Africa carriers beat Americas, European peers in traffic growth

Airplanes parked at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake in Washington  DC, US on October 23, 2019. PHOTO | AFP

African carriers’ traffic grew 38.7 percent in 2023, compared with the year before, ahead of Latin and North American and European airlines.

According to the International Air Transport Association (Iata) data, the year was marked by a strong industry-wide recovery, with a rebound of domestic and international travel.