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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.
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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1 | South Africa | 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 | 7.2 | 2 | 16 | [2] [3] [4] | Star Alliance | ||||
2 | Ethiopia | Ethiopian Airlines 2 | 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 | 145 [5] | 155 | [2] [6] [7] | Star Alliance | |
3 | Egypt | EgyptAir 3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | - | - | 77 | 102 [8] | [2] [9] [10] | Star Alliance | ||||
4 | Tunisia | Tunisair 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 30 | 44 [11] | [12] | ||||
5 | Morocco | 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 | 6.1 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 52 | 89 [13] | [2] [14] [15] | OneWorld |
6 | South Africa | FlySafair | 3.0 | 34 | 15 [16] | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Nigeria | Air Peace | 2.80 | 2.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 20 | [18] | |||||||||
8 | Kenya | 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 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 34 | 44 [19] | [20] | SkyTeam | ||
9 | Algeria | 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] |
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10 | Mauritius | 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 | - | - | 10 | 12 [34] | [35] | Vanilla Alliance | ||
11 | Libya | Libyan Airlines | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 22 | [36] |
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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.
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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1 | South Africa | 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 | 7.2 | 2 | 16 | [2] [3] [4] | Star Alliance | ||||
2 | Ethiopia | Ethiopian Airlines 2 | 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 | 145 [5] | 155 | [2] [6] [7] | Star Alliance | |
3 | Egypt | EgyptAir 3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | - | - | 77 | 102 [8] | [2] [9] [10] | Star Alliance | ||||
4 | Tunisia | Tunisair 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 30 | 44 [11] | [12] | ||||
5 | Morocco | 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 | 6.1 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 52 | 89 [13] | [2] [14] [15] | OneWorld |
6 | South Africa | FlySafair | 3.0 | 34 | 15 [16] | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Nigeria | Air Peace | 2.80 | 2.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 20 | [18] | |||||||||
8 | Kenya | 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 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 34 | 44 [19] | [20] | SkyTeam | ||
9 | Algeria | 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] |
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10 | Mauritius | 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 | - | - | 10 | 12 [34] | [35] | Vanilla Alliance | ||
11 | Libya | Libyan Airlines | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 22 | [36] |