrañamos mucho. Muy cierto lo del espacio, muy cómodos✌️. Dato curioso: un técnico de Copa Airlines, nos comento que tienen un mantenimiento muy costoso y si quedan en tierra varios días instalarles el software de nuevo es extremadamente complejo y caro. “La primera toma uff el mejor ángulo del motor del 190😍” ¡Pensaba en que parte de Kenia estarías! Un abrazo 👋🏼

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Luisito! Nunca veo E190’s en Dubai, no creo que ninguno vuele allí. Me gustó mucho la experiencia. Es curioso lo que me has contado sobre el mantenimiento, lo he escuchado hace algunos años.. Voy a investigarlo un poco! Me encanta saber de estas cosas. Un abrazo desde Washington. Voy a atender este evento del partnership entre United y Emirates😜

[@luisluisaviation]

@@TheLayoverAviation ¡Genial Alejo! Te lo mereces mucho, disfrútalo por todos nosotros! Súper atento a tu reportaje! 🤙👌🔝

[@Paulhilvert]

Wow fantastic review as always, and so nice to see someone review a African Airline and I can see flying Kenya Airways being a pleasurable experience. I am also becoming a fan of the Embraer family. Nice touch with the African beer I mean you have to try it right 😂. Great stuff 👍

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

Lol, that actually isn't African beer. It's western style beer made in Africa 😂. African beer is a lot thicker and opaque.

[@Paulhilvert]

@@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 oh well a new bear I haven’t heard of 😀😀👍🙏

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I’ll try anything! And I have to say that it was surprisingly nice! 18 year old me would have been able to have a couple of six packs of those😂 The Embraer was great, specially for me as I don’t think a single Embraer visits Dubai.. Thanks for being here again!

[@Paulhilvert]

@@TheLayoverAviation no worries, always! I love your review, honest and humorous and congrats on the Thai review another one for the list to try. 👍

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

@@TheLayoverAviation Dubai - big jet city.

[@sebinamuwanga]

Nice video. The 727s and DC-9s at Jomo Kenyatta Airport belong to Astral Aviation.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Super awesome rare planes ❤️

[@loveabebe3790]

Am glad u came to my country hope u had a good time

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I always do! On this occasion I was transferring but I’ve visited a few times and always bring back great food memories 😍

[@loveabebe3790]

Am glad u enjoy it

[@hanssamson5436]

Embraer is a beautiful small bird to fly

[@TheLayoverAviation]

And I love it!

[@gittae8725]

Great report.🙂 I have to say that the Embraer 190 is the only plane, that i have to ask for a seatbealt extender. It’s really tight.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Really? I found it very comfortable compared to the A320 let’s say..

[@gittae8725]

@@TheLayoverAviation Never had any issues in a A320. Have a great saturday.🙂

[@ItaiGanor]

Excellent Video Buddy! :D

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks Itai!

[@vikaspande3852]

Travelling executive class. Great experience

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I have one coming up soon on the B787-8 from Dubai 😛

[@peterrisbergs7156]

Tusker beer! A great chaser for several shots of vodka. Sounds like you are in Heaven.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I was in heaven indeed! At 8am🤪

[@Vico649]

They used to fly the E190 to Gaborone, Botswana. Wonderful jet.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Is it a cancelled destination? I should go visit some day soon.. And yes, a wonderful jet indeed!

[@Vico649]

@@TheLayoverAviation Yes they cancelled it around 2015/16. KQ was having shortage of pilots.

[@ezekielmburu3418]

@@Vico649 dont mislead,Kenya airways flys to gaberone and cannot abadon that tourism busy route

[@giorgosiliadis5678]

Try to fly with Ethiopian Airlines

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I did Giorgios! On their B777-300ER. It will come out soon, I just have to mix and match different airlines and cities.

[@giorgosiliadis5678]

@@TheLayoverAviation Thanks mate

[@richardhammock]

my grandparents have flown on kenya airways' e190's from dar to nbo (which was their stoppover before a flight on a 737 to the uk) a few weeks ago, they might do that again in a week or so after their 1st leg to go back to their home in tanzania

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I’m sure they’ll have a comfortable flight! I hope to visit Tanzania soon..

[@ronnieotieno2542]

737 to UK from Kenya?

[@richardhammock]

@@ronnieotieno2542 idk, i think fr24 said that

[@Flightmann_2]

@@ronnieotieno2542 a 737-700ER can do Nairobi London non stop with no sweat. Lufthansa uses it for their routes from Frankfurt to Nairobi

[@ronnieotieno2542]

@@Flightmann_2 Kenya airways uses B787 for this route.

[@snapsorfly]

Nice stuff. I saw another can of tusker at home behind the one you are holding 😁 I thought KQ had also a 737 in Skyteam livery (that I flew from CPT one day)...

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Well observed, but that one belonged to my wife😂 True, there is a B737-700W in a Skyteam livery but I think it’s stored and not returning.. It hasn’t flown for months..

[@snapsorfly]

@@TheLayoverAviation yeah yeah wifey is a standard lame excuse to ask for 2 beers anywhere. 😜😁 You may be right for the kq737 as i haven't travel to africa for 10 months now and it will be extended for probably 2 or 3 years as we just bought our flat and it needs to be furnished

[@thige]

@@TheLayoverAviation the 737 Skyteam is 5Y-CYE. It's a 738. It had been stored but was brought back to service about 4 weeks ago

[@antoniodavirbrito]

I invite to you to travel to Brazil and flight some domestic routes like GRU-FOR,FOR-MAO,MAO-PVH,PVH-BSB and BSB-GRU.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks Antonio, I wish I could do so soon! The problem is that it’s far from me and I don’t really work in Brazil, so I would have to go on my own time. I’ll do my best, I can’t wait to visit SDU!

