AU seeks to improve air travel in Africa

Author:
Al Jazeera English
Publisher:
Al Jazeera English
Publication Date:
27 January 2018
Tags:
Africa, Ethiopia, Economy, Business and Finance, Transport and Shipping, Travel and Tourism

Air travel in Africa is notoriously difficult - it can be expensive, unsafe and often you are forced to fly the long way around. But the African Union (AU) wants to change that. Delegates meeting in Ethiopia are hoping the idea of a unified airspace across the entire continent will finally take flight.

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