SubscribeAmid aviation’s evolving landscape, shaped by current disruptions in the Middle East, for African airports at least, there is an opportunity to capture shifting passenger flows. Geopolitical disruption in the Middle East, driven by the Iran-US conflict, has punched a significant hole in one of the world’s busiest aviation corridors. It found that, over the 12 months to 2025, major hubs in the Middle East and Turkiye accounted for 43% of traffic flows between Asia-Pacific and Europe. Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport ranked second, while Durban’s King Shaka International Airport came in fourth place. Cairo International Airport in Egypt, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius, Kigali International Airport in Rwanda, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia, and Ivato International Airport in Madagascar also featured in the Top 10.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2026 09:52 UTC