American Airlines is a well-known carrier around the world. As the airline has charted its expansion over the last few years, the carrier has tried plenty of interesting routes in the past. One absence from the carrier’s global route network is Sub-Saharan Africa. So, why doesn’t American fly to Sub-Saharan Africa? Pin American Airlines currently has no flights scheduled to Sub-Saharan Africa. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying A look at Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is a massive region that stretches from Mali, Nigher, Nigeria, Chad, and South Sudan down to Madagascar and South Africa. The region is expansive, and over a billion people are living in the region.
There is plenty of diversity in the region. This includes the hustle and bustle of major cities like Lagos and Johannesburg, the safaris of Tanzania, the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, and much more. A sampling of major airports in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rendering created at Great Circle Mapper The region is home to many airlines and is a growing air traffic market. This includes Nigeria’s Air Peace, Kenya’s Kenya Airways, Ethiopia’s Ethiopian Airlines, and Angola’s TAAG Angola Airlines, among others. The existing US to Sub-Saharan Africa flights
Delta Air Lines once planned massive African expansion to several countries in the region. However, the airline scaled that back, but it is still the largest US carrier flying to and from Sub-Saharan Africa. Delta has historically been the largest US carrier flying to Africa. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying Delta flies to Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa. United Airlines has plans to fly to Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa from this year, depending on market conditions.
Ethiopian Airlines also has a massive international route network, with plenty of flights to the US. This includes mostly flights operating from Ethiopia to the US with a stop in Lomé in Togo.
United has tried before to make Sub-Saharan Africa work, but the carrier has not had the success that Delta has. United is hoping now that its 787s will make the US to Africa routes work. Ethiopian also flies mostly 787s from Lomé. Delta flies a mixed bag of planes planned to fly to Africa, including Airbus A330s, Airbus A350s, and Boeing 767s. Ethiopian Airlines is a massive force in Sub-Saharan Africa. Photo: Boeing Why American Airlines has not flown to Sub-Saharan Africa
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