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.
This is a list of
largest
Large means of great size.
Large may also refer to:
Mathematics
* Arbitrarily large, a phrase in mathematics
* Large cardinal, a property of certain transfinite numbers
* Large category, a category with a proper class of objects and morphisms (o ...
airlines
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in whic ...
in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
By passengers carried (millions)
;Notes
* Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul.
* Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for
Mango.
* Includes figures for
Air Sinai
Air Sinai ( ar, سيناء للطيران ') was an airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operated as a 'paper airline' for parent company Egyptair under a wet lease-like agreement to serve flights exclusively between Egypt and Israel.
History
The ...
and
EgyptAir Express.
* Includes figures for
Royal Air Maroc Express.
* Includes figures for
Tunisair Express.
* Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun. Includes figures for
Jambojet
Jambojet Limited is a Kenyan low-cost airline that started operations on 1 April 2014. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
History
Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as CEO in September 2013, repo ...
.
* 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
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List of largest airlines in Europe
The following is a list of the largest airlines in Europe by total scheduled and chartered passengers, in millions. The list includes companies headquartered in the Asian portions of Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The order of the chart ...
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List of largest airlines in North America
These are lists of the largest airlines in North America, ranked by several different metrics.
By passengers carried
This is a list of North America's largest passenger airlines in terms of enplaned passengers. Passenger numbers shown are inclu ...
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List of largest airlines in Oceania
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List of largest airlines in South America
References
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
Airlines of Africa
Largest