In Senegal, the resumption of air traffic is confirmed, after the drastic drop linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is what emerges from the statistics published this week by the National Agency for Civil Aviation and Meteorology (Anacim). In the first quarter of this year 2023, passenger traffic exceeded the level of 2019.
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With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
More than 715,000 passengers were registered at Blaise-Diagne International Airport between January and March 2023. The figure more than doubled compared to the same period in 2021, which corresponded to the discovery of new variants of Covid-19.
The national company Air Senegal remains the one that transported the most passengers in the first quarter, despite a decline in the volume of passengers. It is followed by Air France, Royal Air Maroc and Brussels Airlines. The most significant increase is that of Ethiopian Airlines, ” which doubles its activity compared to the first quarter of 2022 “underlines the Anacim.
” Paris and Casablanca – in Morocco – remain the cities most connected to Dakar in both directions “, origin and destination. In the sub-region, it is with Abidjan that ” connectivity remains the most important “, further notes the Anacim.
Regarding freight, Air France is in the lead, ahead of Turkish Airlines and Air Senegal. The agency notes that freight-related traffic is ” three-quarters handled by non-African foreign companies » and encourages « efforts to increase the market shares of continental companies in this air transport activity.