The aviation sector was one of the very first sectors negatively impacted by the pandemic, with travelling at a standstill, movement of people and goods were drastically limited. This forced air transport companies to reimagine themselves to generate growth. Now, that the pandemic is in the rear mirror and travel has resumed at pre-pandemic levels, this session will address the strategies adopted by actors in the sector to not only-weather the storm but resume its role as @a growth catalyst for other sectors. Panelists will also address the policy levers that support the growth of travel, tourism, and trade on the continent; strategies for Africa to grow its vital air connectivity sustainably and its contribution to the continent increasing its value in global value chains.