After the rough patch that was experienced by African airlines over the past two years due to the pandemic, there are strong indications that things are getting back to normal.

According to information made available by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and African Airline Association (Afraa), African airlines were able to improve their performance by 69% and 70% between February and March, respectively.

Specifically, Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK) jumped 69% in February, far above the 20.5% growth that was recorded in January this year.

IATA’s Director-General, Willie Walsh, attributed the improvement to recovery in the travels and tourism sector which was spurred by reopening of borders.