ADD to MAN flight delays
Addis Ababa (ADD) Manchester (MAN)
159 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
73.58%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In June it ran 60 points more punctual than in May — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. MAN to ADD arrives on time 17.6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 14.6 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
Only Ethiopian Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Ethiopian Airlines arrived on time most often on ADD to MAN. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in May.
Every airline on ADD to MAN
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopian Airlines | 159 | 73.58% | 0% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MAN to ADD Manchester back to Addis Ababa 91.14% on time AOther routes from Addis Ababa
Common questions
Are flights from Addis Ababa to Manchester usually delayed?
73.58% of flights on the ADD to MAN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Addis Ababa to Manchester?
Only Ethiopian Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 159 flights and 73.58% arriving on time.
How often are ADD to MAN flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Addis Ababa to Manchester?
June, when 93.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 33.3%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ADD to MAN during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →