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Which African airlines is the best? South African Airways (SAA) or Ethiopian Airlines?

American travel and aviation blogger and YouTuber, Sam Chui pitted the two against each other in his latest video where he flies both airlines on a trip from Harare in Zimbabwe to Dubai, making stopovers in OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia.

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Although the SAA flight is a short flight and the Ethiopian a long-haul flight, Chui aims to highlight the levels of service and comfort he experienced on both flights in business class, as well as the transit experience at all the airports he was in.

Chui was also recently on the inaugural longest flight in the world from Singapore to New York, although this time he was in Premium Economy.

ALSO SEE: #AfriTravel: Ethiopian Airlines teams up with more African carriers 

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