The map below is a screen shot earlier this week of 19,000 airlines flights en route. The commentary was about the new “hole” that appeared this week over Iran as well as the existing hold above Ukraine. The third hole in Asia are the Himalayas.
Someone then asked why Africa has so few flights. There are more flights on this map on top of Australia, a country of 26 million people vs. Sub-Saharan Africa, a region with over 40 countries and more than 1.2 billion people.
My simple reply… wealth inequality.