{"id":73964,"date":"2024-11-07T21:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=73964"},"modified":"2024-11-07T21:43:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:13:14","slug":"middle-east-airlines-africa-expansion-can-local-keep-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/middle-east-airlines-africa-expansion-can-local-keep-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates, Etihad and Qatar: As Middle Eastern Airlines Expand In Africa, Local Carriers Might Suffer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The African aviation industry is poorly developed. The enormous economic potential, largely symbolized by the fact that roughly 17% of the world\u2019s population<\/strong> lives in the continent, is overshadowed by regulatory and other political hurdles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This proves challenging for local African carriers, particularly smaller more vulnerable carriers, especially faced with larger and more established foreign companies. This includes European airlines, but also Middle Eastern carriers who are taking advantage of their geographic position and are leveraging transit potential through their well-established hubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The disadvantage of African airlines vis-\u00e0-vis Middle Eastern airlines will only be accentuated as they continue to grow. Many of them, both low-cost and premium, have recently announced additional expansion. We take a look at their plans and the impact they will have on other airlines in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emirates Africa Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dubai-based Emirates (EK)<\/a>, one of the largest airlines in the world, has revealed that it will be boosting capacity on services to Uganda and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emirates is already a significant airline in Africa. According to Cirium<\/a> data, the carrier ranked seventh in the list of largest airlines in Africa by scheduled seats for the 12 months ending May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emirates Resumes Nigeria Flights, Deploys Refurbished 777-300ER to Riyadh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its position, also as the second largest foreign airline on the continent after Air France-KLM, will be reinforced next summer with additional frequencies and routes. The changes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n