REPORT: African Aviation Liberalisation
One Step at a Time?
African aviation has struggled with its big idea: “liberalisation”, an idea which means extending the right of airlines to fly from one country to another, continent-wide, and lessening the restrictions they face. The weight of articles written about African aviation liberalisation witness at each policy evolution a cycle of frustration, optimism, urgency and frustration again: from the Yamoussoukro Declaration in 1988, through the Yamoussoukro Decision in 1999 and now to the Single African Air Transport Market (“SAATM”).
The expected boom in African aviation has been long-predicted, long-conditional (on liberalising markets and opening skies) and equally long-delayed. The blame is laid at the door of individual countries who seek to protect their domestic airlines or wish to restrict the free movement of people. Yet some countries have opened their skies, and their economies have grown, perhaps because of it, and they are a good example for others. This report will discuss if the answer is to start small: to promote liberalisation one state, and one sky, at a time?
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Jon Howell, CEO AviaDev sat down with the author to discuss the findings in greater detail. You can download the podcast now on the AviaDev website
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