International Traffic Between Africa and Neighbouring Regions Nearing Pre-Pandemic Levels – IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for August 2022 showing continued momentum in the air travel recovery. The Total Traffic in August 2022 in RPKs was up 67.7% compared to August 2021 – globally, traffic is now at 73.7% or pre-pandemic levels.

African airlines experienced a 69.5% rise in August RPKs versus a year ago. August 2022 capacity was up 45.3% and load factor climbed 10.8 percentage points to 75.9%, the lowest among regions. International traffic between Africa and neighbouring regions is close to pre-pandemic levels.

SOURCE: IATA.ORG