African Carriers Lose $1.54 Per Passenger – IATA   African carriers lose $1.54 for every passenger they carry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. According to IATA 2018 statistics, African airlines carried 92 million passengers which represents 2.1 per cent of global market share and...

Nigerian Carriers, Others Record 2.1% Traffic Increase   The International Air Transport Association says Nigerian airlines as well as other African airlines recorded a 2.1 per cent traffic increase in May. The association said the increase rose from just 1.1 per cent growth in April, adding that...

IATA Advises FG On Airport Concession The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has advised the federal government to be careful in its plan to concession the nation’s airports, saying the objective of having modern infrastructure at the airports may not be realised if the facilities...

Trade Disputes Impacting Air Travels, Says IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has observed that the falling global trade occasioned by trade disputes is impacting on passenger traffic. This observation was made as the global body announced global passenger traffic results for April, 2019, showing...

Airlines Recorded Slow Traffic Growth In February   Airlines recorded slow growth in passenger demand for the month of February, with total Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs) rising by 5.3 per cent, compared to February 2018. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in a global passenger traffic results...

African Airlines Report 5.1 Traffic Rise African airlines saw January traffic rise 5.1 per cent, up from 3.8 per cent in December. However, concerns have continued about the region’s largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria. This was disclosed in the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s global passenger...