Higher Oil Prices Could Ground African Airlines, Raise Food Prices - Dangote Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has warned that surging oil prices driven by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz could devastate airlines and worsen food inflation across the continent. Dangote spoke on Thursday during...

African Airlines Record 13.6% Jump in Passenger Traffic   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for April 2025 global passenger demand with African airlines recording a 13.6% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity was up 8.9% year-on-year. The load factor was 76.3% (+3.1 ppt compared to...

Demand For Air Cargo Transport Slowed In May - IATA   The International Air Transport Association has stated that the demand for air cargo transport in Africa slowed in May 2022 as against the previous year. An IATA report revealed that the slowdown experienced by African airlines...

African Airlines’ Passenger Traffic Crashes By 65% - IATA   The International Air Transport Association says African airlines’ passenger traffic has fallen by 65% due to the increasing impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. A new report by IATA, the global airline body, said traffic in...

African Airlines’ Traffic Declined By 68% In February     African airlines’ traffic reduced by 68 per cent in February compared to the figure obtained in February 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. The development was a setback compared to a 66.1% decline recorded in...

African Air Traffic Dropped By 66.1% – IATA       The International Air Transport Association has reported a drop in passenger demand in the new year. In a report titled ‘From bad to worse: January passenger demand falls further’, IATA said African airlines’ traffic dropped 66.1 per cent...