Why are flights to Africa more expensive?

The issue then is that you don't get the economies of scale and efficiencies of jets, which does mean higher prices, he said. For David Frost, the CEO of the Satsa, the inbound tourism association for Southern Africa, inadequate airline competition in Africa directly affects ticket pricing.



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