That was the message on the first day of the World Routes Strategy Summit in Durban, which included a keynote speech by KwaZulu-Natal’s premier, Edward Senzo Mchunu, who looked at the potential and pitfalls of growing air service on the continent.
A study by the Air Transport Action Group said the sector supports close to seven million jobs. However many speakers noted that the Yamoussoukro Declaration – which put forward intra-Africa liberalisation plans and was agreed back in 1999 - has yet to be implemented to a substantive degree.
World Routes 2015: The benefits - and pitfalls - of growing air service in Africa
Air
Sophie Griffiths
21 September 2015
By Graham Newton
The aviation sector contributes $80.5 billion per year to African economies, but a lack of liberalisation is needlessly restricting the benefits of aviation.
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