Africa Urged to Expand Aviation Industry

{{Despite an expanding global airline industry driven by investment and tourism, Africa’s contribution has been hampered by capacity and infrastructural expansion of its airports, aviation experts have said.}}

Citing the East African region, key decision makers from leading airlines, airports and tourism sector across Africa, noted during an aviation summit in Kampala that most airports in the region were still undergoing expansion.

“If you don’t sort out the traffic jams and very long parking, you will not get tourists,” Dr Titus Naikuni, the chief executive officer of Kenya Airways said while citing an example of Entebbe Airport on Monday.

Uganda’s State minister for Works Stephen Chebrot said, “Each process gives birth to a cost. Until we solve that problem and solve it soon, the cost will continue. It is good to develop routes. However, these positive arrangements must be matched with infrastructural expansion of our airports.”