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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
1  South Africa 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
2  Ethiopia 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
3  Egypt 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
4  Morocco 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
5  Algeria 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]
6  South Africa Kulula.com 6.0 10 6 [14]
7  Tunisia 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]
8  South Africa FlySafair 3.0 22 9 [17]
9  Nigeria Air Peace 2.80 2.30 - - - - - - - 31 20 [18][19] IATA
10  Kenya 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
11  Mauritius 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]
12  Libya 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

References

  1. ^ "The biggest airlines in Africa".
  2. ^ a b c d "Leading airline groups by traffic".
  3. ^ "Financial Results - South African Airways" (PDF). Flysaa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  4. ^ "Member Airline Information | About Staralliance | Star Alliance Employees Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  5. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines becomes third African carrier after Egyptair and South African Airways to join Star Alliance". 14 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Member Airline Information | About Staralliance | Star Alliance Employees Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  7. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
  8. ^ "Egyptair struggles to fully recover; launches four new destinations this week, including Manchester and Toronto". 5 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Member Airline Details". www.staralliance.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07.
  10. ^ "EgyptAir Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
  11. ^ "Terms of Service Violation". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  12. ^ "Airline ratings. World Airline Ranking 2013". www.airlines-inform.com.
  13. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net.
  14. ^ "Com air 2019 report" (PDF). Comair. 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Tunisair sees traffic rebound 20% in 2012; plans long-haul flights to America, Canada and South Africa". 17 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net.
  17. ^ "FlySafair 2021 Report" (PDF). FlySafair. 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "CAPA - Centre for Aviation". centreforaviation.com.
  19. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net.
  20. ^ "africansens.com". www.africansens.com.
  21. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014 -". www.libyaherald.com. 2 April 2013.
  24. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net.
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