List of largest airlines in Africa
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Even though Africa is the second largest continent by size and population, its airlines account for only about 6% of the world's air traffic, as most of it is being carried out by foreign air lines.[1]
This is a list of largest airlines in Africa. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
By passengers carried (millions)
Ranks | Country | Airline / Holding | '21 | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | '05 | Passenger Fleet |
Current Destinations |
Sources | Alliance / Association |
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South African Airways 2 | 9.70 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 8.80 | 8.10 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.20 | 8.90 | 8.30 | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7 | 10 | [2][3][4] | Star Alliance | ||||
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Ethiopian Airlines 1 | 9.66 | 12.10 | 10.63 | 8.76 | 7.60 | 7.39 | 6.91 | 5.92 | 4.64 | 3.73 | 3.15 | 2.81 | 2.50 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 134 | 127 | [2][5][6][7] | Star Alliance | |
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EgyptAir 3 | 8.50 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 8.20 | 11.80 | 8.30 | 8.00 | 8.70 | 7.90 | 8.20 | 7.80 | - | - | 70 | 90 | [2][8][9][10] | Star Alliance | ||||
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Royal Air Maroc 4 | 7.50 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 6.70 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 5.60 | 5.80 | 6.10 | - | 6.10 | - | - | - | 1.60 | 52 | 103 | [2][11][12] | OneWorld | ||
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Air Algérie | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 4.70 | 4.10 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | - | - | 56 | 75 | [13] | ||||
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Kulula.com | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||
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Tunisair 5 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 30 | 101 | [15][16] | ||||
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FlySafair | 3.0 | 22 | 9 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
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Air Peace | 2.80 | 2.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 20 | [18][19] | IATA | ||||||||
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Kenya Airways 6 | 2.2 | 1.80 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 3.40 | 4.50 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.10 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 38 | 53 | [20][21] | SkyTeam | ||
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Air Mauritius 7 | 1.724 | 1.695 | 1.603 | 1.499 | 1.370 | 1.330 | 1.297 | 1.325 | 1.295 | 1.133 | 1.192 | 1.311 | 1.177 | - | - | 9 | 22 | [22] | |||
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Libyan Airlines | - | 1.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 22 | [23][24] |
- Notes
- ^1 Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul.
- ^2 Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for Mango.
- ^3 Includes figures for Air Sinai and EgyptAir Express.
- ^4 Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc Express.
- ^5 Includes figures for Tunisair Express.
- ^6 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun. Includes figures for Jambojet.
- ^7 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun.
See also
- List of airlines of Africa
- List of defunct airlines of Africa
- List of the busiest airports in Africa by passenger traffic
- List of largest airlines in Asia
- List of largest airlines in Europe
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of largest airlines in Oceania
- List of largest airlines in South America
References
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- ^ a b c d "Leading airline groups by traffic".
- ^ "Financial Results - South African Airways" (PDF). Flysaa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Member Airline Information | About Staralliance | Star Alliance Employees Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines becomes third African carrier after Egyptair and South African Airways to join Star Alliance". 14 December 2011.
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- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
- ^ "Egyptair struggles to fully recover; launches four new destinations this week, including Manchester and Toronto". 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Member Airline Details". www.staralliance.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07.
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- ^ "FlySafair 2021 Report" (PDF). FlySafair. 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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- ^ "Air France and Air Mauritius renew and extend their cooperation agreement : Air France - Corporate". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ^ "Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014 -". www.libyaherald.com. 2 April 2013.
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