AFRAA Chief Says Fuel Costs and Limited Liberalisation Constrain African Airlines
Abderahmane Berthe says African carriers find it harder than airlines in other regions to pass higher fuel costs on to passengers through ticket prices.
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AFRAA Secretary General Abderahmane Berthe said African airlines face greater difficulty than carriers in other regions when passing higher fuel costs to customers through ticket-price increases. He also identified limited liberalisation as a constraint on the region’s airlines.
Abderahmane Berthe says African airlines find it harder than carriers in other regions to pass higher fuel costs on to passengers.
Why it matters
When airlines cannot pass higher fuel expenses through ticket prices as readily, those costs put pressure on their operating economics. Limited liberalisation also affects the conditions in which African carriers compete and operate.
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