High flight ticket taxes and fees slowing air transport in Africa

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Graphic by Stanslaus Manthi | Compiled by Tim Odinga

Taxes and fees charged on African air tickets are higher than what airlines in other continents charge and are inhibiting air transport on the continent.

According to the African Airlines Association (Afraa), a leading trade association of airlines based in Ghana that researches aviation, the average amount paid in taxes and fees by passengers in Africa is more than twice what air travellers in other continents pay.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.