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Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO of International Air Transport Association (IATA), urged the African states to recognise aviation’s ability to stimulate the region’s economy and spread prosperity. “Africa is the region with the greatest aviation potential but punitive taxes and high infrastructure and fuel costs are curtailing air transport’s benefits on the continent,” he lamented.
“The African aviation industry loses $1.50 for each passenger it carries, with many airlines struggling to break even. Governments should be aware that Africa is a high-cost place for aviation, taxes, fuel, and infrastructure charges are higher than the global average,” he said.
While Africa’s safety record has improved in 2016 with no passenger fatalities or jet hull losses in Sub-Saharan Africa, Juniac warned that a failure to adopt standards such as the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) will continue to hold back the region’s safety efforts.
“Performance statistics for IOSA show that the accident rate of the 33 IOSA registered carriers in Sub-Saharan Africa is half that of carriers not on the registry. That’s why I urge African governments to use IOSA in their safety oversight,” he highlighted.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in
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