[@EddieMorsVlogs]

I have been chasing to fly this specific aircraft without any success (the SkyTeam Livery)

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Hopefully you will soon! For me it was a complete coincidence. Now I’ve flown the KLM Skyteam B777-300ER & E190, Air France A320, Air Europa B737-800 and now this one😁

[@danielonn2002]

You alighted with a beer!🥰 Cheers

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I try to have a nice beverage in each video🙂 It makes flying double the fun!

[@maherKASDALI]

Thank you from Montreal, canada

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I visited Montreal some days ago, video coming out soon!

[@shivgosai8340]

Keep going amazing videos!

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks Shiv!

[@Eyob797]

Nice aviation footage.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks Eyob!

[@raghavarora8116]

Love from India ~Raghav✨🖤

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Love back from Brussels!

[@kiduselias1968]

Welcome to Addis

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I got to fly Ethiopian too😀

[@bmsk0076]

@@TheLayoverAviation So, should we expect a review!?

[@cxngo8124]

Thanks for flying my most flown airline lol.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

This was only my second time and really enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@GamerZz-yk3mf]

Great video 😁👍

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks!

[@m.y.m401]

Ethiopian is soooo big. Great country.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Massive! And I’m publishing a video soon!😎

[@m.y.m401]

@@TheLayoverAviation will wait.

[@ridhaanyadav384]

Please a flight review on Indigo and spicejet.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

It will all come some time soon!

[@abdurrafi6555]

First

[@TheLayoverAviation]

You win!

[@shannithssachin]

YUL is Montreal not Toronto btw haha

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Yeah, I know that. But after typing for hours and hours your brain is just drained. Pd. I am currently on a plane between Montreal and Brussels.. Maybe that confused me😅

[@stevensmith2078]

Once upon a time, KQ was great with excellent customer service, and a flat business class product before most large Western airlines, and an edgy livery. Then mediocrity and decline. Note the IFE was out of service, the seat pocket was falling apart, the “power source only” sign for USB port was chipped, the lavatory door sign was a mess, uninspiring breakfast box with two bread/cake items, etcetera. Its management and board know little about airlines and relatively recently proposed taking over the Nairobi airport because they viewed that as one of the reasons for Ethiopian Airlines’ success. SMH. I wish them a return to success.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks for the comment Steven! Yes, there is room for improvement but the same happens pretty much everywhere. I fly almost daily and if I had to see all the flaws I would go nuts, so my mind has learned to focus on what I like instead. I rarely have times where I was just in horror or shock, I’ll publish one soon!

[@clemente111]

I hope the merger with south african airways will make kq great again.

[@Vico649]

@@clemente111 How? SAA is survinh on government bailouts.🤣

[@clemente111]

@@Vico649 Don't forget both airlines are majority government owned so money ain't an issue + already are big brands, they should do what majority of American airlines did.

[@gavin1872]

I booked air arabia flight on may1 are you exprience air arabia?

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

11:28 but did they ever dissappear on African airlines? 11:40 what the heck was that sound? 😳😳😳 18:17 oh yes. They're a huge operation.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I don’t know if they ever disappeared on African airlines, good question😅 And the sound it that of a lightsaber! I drew a line between two cities and placed that noise in

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

@@TheLayoverAviation 😳😳😳 wow.! Lol 😂.

[@danogeto78]

Never been on a plane

[@TheLayoverAviation]

You should some day!

[@Golden-uz5nn]

Sometimes in your videos you put where the other planes are going. How do you know where the other planes are going?

[@TheLayoverAviation]

I’ve got a live flight radar on my phone

[@eacoincmubiru5894]

Thanks for the video. Just curious, what is the cargo capacity on an E-190?

[@TheLayoverAviation]

No idea! I guess around 2000kg perhaps?

[@eastkanye254]

You didn't use the butter??🤷🤣

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Can’t remember now, but I love butter so if I haven’t I genuinely forgot!😂

[@dadorkdoge2689]

Unexpected for a probably aged out Embraer out there! Speaking of African Airlines,Try doing Uganda's A330.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

The Uganda A330 is definitely in the plans!

[@dadorkdoge2689]

@@TheLayoverAviation That's Great! Expecting one in the near future. P.S Check the reply I left on the Vistara Trip Report,There's a little chunk of info out there ;).

[@ezekielmburu3418]

Uganda airlines? How many destinations?

[@kevin19358]

How much did you pay to fly Kenya airways at that time of your booking. I am curious.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Can’t remember, it was long ago..

[@kevin19358]

I see.

[@mr.ndirangumwaura9936]

extremely overpriced. from Dallas to Los Angeles is double the distance compared to Nairobi to Addis. typical ticket is 190$. from Nairobi to Addis is above 600$. Ridiculous

[@TheLayoverAviation]

It all depends on demand and supply I guess..! But I can assure you I didn’t pay 600$..

[@ezekielmburu3418]

Demand and supply, the most expensive is Nairobi to mombasa and KQ flys that route 60 times per week and all the flights are full

[@Loosu1]

Bullock cart......

[@TheLayoverAviation]

which one?

[@Loosu1]

@@TheLayoverAviation kenyan airways.....

[@nishalall3510]

𝕰𝖒𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖑 𝖓𝖎𝖙 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖍 𝖎𝖙

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Thanks for watching!