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Even though Africa is the second largest continent by size and population, its airlines account for only about 6% of the world's air traffic, as most of it is being carried out by foreign air lines.[1]
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This is a list of largest airlines in Africa. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
By passengers carried (millions)
| Ranks | Country | Airline / Holding | '22 | '21 | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | Passenger Fleet | Current Destinations | Sources | Alliance / Association |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
South African Airways 1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 13 | 15 | [2][3][4] | Star Alliance | |||||
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Airlines 2 | 8.68 | 5.78 | 9.66 | 12.10 | 10.63 | 8.76 | 7.60 | 7.39 | 6.91 | 5.92 | 4.64 | 3.73 | 3.15 | 2.81 | 2.50 | 146[5] | 155 | [2][6][7] | Star Alliance | ||
| 3 |  Egypt |
Egyptair 3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 78 | 102[8] | [2][9][10] | Star Alliance | ||||||
| 4 |  Tunisia |
Tunisair 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 30 | 44[11] | [12] | |||||||||
| 5 |  Morocco |
Royal Air Maroc 5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 52 | 89[13] | [2][14][15] | OneWorld | |||||
| 6 | South Africa |
FlySafair | 3.0 | 34 | 15[16] | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Nigeria |
Air Peace | 2.80 | 2.30 | 29 | 20 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Kenya |
Kenya Airways 8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 34 | 44[19] | [20] | SkyTeam | |||||
| 9 |  Algeria |
Air Algérie | 1.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 56 | 78[21] | [22][23] [24][25][23][26][27][28][29] [30][31][32][33] | ||||
| 10 |  Mauritius |
Air Mauritius 10 | 1.724 | 1.695 | 1.603 | 1.499 | 1.370 | 1.330 | 1.297 | 1.325 | 1.295 | 1.133 | 1.192 | 1.311 | 1.177 | 12 | 14[34] | [35] | Vanilla Alliance | ||||
| 11 |  Tanzania |
Air Tanzania | 10.5 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 20.5 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 16 | 26 | ||||||
| 12 |  Libya |
Libyan Airlines | 1.2 | 14 | 22 | [36] |
- Notes
- ^1 Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for Mango.
- ^2 Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul.
- ^3 Includes figures for Air Sinai and EgyptAir Express.
- ^4 Includes figures for Tunisair Express.
- ^5 Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc Express.
- ^6 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun. Includes figures for Jambojet.
- ^7 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun.
See also
- List of airlines of Africa
- List of defunct airlines of Africa
- List of the busiest airports in Africa by passenger traffic
- World's largest airlines
- List of largest airlines in Europe
- List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of largest airlines in Asia
- List of largest airlines in South America
- List of largest airlines in Oceania
References
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