List of largest airlines in Africa
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 | '22 | '21 | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | Passenger Fleet | Current Destinations | Sources | Alliance / Association |
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1 | ![]() | South African Airways 1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7 | 13 | [2][3][4] | Star Alliance | |||||
2 | ![]() | Ethiopian Airlines 2 | 8.68 | 5.78 | 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 | 146[5] | 155 | [2][6][7] | Star Alliance | ||
3 | ![]() | EgyptAir 3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 78 | 102[8] | [2][9][10] | Star Alliance | ||||||
4 | ![]() | Tunisair 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 30 | 44[11] | [12] | |||||||||
5 | ![]() | Royal Air Maroc 5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 52 | 89[13] | [2][14][15] | OneWorld | |||||
6 | ![]() | FlySafair | 3.0 | 34 | 15[16] | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | Air Peace | 2.80 | 2.30 | 29 | 20 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | Kenya Airways 8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 34 | 44[19] | [20] | SkyTeam | |||||
9 | ![]() | Air Algérie | 1.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 56 | 78[21] | [22][23] [24][25][23][26][27][28][29] [30][31][32][33] | ||||
10 | ![]() | Air Mauritius 10 | 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 | 12 | 14[34] | [35] | Vanilla Alliance | ||||
11 | ![]() | Libyan Airlines | 1.2 | 14 | 22 | [36] |
- 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 Tunisair Express.
- ^5 Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc 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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- ^ "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.
- ^ "About Us - EthiopianAirlines". corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines becomes third African carrier after Egyptair and South African Airways to join Star Alliance". 14 December 2011.
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- ^ "Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014 -". www.libyaherald.com. 2 April 2013.
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