Africa is the only continent in which first and business class air travel is increasing, in contradiction to the worldwide trend of a decline in such luxury travel, caused by the credit crunch, reported Business Report in March.

This is a finding of the latest International Air Transportation Association (IATA) survey, which found that the drop in premium class passengers declined by 17 % in January, following a 13 % drop in December.   In Africa premium travel rose by 19 % in January.