Guinea's aviation enters new era
Last month, the foundation stone was laid for the expansion of the airport of Conakry (CKY), the capital of Guinea. The official ceremony was made possible by a 25 year concession which was awarded, in February this year, to the Société de gestion de l'aéroport de Gbessia (Sogeac), in which Guinea (34%), Africa50 (33%) and the Parisian airport operator Groupe ADP (33%) each hold a share.
The first project phase will cost EUR 120 million, which will be invested, among others, into a modern freight terminal that is intended to quadruple the capacity of the existing 2,000 sqm facility.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts forecast that Africa’s air cargo volumes would increase two-fold by 2031. According to Iata, the airlines of this continent, home to 17% of the world’s population, currently account for only 1.8% of global air cargo traffic. (ah)