NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – Kenya Airways (KQ) has been ranked as Africa’s second most efficient airline by Cirium, an aviation analytics company.
According to the latest On-Time Performance Review report, the airline attained a 71.86 percent on-time arrival rate out of 41,905 completed flights in 2023.
KQ was overall ranked 10th in the Middle East & Africa region.
South Africa’s Safair took top spot in Africa while Oman Air was the overall winner in the Middle East & Africa region.
An on-time flight is defined as a flight that arrives within 15 minutes of the scheduled gate arrival. For an airport, it is defined as departing within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure.
Cirium On-Time Performance program monitors global airline operational performance using information, derived from an extensive array of sources including airlines, airports, and civil aviation authorities, offers a neutral, third-party perspective. The program studies over 30 million flights a year.