The air transport market in Sub-SaharanAfrica presents a strong dichotomy. In Southern and EastAfrica the market is growing: three strong hubs and threemajor African carriers dominate international and domesticmarkets, which are becoming increasingly concentrated. Incontrast, in Central and West Africa the sector isstagnating, with the vacuum created by the collapse of Coted'Ivoire and the demise of several regional airlines,including Air Afrique, still unfilled. Throughout, there aremany unviable small state-owned operations that depend onsubsidies and have a monopoly over the domestic market.There are also some promising signs: growth in air traffichas been buoyant, the number of routes and the size ofaircraft are being adapted to the market, and a number oflarge carriers are viable and expanding. But in spite ofthis, overall connectivity has been declining. As oil pricesrise, the role of air transportation will be looked at evenmore critically. Africa is a poor continent, and somecountries face the potential of further isolation as thecost of flying increases. At a time when Africa'sinfrastructure requirements are being widely debated, a morecomplete inventory of air transport capabilities is sought.This report will focus on industry organization withinAfrica; overall accessibility; and the quality of oversightand infrastructure installations countrywide and at selectedairports with various capacities. Beyond data collected fromquestionnaires sent directly to the civil aviationauthorities (CAAs) in each country, this report relies ondata collected through a variety of other sources,especially from the providers of flight schedules to globalreservation systems, for an independent analysis of trends.
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