Even though Africa is the second largest continent by size and population, its airlines account for only about 6% of the world's air traffic, as most of it is being carried out by foreign air lines.[1]

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This is a list of largest airlines in Africa. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.

By passengers carried (millions)

Ranks	Country	Airline / Holding	'21	'20	'19	'18	'17	'16	'15	'14	'13	'12	'11	'10	'09	'08	'07	'06	'05	Passenger Fleet	Current Destinations	Sources	Alliance / Association
1	South Africa	South African Airways 2					9.70	9.90	9.20	9.30	8.80	8.10	8.00	8.00	8.20	8.90	8.30	7.20	7.20	7	10	[2][3][4]	Star Alliance
2	Ethiopia	Ethiopian Airlines 1		9.66	12.10	10.63	8.76	7.60	7.39	6.91	5.92	4.64	3.73	3.15	2.81	2.50	2.10	1.80	1.60	134	127	[5][6][7][8]	Star Alliance
3	Egypt	EgyptAir 3					8.50	7.30	7.40	8.20	11.80	8.30	8.00	8.70	7.90	8.20	7.80	-	-	70	90	[9][10][11][12]	Star Alliance
4	Morocco	Royal Air Maroc 4			7.50	7.30	7.40	6.70	6.10	6.20	5.60	5.80	6.10	-	6.10	-	-	-	1.60	52	103	[13][14][15]	OneWorld
5	Algeria	Air Algérie				6.60	6.30	6.10	5.50	5.20	4.70	4.10	3.60	3.30	3.50	3.20	2.90	-	-	56	75	[16]
6	South Africa	Kulula.com			6.0															10	6	[17]
7	Tunisia	Tunisair 5				3.80	3.50	3.00	2.80	3.50	3.70	3.80	3.20	3.70	3.60	3.80	3.60	3.80	3.80	30	101	[18][19]
8	South Africa	FlySafair		3.0																22	9	[20]
9	Nigeria	Air Peace									2.80	2.30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	20	[21][22]	IATA
10	Kenya	Kenya Airways 6	2.2	1.80	4.40	4.80	3.40	4.50	4.20	4.20	3.70	3.70	3.60	3.10	2.90	2.80	2.70			38	53	[23][24]	SkyTeam
11	Mauritius	Air Mauritius 7			1.724	1.695	1.603	1.499	1.370	1.330	1.297	1.325	1.295	1.133	1.192	1.311	1.177	-	-	9	22	[25]
12	Libya	Libyan Airlines									-	1.20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	22	[26][27]

Notes

• ^1 Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul.
• ^2 Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for Mango.
• ^3 Includes figures for Air Sinai and EgyptAir Express.
• ^4 Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc Express.
• ^5 Includes figures for Tunisair Express.
• ^6 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun. Includes figures for Jambojet.
• ^7 Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun.

See also

• List of airlines of Africa
• List of defunct airlines of Africa
• List of the busiest airports in Africa by passenger traffic
• List of largest airlines in Asia
• List of largest airlines in Europe
• List of largest airlines in North America
• List of largest airlines in Oceania
• List of largest airlines in South America

References