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✈️ How much did your last plane ticket cost? Plane tickets in Africa are around 45% more expensive than equivalent trips elsewhere, and it's often cheaper to fly out of the continent and back in. What's going on?

Prices are around 45% more expensive than equivalent trips elsewhere, and it's often cheaper to fly out of the continent and back in.

We look at the reasons Africans are paying higher fares for both internal and international flights, the impact this is having on business and tourism, plus the wider impact on the African economy.

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About the same amount of increase to fly from Europe to Southeast Asia as well.

Lets name and shame those airlines although GodwinIEmefiele MBuhari has not given qatarairways their funds hope he does this before he leaves office. So Qatar can reduce their airfare to the continent and Nigeria specifically 😉

BritishAirways qatarairways VirginAtlantic lufthansa they are talking about you

The average amount of passenger’s paid taxes and fees applied to air ticket is twice more expensive in Africa than in Europe or Middle East. Taxes need to be reduced .

It's called racism probably.

Alot of factors are responsible, the cost of maintenance of airplanes, the personel required are airlifted from abroad, exchange rate equivalent, cost of living and the standard of economies in Africa. Infact, most countries are yet to have national carriers for local flights.

When you don't have good leaders, that's the result you get from outsiders. African leaders plans are all about money. No plans for future.

tosinolaseinde

There are so few reliable options that airlines within the continent can charge us whatever they want because they know we have no where else to go. It's rancid

Africans have been suffering this injustice for years....how do we resolve it....

Look at flights to Jamaica , its cheaper to fly to Australia! Too many airline monopolies , too much institutional racism and exploitation!

Sierra Leone 🤔

This is killing tourism in Africa , my recent flight was 40% taxes.

promotions from outside companies

sema mnasukama sana 😢 mtuachie afrika yetu

$300 Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 has the expensive ticket 🎟️ in Africa ebklegacy POTUS

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