Africa's air connectivity gap widens despite new routes: Embraer

Africa's connectivity gap widens, says Embraer

Embraer’s newly released Connecting Africa 2026 report shows that the continent’s intra-regional connectivity gap is widening rather than improving. Released at the AviaDev conference in Gaborone, the update builds on the 2025 edition and confirms that the number of unserved origin and destination pairs has risen to 55, 10 more than last year. As the report notes: “The findings confirm that Africa’s connectivity gap is not narrowing,” even thoug…

Africa's air connectivity gap widens despite new routes: Embraer

Africa’s aviation market continues to see strong passenger demand, but direct air connectivity across the continent remains limited, according to Embraer’s Africa Connectivity Report 2026. The report identifies 55 intra-African city pairs without direct scheduled flights in 2026, up from 45 in last year’s edition, indicating that the continent’s connectivity gap is widening despite the launch of new routes. In a press statement, Embraer says tha…