Facts and figures

The region covered by
Aasa (combined SADC
and Indian Ocean) has
24 major airlines.
They operate a
combined fleet of 268
aircraft
They carried 25,5m
passengers last year,
which is predicted to
rise to over 26m in
2014, and to 30,3m
by 2018 (Source:
World Bank forecast).
Nine of these
airlines are currently
profitable, nine are
not profitable, and the
financial status of the
remaining six remains
undisclosed.
12 of the region’s
airlines are engaged in
turnaround strategies,
restructuring or are
busy launching their
operations ”