Africa air passenger traffic fell by 66pc as global losses topped $126b in 2020
The Tunis-Carthage International Airport in the Tunisian capital. According to AFRAA, northern Africa accounted for the largest volume of passengers in Africa. PHOTO | AFP
Air passenger traffic in Africa fell by 65.7 percent in 2020 as the global air transport industry witnessed the steepest fall in 70 years. Global industry losses topped $126 billion for the year, as disruption by Covid-19 impacted demand and the number of aircraft operated by airlines.
The grim numbers form part of the highlights of the International Air Transport Association’s World Air Transport Statistics report, released in Montreal recently. Only 1.8 billion passengers travelled by air during the year representing a 60.2 percent decline from the 4.5 billion that flew in 2019.
