List of largest airlines in Africa
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]
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 | '21 | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | '05 | Passenger Fleet | Current Destinations | Sources | Alliance / Association |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
South African Airways 2 | 9.70 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 8.80 | 8.10 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.20 | 8.90 | 8.30 | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7 | 10 | [2][3][4] | Star Alliance | ||||
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Airlines 1 | 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 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 134 | 127 | [2][5][6][7] | Star Alliance | |
| 3 |  Egypt |
EgyptAir 3 | 8.50 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 8.20 | 11.80 | 8.30 | 8.00 | 8.70 | 7.90 | 8.20 | 7.80 | - | - | 70 | 90 | [2][8][9][10] | Star Alliance | ||||
| 4 |  Morocco |
Royal Air Maroc 4 | 7.50 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 6.70 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 5.60 | 5.80 | 6.10 | - | 6.10 | - | - | - | 1.60 | 52 | 103 | [2][11][12] | OneWorld | ||
| 5 |  Algeria |
Air Algérie | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 4.70 | 4.10 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | - | - | 56 | 75 | [13] | ||||
| 6 |  Tunisia |
Tunisair 5 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 30 | 101 | [14][15] | ||||
| 7 | South Africa |
FlySafair | 3.0 | 22 | 9 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Nigeria |
Air Peace | 2.80 | 2.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 20 | [17][18] | IATA | ||||||||
| 9 |  Kenya |
Kenya Airways 6 | 2.2 | 1.80 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 3.40 | 4.50 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.10 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 38 | 53 | [19][20] | SkyTeam | ||
| 10 |  Mauritius |
Air Mauritius 7 | 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 | - | - | 9 | 22 | [21] | |||
| 11 |  Libya |
Libyan Airlines | - | 1.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 22 | [22][23] |
- Notes
- ^1 Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul.
- ^2 Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for Mango.
- ^3 Includes figures for Air Sinai and EgyptAir Express.
- ^4 Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc Express.
- ^5 Includes figures for Tunisair 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
- List of largest airlines in Asia
- List of largest airlines in Europe
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of largest airlines in Oceania
- List of largest airlines in South America
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