IATA - Africa Air Connectivity
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April 2019 Air connectivity gaps even before COVID-19 AFRICA AIR CONNECTIVITY Countries with 1% better air cargo connectivity engage in 6% more trade Cut flowers was the 2nd most exported product in Kenya Air cargo flies over 120’000 tonnes of Kenyan flowers each year, sustaining 90’000 jobs 2010 2017 Kenya’s flower exports POST COVID�19 AIR CONNECTIVITY 2009 2019 3.5x Robust air transport industry Air connectivity relative to population Key drivers Favourable business environment Demographics and economic growth +132% Disruptions to air connectivity in top 5 most connected countries in Africa But it’s relative connectivity that matters for economic growth April 2019 April 2020 October 2020 2014�19 +30% A F R I C A ’ S A I R C O N N E C T I V I T Y T R A D E 947 thousand tonnes air cargo flown T O U R I S M 72M international tourist arrivals 53% of which arrive by air 970 city pairs Air connectivity decimated by COVID-19 100 city pairs South Africa and Egypt best absolute connectivity in Africa 2014 2019 PRE COVID�19 AIR CONNECTIVITY South Africa Egypt Morocco Ethiopia Algeria Air connectivity absolute score Air connectivity relative to population Morocco South Africa Egypt Algeria Ethiopia 2019 +22% +32% +51% +93% +32% -94% IATA’S AIR CONNECTIVITY INDEX measures how well connected a country’s cities are to other cities around the world critical for trade, tourism and other economic f ows. See report titled “Air Connectivity: Measuring the connections that drive economic growth” (www.iata.org/economics) April 2020 -94% Egypt S. Africa -98% Morocco -72% Ethiopia -96% Algeria 450 300 150 Egypt S. Africa Morocco Ethiopia Algeria 120 80 40 Air connectivity score destination-weighted seats (000s) Air connectivity score destination-weighted seats (000s) City pairs figures rounded to the second digit. Ethiopia has grown the fastest among African aviation markets, in terms of air connectivity relative to population
Transcript of IATA - Africa Air Connectivity
April 2019
Air connectivity gaps even before COVID-19
AFRICA AIR CONNECTIVITY
Countries with 1% better air cargo connectivity engage in 6% more trade
Cut flowers was the 2nd most exported product in Kenya
Air cargo flies over 120’000 tonnes of Kenyan flowers each year,
sustaining 90’000 jobs
2010
2017Kenya’s flower exports
POST COVID�19 AIR CONNECTIVITY
2009 2019
3.5x Robust air transport industry
Air connectivity relative to population
Key driversFavourable business environment
Demographics and economic growth
+132%
Disruptions to air connectivity in top 5 most connected countries in Africa
But it’s relative connectivity that matters for economic growth
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April 2020
October 2020
2014�19+30%
AFRI
CA’S AIR CONNECTIVITY
TRADE947
thousandtonnes air
cargoflown
TOURISM72M
internationaltouristarrivals
53%of which
arrive by air
970city pairs
Air connectivity decimated by COVID-19 100
city pairs
South Africa and Egypt best absolute connectivity in Africa
20142019
PRE COVID�19 AIR CONNECTIVITY
South AfricaEgypt
MoroccoEthiopia
Algeria
Air connectivityabsolute score
Air connectivity relative to population
MoroccoSouth AfricaEgypt
AlgeriaEthiopia
2019
+22%+32%
+51%
+93% +32%
-94%
IATA’S AIR CONNECTIVITY INDEX measures how well connected a country’s cities are to other cities around the world critical for trade, tourism and other economic f ows.
See report titled “Air Connectivity: Measuring the connections that drive economic growth”(www.iata.org/economics)
April 2020
-94%
EgyptS. Africa
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Morocco
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia has grown the fastest among African aviation markets, in terms of air connectivity relative to population
