EU-AFRICA AVIATION CONFERENCE Windhoek, Namibia, 2-3 April 2009
EU-AFRICA AVIATION CONFERENCE Windhoek, Namibia, 2-3 April 2009 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE AFRICAN AIRLINE INDUSTRY By Raphael Kuuchi AFRAA Commercial Director IntroductionIntroduction • In Africa air transport is vital for the socio-economic development, promotion of international trade, tourism and regional integration • Insufficient and/or poorly developed nature of other modes of transport makes air transport the most ideal for linking the vast continent • Huge untapped market – only 10% travel by air • EU-Africa co-operation is important because … – Long historical and cultural ties – Geographic proximity – Trade and business relationship – Major air traffic market – Significant changes in EU regulatory environment (single market, single sky, etc) • A win-win partnership will benefit both sides TrafficTraffic PerformancePerformance TrendTrend TrafficTraffic PerformancePerformance TrendTrend • Over the past decade, traffictraffic growthgrowth inin AfricanAfrican hashas averageaverage 5.7%5.7% per annum • Africa accounts for 3% of passenger and 1.8% of freight traffic • Non-African airlines carry over 75% of traffic • The number of passengers carried by African airlines topped 53 million last year • Freight carried exceeded 800,000 tons in 2008 • This represented an increase of 5.9% over 2007 compared to global growth rate of 4.6% Passengers Carried by African Airlines (2000 - 2008) 60,000 53,345 50,000 47,858 45,205 41,712 40,000 39,315 35,929 35,432 34,677 33,056 30,000 20,000 No. of Passengers No. of 10,000 - International Schedule Passenger Traffic by Region - Total Passenger Kilometres Performed (PKP) L/America Africa 4% 3% N/America Asia/Pacific 18% 28% Middle East 7% Europe 40% Passenger Traffic Distribution - Africa to other Regions N.
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