Update - poor souls who checked in their passports were not on the flight.

further, I’ve arrived at ADD. No bags have turned up. United app (very helpfully) states that both were offloaded from my ET flight.

Staff here are helpful. They suspect that both bags are going to BJM - even though one isn’t tagged to the final destination.

I’ve asked if I could have both bags out. Supervisor enroute. We all agree that the check-in bag should have a tag to BJM.

Ethiopia free hotel and transit visa was pretty effortless. Absolutely nothing written in the passport - hopefully I’m not asked to prove entry!