Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) handbook launched in Livingstone, Zambia

AFRAA Secretary General speaking at AFCAC

Africa’s air transport connectivity risks remaining sluggish if governments do not fully embrace a Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) strategy to enhance competition and promote intra African trade, industry players have observed.

It was noted during the 30^th plenary session of African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) in Livingstone, Zambia that market access restrictions in many countries coupled with high cost of operations triggered by inordinate taxes and charges were impeding the development of airlines traffic and networks on the continent.