Nigeria’s scheduled air capability is about to say no for the second consecutive quarter in This fall 2025, based on the IATA Quarterly Air Transport Chartbook Q3 2025.
The projection locations Nigeria among the many few African markets anticipated to expertise a double-digit contraction in seat capability for the interval.
In distinction, different main African markets equivalent to Egypt and South Africa are projected to develop seat capability by 8.6% and 11.8% year-on-year, respectively.
Tanzania is predicted to guide the continent in seat capability progress with a sturdy 21% enhance.
The most recent chartbook confirms that Nigeria’s scheduled capability is about to fall for the second quarter in a row, persevering with the development noticed in Q3 2025.
“Schedules for the following quarter are consistent with what was deliberate for Q3 (Chart 32). For This fall 2025, Tanzania is projected to guide seat capability progress, with a sturdy 21% YoY enhance. The largest markets in Africa, Egypt and South Africa, are anticipated to develop by 8.6% YoY and 11.8% YoY, respectively.
“Scheduled capability in Nigeria appears set to lower by double digits for the second consecutive quarter, whereas Algeria may see progress of 11.8% YoY. Tunisia and Ghana are additionally more likely to develop in This fall 2025, following a relative stability in Q3,” the report learn partially.
The information for Q3 2025, based on the IATA Quarterly Air Transport Chartbook Q3 2025, confirmed that international passenger site visitors rose 4.1% year-on-year (YoY).
Worldwide flights elevated 5.8% YoY, with premium cabins up 4.9% and financial system cabins 5.9%, whereas home site visitors grew 1.3% YoY, accounting for 12% of the worldwide enhance. Total, accessible seats rose barely quicker at 4.2% YoY, resulting in a modest decline in common occupancy.
Center Jap carriers noticed 7.2% YoY site visitors progress, with seats up 6.8%, and worldwide journey expanded 7.1% YoY, supported by a 9.0% rise in premium cabins.
Latin American and Caribbean airways grew 6.7% YoY, with capability up 6.2%, and planes have been barely fuller, pushed by worldwide and premium journey. North America posted the weakest progress, with site visitors up simply 0.6% YoY; home flights fell 0.5%, worldwide site visitors rose 2.2%, and planes have been barely emptier, with seat capability projected to develop marginally in This fall.
African airways posted 7.2% YoY progress in whole passenger site visitors, with seats up 6.4% and planes typically fuller than in earlier quarters. Worldwide site visitors rose 6.1% YoY, with financial system cabins up 6.2% and premium cabins 3.4%. Passenger flows on Africa–Asia routes elevated 10.4%, whereas Africa–Center East grew 14.3%.
Cargo site visitors in Africa additionally grew considerably, with worldwide demand up 12.5% YoY, accessible capability up 6.6%, and planes carrying a bigger share of their cargo. Africa–Asia and Africa–Center East routes recorded the strongest efficiency, whereas the Africa–Europe hall noticed a decline.
