The International Air Transport Association has reported a significant increase in Nigeria’s passenger traffic and seat capacity, reaching nearly 60 per cent above the levels recorded in 2019. This growth marks a continuation of the positive results already seen in the final quarter of 2022.
The association disclosed this during its recent Focus Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
It stated that African airlines witnessed a remarkable 87.1 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue passenger kilometres in the first quarter of 2023, bringing RPKs to only 9.4 per cent below their 2019 levels.
The conference, which attracted the participation of more than 400 aviation leaders and stakeholders, tackled critical issues affecting air travel and cargo transportation in Africa, covering topics such as safety, regulation, sustainability, trade, and economic growth in the region.
There are divergent outcomes in terms of origin-destination passenger traffic and…
