Connectivity & Aviation
How route openings, airline alliances, airport infrastructure and bilateral air service agreements shape the geography of African tourism mobility and determine which destinations win.
Namibia Air Is Being Built. The SADC Single Aviation Market That Would Give It Purpose Is Still Waiting for Political Will.
Namibia Air is targeted for launch between June and December 2026, requiring N$3 billion over five years. The old Air Namibia consumed more than N$11 billion in government bailouts before liquidation in 2021. A standalone flag carrier in a fragmented regional aviation market is not a connectivity strategy. It is a political statement with an airline attached.
Read the full analysis →Casablanca Is Building the Continent's New Gateway. Royal Air Maroc Has the Routes. East Africa Has a Tender.
Royal Air Maroc is adding 10 new routes in 2026. A $1.6 billion terminal is under construction at Casablanca Mohammed V. Morocco recorded 19.8 million visitor arrivals in 2025. On 7 June 2026, Casablanca launches the first direct Africa to US Pacific Coast flight. The Mobility Corridor connecting Europe and the Americas to Africa is shifting north.
Read the full analysis →Ethiopia Is Building the Continent's Gateway. Nairobi Has a Tender. The Corridor Index Is Already Shifting.
Ethiopia is constructing the Bishoftu International Airport at a projected cost of $5 billion, with a design capacity of 100 million passengers per year. This is not a domestic infrastructure project. It is a continental positioning strategy. When Bishoftu opens, Ethiopian Airlines will control the primary hub for intra-African and Africa-to-world aviation at a scale no other African carrier can match for at least a decade. Every tourism board, aviation authority and national carrier on the continent needs to understand what this means for their own positioning.
Read Full Analysis →More Connectivity & Aviation analysis publishing every Monday. The Corridor tracks how routes, hubs and agreements shape African tourism geography.