Seven African Airlines Exceed International Routes Operated Pre-Pandemic

African Airlines Association (AFRAA) reported November 2022 traffic and airlines capacity deployed reached 85.7% and 84.2% of the 2019 level, respectively.

Domestic market share is now at 34.3% capacity of passengers carried while intra-Africa passengers carried represented 30.9% and corresponding capacity at 24.8%.

Intercontinental traffic this month is 34.2%, and capacity 34.8%. African airlines operations on international routes have now exceeded 2019 pre-Covid level by 2.28%.

Seven (7) African airlines have exceeded the number of international routes they operated before Covid.

AFRAA estimates revenue loss for 2022 to be $3.5 billion, equivalent to 20% of 2019 full-year revenue. The projected revenue loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 is approximately $800 million.