{"id":174241,"date":"2022-04-08T15:19:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=174241"},"modified":"2022-04-08T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:19:09","slug":"iata-african-airlines-capacity-increased-by-34-7-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/08\/iata-african-airlines-capacity-increased-by-34-7-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"IATA: African airlines\u2019 capacity increased by 34.7% in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has disclosed that air travel in Nigeria and other African countries recorded significant growth in February 2022 despite COVID-19 disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by the <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IATA in a report on its website titled, \u201cPassenger Recovery Accelerates in February\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the report, African airlines\u2019 capacity was up 34.7 percent and load factor climbed 12.9 percentage points to 63.0 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IATA is a trade association representing over 230 international and global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/02\/covid-19-african-airlines-may-lose-5bn-in-2022-afraa\/\">airlines<\/a> based in Geneva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It added that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It noted that the war in Ukraine, which began on February 24, did not have a major impact on traffic levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The report said total traffic in February 2022 rose by 115.9 percent compared to the same month last year; adding that domestic traffic also rose by 60.7 percent compared to a year ago, building on a 42.6 percent increase in January 2022 compared to January 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>African airlines, according to the report, recorded a 69.5 percent rise in February revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) versus a year ago \u2014 representing a huge improvement compared to the 20.5 percent year-over-year increase recorded in January 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But globally, RPKs rose 256.8 percent versus February 2021, it said, noting that all regions improved their performance compared to the prior month.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Walsh, director-general, IATA, attributed the recovery in air travel to the lifting of restrictions by governments.<\/p>\n<p>He said states that persist in attempting to lock out the disease, rather than managing it, risk missing out on the enormous economic and societal benefits that restoration of international connectivity will bring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the long-awaited recovery in air travel accelerates, it is important that our infrastructure providers are prepared for a huge increase in passenger numbers in the coming months. We are already seeing reports of unacceptably long lines at some airports owing to the growing number of travellers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that is even before the surge of Easter holiday travel in many markets next week. The peak Northern summer travel season will be critical for jobs throughout the travel and tourism value chain. Now is the time to prepare. Governments can help by ensuring that border positions are staffed adequately and that background security checks for new staff are managed as efficiently as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has disclosed that air travel in Nigeria and other African countries recorded significant growth in February 2022 despite COVID-19 disruptions. This was disclosed by the IATA in a report on its website titled, \u201cPassenger Recovery Accelerates in February\u201d. 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