List of largest airlines in Africa explained

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)

RanksCountry Airline / Holding '22'21'20'19'18 '17 '16 '15 '14'13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 '07 '06 Passenger
Fleet 		Current
Destinations 		Sources Alliance /
Association
1 South Africa9.79.99.29.38.88.18.08.08.28.98.37.2713[2] [3] [4] Star Alliance
2 EthiopiaEthiopian Airlines 8.685.789.6612.1010.638.767.607.396.915.924.643.733.152.812.50146[5] 155[6] [7] Star Alliance
3 Egypt8.57.37.48.211.88.38.08.77.98.27.878102[8] [9] [10] Star Alliance
4 Tunisia3.83.53.02.83.53.73.83.23.73044[11] [12]
5 MoroccoRoyal Air Maroc 3.42.27.47.37.36.86.16.35.85.65.86.15289[13] [14] [15] OneWorld
6FlySafair3.03415[16] [17]
7 NigeriaAir Peace2.802.302920[18]
8 Kenya2.21.84.44.84.54.24.23.73.73.63.12.93444[19] [20] SkyTeam
9Air Algérie1.96.66.66.36.15.55.24.74.33.73.53.53.22.95678[21] [22]
[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
[30] [31] [32] [33]
10 MauritiusAir Mauritius 1.7241.6951.6031.4991.3701.3301.2971.3251.2951.1331.1921.3111.1771214[34] [35] Vanilla Alliance
11 LibyaLibyan Airlines 1.21422[36]
Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The biggest airlines in Africa.
  2. Web site: Leading airline groups by traffic . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Financial Results - South African Airways . Flysaa.com . 2018-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927112202/http://www.flysaa.com/es/en/Documents/Financials/SAA_AR_2012_web.pdf . 2013-09-27 . dead .
  4. Web site: Member Airline Information | About Staralliance | Star Alliance Employees Portal . 2014-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503074507/http://www.starallianceemployees.com/about-staralliance/member-airlines.html?tx_mprefguide_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=13&cHash=42379219627c408e8bb7dcaff93b655b . 2014-05-03 .
  5. Web site: 19 July 2024 . About Us - EthiopianAirlines . 2024-07-19 . corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/ . en.
  6. Web site: Ethiopian Airlines becomes third African carrier after Egyptair and South African Airways to join Star Alliance. 14 December 2011.
  7. Web site: Member Airline Information | About Staralliance | Star Alliance Employees Portal . 2014-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503073238/http://www.starallianceemployees.com/about-staralliance/member-airlines.html?tx_mprefguide_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=34&cHash=fb9d8b5dba021f674a67e5865bb94117 . 2014-05-03 .
  8. Web site: EgyptAir on ch-aviation.com . ch-aviation.com . 21 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Egyptair struggles to fully recover; launches four new destinations this week, including Manchester and Toronto. 5 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Member Airline Details. www.staralliance.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607142523/http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/egyptair_airlines/ . 2015-06-07.
  11. Web site: Tunisair on ch-aviation . 2023-11-21 . ch-aviation . en.
  12. Web site: Tunisair sees traffic rebound 20% in 2012; plans long-haul flights to America, Canada and South Africa. 17 April 2013.
  13. Web site: Royal Air Maroc on ch-aviation.com . ch-aviation.com . 21 November 2023.
  14. Web site: Terms of Service Violation . Bloomberg.com . 2018-08-05.
  15. Web site: Airline ratings. World Airline Ranking 2013. www.airlines-inform.com.
  16. Web site: FlySafair on ch-aviation.com . ch-aviation.com . 21 November 2023.
  17. Web site: 2021 . FlySafair 2021 Report . 7 June 2022 . FlySafair.
  18. Web site: CAPA - Centre for Aviation. centreforaviation.com.
  19. Web site: Kenya Airways on ch-aviation.com . ch-aviation.com . 21 November 2023.
  20. Web site: africansens.com. www.africansens.com.
  21. Web site: Air Algérie on ch-aviation . 2023-11-22 . ch-aviation . en.
  22. News: Air Algérie seat capacity up 7.5% in 12 months. anna.aero. 11 July 2017. 9 July 2019 .
  23. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2015 . November 24, 2023 . AFRAA.
  24. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2016 . November 24, 2023 . AFRAA.
  25. News: Air Algérie Profit and Loss Accounts. Companies House, London. 9 July 2019 .
  26. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2017. AFRAA. 2017. 18 February 2020. 15 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023117/https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AFRAA-Annual-Report-2017-1.pdf. dead.
  27. News: Air Algerie Evaluating Order For About 35 Aircraft. Forbes. 31 December 2017. 9 July 2019 .
  28. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2018. AFRAA. 2018.
  29. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2019. AFRAA. 2019.
  30. Web site: Our Fleet . Air Algérie . 9 July 2019 .
  31. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2020 . November 24, 2023 . AFRAA.
  32. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2021 . November 24, 2023 . AFRAA.
  33. Web site: AFRAA Annual Report 2022 . November 24, 2023 . AFRAA.
  34. Web site: Air Mauritius on ch-aviation . 2023-12-04 . ch-aviation . en.
  35. Web site: Air France and Air Mauritius renew and extend their cooperation agreement : Air France - Corporate . 2014-03-09 . https://archive.today/20140309113823/http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/press/news/article/item/air-france-and-air-mauritius-renew-and-extend-their-cooperation-agreement-1/ . 2014-03-09 . dead .
  36. Web site: Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014 -. www.libyaherald.com. 2 April 2013.

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