SA/Chad sign air cargo agreement

South Africa has signed
a bilateral air services
agreement (BASA) with
Chad which includes one
passenger and one all-cargo
frequency per country.
The agreement was signed
in Pretoria last Friday by
the Minister of Transport,
Dipuo Peters, and Minister
of Civil Aviation and
National Meteorology of
Chad, Haoua Acyl Ahmat
Aghabach.
Peters noted that although
the agreement framework
was initially restricted –
not allowing for codeshare
agreements – it would “bring
opportunities that will grow
the aviation industry in both
countries”.
“It is expected that
Africa’s rapid population
growth will continue,
indicating a wide range of
opportunities available to
ensure the realisation of
aviation industry growth,”
she said.
Peters added that Africa
needed to consolidate
its own air transport
market and industry in
order to remain relevant.
“Therefore, the individual
African member states need
to support the regional
economic communities’
initiatives,” she said.