Former African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Managing Director Dr Elijah Chingosho says profit making

Former AFRAA Secretary General Elijah Chingosho (Left) at an Annual General meeting.

Government interference with airline operations, corruption in several African countries and the slow implementation  of the Yamoussoukro declaration to open up African skies  to continental carriers have been cited among causes for poor performance that has bedeviled many African airlines, leaving them struggling  for survival.

Former African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Managing Director Dr Elijah Chingosho says African airlines ability to compete against other world airlines is further compromised by high industry prices and monopolies that charge high prices in some states for services such as fuel supply, ground handling, catering and others, making profit making a mirage for most of the airlines.