The International Air Transport Association says the continent's aviation sector is unlikely to recover to pre-Covid-19 levels for another two years.
IATA says that vaccination should not become a mandatory requirement for air travel, owing to Africa’s slow vaccine rollout.
IATA’s vice-president for Africa and the Middle East, Kamil Al-Awadhi, says passenger numbers are unlikely to pick up any time soon.
IATA is now asking African governments to adopt a single digital platform for verifying coronavirus tests and vaccine certifications, as part of efforts to standardise ways to keep track of the health of passengers.