- The data by IATA pointed out that the year witnessed a total of 26 accidents compared to 35 in 2020 and sub-Saharan Africa accounted for four. The region also accounted for three of the seven fatal accidents.
According to the International Air Transport Association’s Airline Safety Performance Report for 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa registered a slip in air safety last year as against an overall improvement in other regions. Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (12 former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia) were the only regions that recorded a rise in accident rates relative to the five-year average.
The data by IATA pointed out that the year witnessed a total of 26 accidents compared to 35 in 2020 and sub-Saharan Africa accounted for four. The region also accounted for three of the seven fatal accidents.
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IATA’s director General Willie Walsh said that while calculating the accidents, the sharp fall in flight numbers last year compared with the five-year average magnified the impact of each accident. Despite numerous operational challenges in 2021, the industry performance improved in several key safety parameters though it is far behind global levels of safety performance. IATA said that to improve safety Africa should implement on priority the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s safety-related standards and recommended practices (Sarps). Only 28 African countries had achieved over 60 percent of Sarps at the end of 2021.The report expressed concern about the Turboprop operations because despite representing only 10.99 percent of total sectors flown, accidents involving this category of aircraft represented half of all accidents.
