State bailouts blamed for slow rollout of open skies policy

Kenya Airways flight taking off at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ,Nairobi on October 15, 2022. [Elvis Ogin, Standard]

Bailouts to national carriers in Africa by respective governments have been identified as an impediment to implementing the Single African Airline Transport Market (SAATAM).

An analysis by a regional private sector lobby has noted that even when national carriers are struggling to stay afloat due to financial impropriety, governments still come to their rescue.