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African airlines fall behind in the financial stakes

Air
Edward Robertson
18 July 2018

African airlines have been left behind in the recent aviation boom that has seen the rest of the world’s airlines reap some of their biggest profits.

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Speaking in Routes Africa in Accra, Ghana, on a panel addressing the matter of "Creating cultural change – How can innovation open up new markets", Libyan Wings former CEO Edgardo Badiali said recently on average around the world airlines have recorded a profit of $7.7 per seat while African airlines have made a dollar loss on each seat.

And he added it is part of a trend that dates as far back as 2010, the last time African airlines were in the black with an overall profit of $100 million.