African Airlines Association (AFRAA) all out for inter African Connectivity, decry high taxes

AFRAA Secretary General Mr Abderahman Berthe [photo courtesy]

African Airlines association (AFRAA) Secretary General Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé has said an interconnected Africa would boost intra-African connectivity, trade and tourism, creating economies of scale that would benefit the industry and allow African carriers to dominate African skies.

Speaking in Angola’s capital, Luanda during a meeting with TAAG Angola Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Rui Curreira recently, Mr Berthé rued the negative effect of excessive taxes, charges, surcharges and fees on the sustainability of African airlines, an inhibitive phenomenon that he said AFRAA was striving to address.