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Ethiopian Airlines remains Africa’s largest carrier with 2.1M seats in September 2026
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Ethiopian Airlines maintained its position as Africa's largest carrier in September 2026, operating 2.1 million seats as total continental capacity grew by 9.4%.
- Total scheduled airline capacity across Africa reached 25.8 million seats in September 2026, marking a 9.4% year-on-year increase.
- Ethiopian Airlines operated 2,087,386 seats in September 2026, representing a 10.0% increase from September 2025.
- Safair ranked second in Africa with 1,076,166 seats, followed by Egyptair in third with 890,773 seats.
- Royal Air Maroc and Air Algerie recorded growth rates of 19.2% and 13.3% respectively.
- Addis Ababa Bole International Airport handled 1.19 million seats with 6.5% growth, remaining Africa's second-busiest airport behind Cairo International Airport.
- Ethiopia's total national capacity market reached 1,406,600 seats in September 2026, a 6.3% annual increase.
- Egypt leads continental market capacity with 3.1 million seats, followed by South Africa with 2.43 million seats.
- International capacity across Africa grew by 8.9% to 20 million seats, while domestic capacity rose 11.6% to 5.72 million seats.
- Mainline carriers retained approximately 80% of the total market share across Africa.
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