Kenya Airways plane at JKIA, Nairobi. The Strategic Partnership Framework signed between Kenya Airways and SAA was designed to focus on shared services. [File, Standard] Flying between Africa’s major cities remains a frustrating experience for millions of travellers. Despite being home to over a billion people across a landmass three times larger than Europe, the continent’s air transport network remains fragmented and inefficient. The statistics paint a stark picture of Africa’s aviation underperformance. While the continent represents approximately 17 per cent of the global population, its air transport accounts for less than 3 per cent of worldwide traffic. This disparity…