African air travel on the right track towards recovery

Posted by Olerato Ramafsi on 27 February 2023

Africa’s reliance on international travel continues to be vulnerable, however a recovery from the pandemic is still expected for 2024.

Picture: Getaway Gallery

This is according to Airports Council I (ACI) latest airport traffic report.

The passenger traffic in Africa has shown recovery from 114,8 million (50,1% of 2019 levels) in 2021, to 178,6 million in 2022 (77,9% of 2019 levels). Africa is expected to stay on the recovery trend this year with around 94% of 2019 levels and onwards, making a full recovery to 2019 levels in 2024.

Picture: ACI report

The removal of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements for travellers has created a surge of demand across many travel markets.

‘However, we are wary that the speed of the recovery depends on several factors. On the one hand, the possible slowing in GDP growth in major economies coupled with the rise in airfares due to higher jet fuel prices, weigh negatively on demand. On the other hand, a strong labour market and the reopening of China, the second-largest aviation market after the United States, represents an important boost to global passenger traffic,’ said ACI World DG, Luis Felipe de Oliveira.

Passenger traffic worldwide is expected to reach 19,3 billion in 2041, with 153,8 million aircraft movements. The United States, China and India are predicted to be the leading markets for aircraft movements in 2041, respectively hosting 23%, 16%, and 4% of global aircraft movements.

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