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Flying high and wise
There has been a big rise
numbers in Africa are expected to rise by
18 million a year, according to Iata.
in the number of airlines
serving Africa in recent
E
urope is not the only continent
to have seen a stellar growth in
scheduled flights in the past 10
years – Africa has too. Airlines’ reputations
years but, as Nick Easen
Investment firm Lonrho is one company Many who travel across the vast continent
that has recognised the continent’s will tell you that there is a lot of north-south
reports, agents should
potential. It launched Fly540, a Kenya-based flying, including trips to and from Europe,
do their homework
airline, in 2006, initially flying between in order to travel east-west.
before choosing which
Nairobi and Mombasa. It is well known that Africa’s internal
Now it claims to carry more passengers connectivity is still relatively poor compared
African carriers to use
than national carrier Kenya Airways. with other global regions.
“We are trying to roll out Fly540 in Added to these connectivity issues is the
Angola,” adds chief executive David fact that some African airlines are hampered
Leningras. “We see a huge potential for by a combination of losses and poor safety
low-cost airlines in Africa.” records.
Last year, Kenya’s civil aviation authority According to the African Airlines
issued more than 20 new licences for Association, these issues are compounded by
airline operators – the highest number for poor maintenance, ageing charter fleets and
two decades. untrained crews on some airlines.
South Africa and Nigeria have growing The advice from experts is to choose your
industries, especially in the budget sectors, airline carefully.
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urism
an T
while in Morocco the low-fare arm of Royal Picking one of the profitable – and there-
Air Maroc, Atlas Blue, is also benefiting from fore well-run – airlines is a good start.
South Afric an open-skies agreement with the EU. These include well-known names such as
South Africa’s air market is opening up By 2011 total international passenger Turn to 88
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