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 the largest airlines in Africa. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
By passengers carried (millions) RankCountry Airline '25'24 '23 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 Source 1 Ethiopian Airlines 19.017.113.88.65.79.612.110.68.77.66.35.95.24.63.73.12.82.5 2South African Airways 9.79.99.29.38.88.18.08.08.28.9 3Egyptair 8.57.37.48.211.88.38.08.77.98.2 4 Royal Air Maroc 5.63.42.27.47.37.36.86.16.35.85.65.86.1 5 Kenya Airways5.235.03.72.21.84.44.87.94.24.23.73.73.63.12.9 6 Air Algérie 4.61.9 6.66.66.36.15.55.24.74.33.73.53.53.2 7FlySafair 3.0 8 Air Peace 2.802.30 9 Tunisair2.52.6 3.83.53.02.83.53.73.83.23.7 10 Air Mauritius 1.7241.6951.6031.4991.3701.3301.2971.3251.2951.1331.1921.311 11 Libyan Airlines 1.2 12 RwandAir 1.171.140.890.590.600.500.410.360.201.13 13 TAAG Angola Airlines 0.90.30.41.51.51.41.21.3 1.31.10.81.1 14 Afriqiyah Airways 0.5 1.20.80.42.31.40.9 15 Air Côte d'Ivoire 0.30.76 0.720.600.400.25 16 Air Tanzania 0.0600.207
By passenger fleet
Rank Country Airline Passenger Fleet Current Destinations Alliance / Association 1 Ethiopian Airlines 170 161 passenger Star Alliance 2 Egyptair 73 93 Star Alliance 3 Airlink 70 51 4 Royal Air Maroc 61 108 Oneworld 5 Air Algérie 56 78 6 Air Cairo 39 61 7 Kenya Airways 37 44 SkyTeam 8 FlySafair 36 (2026) 15 (2026) 9 CemAir 35+ (2026) 15, across South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe (2026) 10 Tunisair 30 44 11 Westair Aviation 30 10 12 TAAG Angola Airlines 28 31 13 South African Airways 20 (2025) 17 (2025) Star Alliance 14 Federal Air 17 7+ Solenta Aviation 15 Air Peace 16 20 16 Air Tanzania 15 36 17 Air Côte d'Ivoire 14 27 18 RwandAir 14 25 19 Air Mauritius 12 14 Vanilla Alliance 20 Afriqiyah Airways 8 20 21 Petroleum Air Services 8 8 22 AlMasria Universal Airlines 8 5 23 Libyan Airlines 7 22 Notes Based on Fiscal Year ending 7 Jul. Based on Fiscal Year ending 31 Mar. Includes figures for Mango. Includes figures for Air Sinai and EgyptAir Express. Includes figures for Royal Air Maroc Express. Based on Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun. Includes figures for Jambojet. Includes figures for Tunisair Express. 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 World's largest airlines List of largest airlines in Europe List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean List of largest airlines in North America List of largest airlines in Asia List of largest airlines in South America List of largest airlines in Oceania
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