It is nevertheless encouraging to see that both indicators have improved significantly, compared with their 2000 and 2010 levels. With regard to air freight, the increase was 25 per cent during the period 2000-2010 and 34 per cent during the period 2010-2015. For air travel, the progress was 113 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, during the periods 2000-2010 and 2010-2015. This is a clear indication that African least developed countries represent an important gap in air transport infrastructure that need to be bridged if they are to become more competitive and promote industrialization faster.