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Open skies: Why Africa could take off on liberalised aviation

Traditional dancers entertain some of the tourists who were on board the Qatar Airways Airbus as they disembarked soon after the plane landed at the Moi International Airport, December 09, 2018. [File, Stabndard]

Africa is under renewed pressure to open up its skies to global airlines, with liberalisation being touted as the only way for local aviation industries to grow.

The subject of open skies has always been a touchy one for aviation stakeholders, supported and opposed in equal measure.

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