Airlines
IATA: Africa Still Not Ready for Projected Growth
Red tape, high costs and failure to liberalize remain among barriers to change
Adefunke Adeyemi, IATA's regional head of member and external relations for Africa and the Middle East, addresses the Aviation Africa 2017 conference in Kigali.
Adefunke Adeyemi, IATA's regional head of member and external relations for Africa and the Middle East, addresses the Aviation Africa 2017 conference in Kigali.

Despite projections that traffic will grow at a rate of 5.4 percent a year over the next two decades, airline industry stakeholders have effected little fundamental change in addressing the problems facing African aviation, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) regional head of member and external relations for Africa and the Middle East  Adefunke Adeyemi. While international passenger numbers in Africa should triple to 300 million by 2035, excessive red tape, high costs and lack of air liberalization remain serious concerns, she told delegates at last month’s Aviation Africa 2017 conference in Kigali.

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