The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for Africa for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery. Read MoreA full return to 2019 levels is not expected until late 2023Forward bookings for air travel in the fourth quarter show that the recovery continues to falter. “The further fall in passenger traffic in 2020 is more bad news for the aviation industry in Africa. Without urgent financial relief, more carriers and their employees are at risk, as is the wider African air transport industry, which supports 7.7 million jobs on the continent. The governments of Rwanda, Senegal, Côte D’Ivoire and Burkina Faso have pledged a total of USD 311 million in direct financial support to air transport.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2020 07:21 UTC