Single African Air Transport Market
| Year dem found am | 28 January 2018  |
|---|---|
| Short name | SAATM |
| Ein field of work | air transport |
| Parent organization or unit | African Union |
| Dema official website | https://au.int/en, https://au.int/fr |
| Main regulatory text | Yamoussoukro Decision |
| Operating area | Africa |
De Single African Air Transport Market be one of de project way de Africa Union dey wan create so say e go create a single market of air transport for Africa insyd. If dem complete am, de single market go allow significant freedom of air transport for Africa, wey e go dey advance AU dem Agenda 2063.[1]
Primarily, de goal of the SAATM be say dem dey wan implement de 1999 Yamoussoukro Decision. Meaning say all de participants agree say dem go komot market access restrictions give airlines, comot restrictions for ownership top, grant each other extended air traffic rights (first one be thru fifth freedoms, way no dey affect cabotage rights), den liberalize flight frequency den capacity limits. Both passenger den cargo aviation dey mong.[2] way e dey wan harmonize safety den security regulations for dey aviation sector insyd, based on ICAO dema requirements top.[3] Ebe de Africa Union, ein Regional Economic Communities, den de African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) wey dey watch over de project.[4][5]
Participation
[edit | edit source]Twenty-three member states of de African Union originally agree make dem join de SAATM as starting participants.[6] As of July 2022 na der be 34 countries wey dey participate:[7]
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Central African Republic
- DR Congo
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Mali
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Togo
- Zimbabwe
Evaluation
[edit | edit source]Some African government den airlines criticize de project, especially dem smaller airlines, as well as de Ugandan government, dem dey allege say de agreement go make de big airlines dominate de market, wey e go stifle competition.[8]
De African Development Bank, den some other analysts, predict say de SAATM go make flights cheaper, bunch passenger volumes den economic benefits.[3][9]
De International Air Transport Association commend de Africa Union say dem launch de single market, but warn dem say dem go do bunch work before dem go fit implement am effectively.[10]
Abdérahmane Berthé, secretary general give de African Airlines Association, say that de COVID-19 pandemic help make dem implement de SAATM.[11]
San see
[edit | edit source]- Africa portal
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- African Union Passport
- European Common Aviation Area
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "The Single African Air Transport Market is launched". UN Economic Commission for Africa. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Azinge, Craig (11 April 2018). "Liberalising aviation in Africa: overview of single air transport market". Lexology. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schlumberger, Charles E. (2010). Open Skies for Africa – Implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision (PDF). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank. ISBN 978-0-8213-8205-9.
- ↑ "The Single African Air Transport Market". NEPAD. January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "SAATM makes significant progress". ippmedia.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ Kazeem, Yomi (29 January 2018). "African countries have taken the first major step towards cheaper continental flights". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "IATA SAATM". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Bekele, Kaleyesus (30 January 2018). "Africans Still Divided on Single Air Transport Market". Aviation International News. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Smulian, Mark (11 April 2018). "Development bank prepares aviation plan for Africa". PublicFinance International. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "IATA Welcomes Single African Air Transport Market but Says Effective Implementation is Key" (Press release). International Air Transport Association. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Moores, Victoria (25 November 2020). "ANALYSIS: For Most African Carriers, Next Year Will Be Precarious". aviationweek.com. Aviation Week Network. Retrieved 10 December 2020.