Airlines in Africa faced four major challenge areas – connectivity, market access and regulatory reform; taxes, charges and rising costs; environmental sustainability; and safety. This was the main theme of the speech by International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regional VP for Africa Kamil Alawadhi to the 2022 General Assembly of the African Airlines Association, in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday. As background, he pointed out that IATA expected African airlines to make total losses of $638-million this year, while air passenger demand would come in at 32.3%, and air passenger capacity at 31.3%, below the respective figures for 2019. However, IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry – foresaw these losses reducing to $213-million next year, this improvement being pushed by a 27.4% increase in passenger traffic and a 21.9% improvement in capacity.
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