African carriers have reported a 16% growth in passenger seat demand in September 2010 over the previous September. This is set against a 10.1% increase in capacity. As a result, Africa’s airline industry is experiencing growth now 7% higher than the pre-recession levels of early 2008. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced international traffic results for September. International passenger traffic had a 10.5% year-on-year increase, significantly stronger than the 6.5% rise recorded for August. International freight traffic recorded a 14.8% year-on-year increase, which is significantly weaker than the 19.0% rise recorded in August. The contrast between the performance
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