A safety pattern can represent more than an operational concern. It can also indicate potential requirements for better safety analytics, predictive maintenance, runway and airport infrastructure improvements, crew and ground-handling training, safety management systems, occurrence reporting, aircraft health monitoring, risk assessment and other aviation technologies and services.
The UAE (particularly Dubai) emerges as the most dominant destination across all origins, signifying its centrality in East Africa–Middle East air traffic.
The average departure tax across the African cities is US$64, with a transfer tax averaging $34 and an arrival tax of US$12. While all 54 cities in the study impose a departure tax, only 31 cities levy a transfer tax, and a US$12 apply tax on arrival.
Central Africa remains one of the least connected in Africa for intra-regional flights, especially when compared to Eastern and Western Africa.
Data captured within and around the airports could prove to be of immense significance in transforming the retail and passenger experience once it has been turned into valuable insights.