Addis Ababa to Dubai is Africa's 16th largest intercontinental passenger market, although it ranks an impressive second when only the sub-Saharan region is considered (only London Heathrow-Lagos is more popular). When all airlines are combined, booking data shows that Addis Ababa had 401,000 point-to-point Dubai passengers who only flew between the two cities in 2023. It had an average of 549 passengers daily each way, most of whom were laborers and traders.
Traffic rose 6% compared to 2019 and 155% compared to 2014. The figures do not include those who transferred to another flight in Addis Ababa or Dubai. Addis Ababa to Dubai: a summary The market is served nonstop by Ethiopian Airlines , Emirates , and flydubai .
While the trio had five daily flights in 2023 and most of 2024, it rises to a record six daily in December 2024 and into 2025: Ethiopian : triple daily (most of its widebody fleet is deployed; in December, flights are mainly on the 399-seat 777-300ER, the carrier's highest-capacity equipment . The 777-200LR, A350-900, 787-8, and occasionally the brand-new A350-1000, which made its Dubai debut in November , will also appear) flydubai : double daily 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 (twice daily from December 2) Emirates : daily 777-300ER (recently returned to daily having been six times weekly) Explored: Ethiopian to Dubai Let's focus on Ethiopian, Africa's largest operator, although it has little competition for the title. Unsurprisingly, booking data shows it is the primary .
