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 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | '05 | Passenger Fleet | Current Destinations | Sources | Alliance / Association |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
EgyptAir 5 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | - | - | 5.7 | - | - | 51 | 78 | [2][3] | Star Alliance |
| 2 |  |
South African Airways 1 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 58 | 42 | [4][5] | Star Alliance |
| 3 |  |
Royal Air Maroc 6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - | 6.1 | - | - | - | 58 | 105 | [6][7] | |
| 4 |  |
Ethiopian Airlines 4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 100 | 109 | [8][9] | Star Alliance |
| 5 |  |
Tunisair 7 | - | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 32 | 66 | [10] | |
| 6 |  |
Kenya Airways 2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 43 | 56 | [11] | SkyTeam |
| 7 |  |
Air Algérie | - | 4.4 | - | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - | - | 43 | 68 | ||
| 8 |  |
Arik Air | 2.8 | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 30 | [12] | |
| 9 |  |
Air Mauritius 3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | [13] | |
| 10 |  |
Libyan Airlines | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 22 | [14] |
- Notes
- ^1 Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for Mango
- ^2 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun. Includes figures for Jambojet.
- ^3 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun.
- ^4 Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul.
- ^5 Includes figures for Air Sinai and EgyptAir Express.
- ^6 Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc Express.
- ^7 Includes figures for Tunisair Express.
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
- ↑ "The biggest airlines in Africa".
- ↑ "Egyptair struggles to fully recover; launches four new destinations this week, including Manchester and Toronto". 5 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/egyptair_airlines/# Archived 2015-06-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Financial Results - South African Airways" (PDF). Flysaa.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "Terms of Service Violation". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ↑ "Airline ratings. World Airline Ranking 2013". www.airlines-inform.com.
- ↑ "Ethiopian Airlines becomes third African carrier after Egyptair and South African Airways to join Star Alliance". 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "Tunisair sees traffic rebound 20% in 2012; plans long-haul flights to America, Canada and South Africa". 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "africansens.com". www.africansens.com.
- ↑ "CAPA - Centre for Aviation". centreforaviation.com.
- ↑
- ↑ "Libyan Airlines targets half of all international flights for 2014 -". www.libyaherald.com.
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