Blocked Airline Funds Risk Damaging African Connectivity

David Casey June 21, 2022
IATA session on African airline funds
Kamil Al-Awadhi, IATA vice president for Africa and the Middle East, speaks at the IATA Annual General Meeting.
Credit: David Casey/Aviation Week
DOHA, Qatar—An estimated $1 billion in international airline revenues is being blocked from repatriation by 12 countries across Africa, threatening the recovery of travel and tourism on the continent. Kamil Al-Awadhi, IATA VP for Africa and the Middle East, says five African countries account for...
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David Casey is Editor in Chief of Routes, the global route development community's trusted source for news and information.

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