PRESENTATION ON THE AIRLIFT
STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF YAMOUSSOUKRO DECISION FOR
THE TOURISM SUMMIT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Section 1 IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTIVITY
 Section 2
AIRLIFT STRATEGY ENHANCING
CONNECTIVITY
 Section 3
WHAT IS YAMOUSSOUKRO DECISION
AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
 Section 4
STATUS QUO
 Section 5
CHALLENGES/ISSUES
IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTIVITY
 Connectivity is increasingly important to the global
economy;
 Connectivity is important for the ability connect
people and to move goods quickly, reliably, and at a
reasonable price;
 Connectivity is key for tourism;
 Increased regional consultation and decision-making
for matters of air transport.
AIRLIFT STRATEGY ENHANCING
CONNECTIVITY
 Increasing contribution to accelerated economic
growth;
 Increase the mobility of the domestic market;
 Improve Safety and Security;
 Aviation Community well-being; and
 Environmental responsibility
AIRLIFT STRATEGY ENHANCING
CONNECTIVITY continue…….
 Improve relationship and partnership between
states, stakeholders, industry and government
moving towards shaping the air transport system as
well as expanding the low cost carrier concept
within South Africa;
 Increase useage of aviation facilities in the country
 Increased granting of 5th Freedom traffic rights;
 Establishment and strengthening of regional civil
aviation
WHAT IS YD AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
 Successor to the Yamoussoukro Declaration on a
New Air Transport Policy in Africa adopted in 1999;
 Adopted in 1999 and endorsed in 2000 as a Decision
of the Assembly of the African Union within the
context of the Treaty establishing the African
Economic Community(Abuja Treaty);
WHAT IS YD AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
 Focus on internal market liberalisation and fair
competition as a key development strategy while
also
addressing
safety,
security
and
environmental issues;
 Complete implementation initially was envisaged
within two(2) years and was subsequently, revised
to 2006; and
 To-date implementation target is yet to be attained
by most of the African States
STATUS QUO
Since the inception of the Airlift Strategy which
incorporated the mandate to implement key
elements of YD with willing States pending the
multilateral implementation, the Department of
Transport in 2010 reviewed bilateral air services
arrangements with the following countries in an
attempt to increase traffic frequencies :
● France
● United Kingdom ● India
● Japan
● New Zealand
● UAE
● Korea
● Australia
● Nigeria
● Brazil
● Netherlands
● Kenya
● Cameroon
● Senegal
CAPACITY INCREASES
The Department of Transport continued to implement
the Airlift Strategy and created capacity in air traffic
increases as follows:
S America:
2008 2009
2010
2011 2012 2013
Brazil
14
21
28
Europe:
France
14
UK
56
63
Netherlands
23
30
35
Luxembourg
7
Ukraine
7
CAPACITY INCREASES
AFRICA:
2008
Senegal
YD
Kenya
YD
Cameroon
YD
Nigeria
10
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
2009
YD
YD
YD
2010
YD
YD
YD
2011
10
YD
YD
2012
2013
CAPACITY INCREASES
AFRICA: 2008
Eritrea
Mozambique
Mali
DRC
Nigeria
Tanzania
Seychelles
2009
2010
2011
2012
YD
Seats
YD
9
13
2013
28
YD
CAPACITY INCREASES
ASIA:
2008
Japan
7
Korea
15
Australia
10
New Zealand 7
India
14
Pakistan
Singapore
China
Viet Nam
2009
2010
2011
2012 2013
15
14
21
21
28
7
17
14
7
CAPACITY INCREASE
ASIA:
Sri Lanka
Maldives
2008
Middle East:
UAE
42
2009
2010
2011
7
2012
7
54
63
2013
NEW POINTS OF ENTRY
With all the bilateral air services arrangements reviewed,
points of entry to/from South Africa were opened up except
for States within Europe due to the pending finalization of
South African position on matters related to Horizontal
Agreement and single designation.
Only 55% of the bilateral have been taken hence the principle
of use it or loose it.
FEARS AND CHALLENGES
 Poor connectivity;
 Reduced competitiveness and quality of services on
intra -African routes;
 High cost of air travel;
 Insignificant impact on socio-economic development
of majority of African populations.
CHALLENGES continue…
 Differences
strategies;
in
macro-economic
policies
and
 Different levels of development and deep concerns
of individual country/state interests;
 Fear of the unknown: lack of knowledge on the
actual/expected benefits and/or negative effects of
liberalisation;
CHALLENGES continue…….
 Market position / competitive advantage;
 The Executing Agency;
 Competition regulations;
 Dispute settlement mechanism;
 Appropriate policy on relations with third parties.
POSSIBLE BARRIERS
 Negative Experience
 Difficulty of seamless travel
 Safety and Security
 YD
 Unfavourable bilaterals
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