Challenges and Solutions to Air Transportation in Guinea: A Case Study on the Revival of the National Airline

In: Journal of Asian and African studies: JAAS, Band 54, Heft 6, S. 858-879

Abstract

After the dissolution of the first national airline in 2002, the Guinean government attempted to set up Guinea Airlines, but it was unsuccessful. This study aims to analyze the current state of air transport in Guinea and to conduct a diagnostic analysis for the revival of the national airline. The objective is to explore the causes of the failures of various attempts to revive the national company. The findings show that air transport has a positive spillover externality to economic long-run growth and the revival of Guinea Airlines could be a major asset to boost the country's economic growth.