Half Year Report: South Africa’s Most Punctual Airlines

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) monitors the on-time performance of all domestic airlines flying in and out of South Africa’s 3 major airports, OR Tambo International in Johannesburg, King Shaka International Airport in Durban and Cape Town International. We just passed 2018’s halfway mark, believe it or not, which makes this the perfect time to check up on the on time performance of South Africa’s domestic airlines.

The on-time performance of a flight is measured by comparing the off-block time (the moment when the aircraft pushes back) against the precise time that the flight was scheduled to take off. The International Airlines Transport Association’s (IATA) universal standard benchmark is used to measure the on-time performance. The standard allows for a 15 minute deviation from the scheduled time of departure as an on-time departure. That means that if the aircraft pushes back within 15 minutes of the scheduled departure time, the flight will be judged as an on-time flight. The data we used for the calculations below was collected from 1 January to 31 July 2018.

OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg

1. FlySafair – 94.25%
2. South African Airways – 86.65%
3. Mango – 86.56%
4. SA Airlink – 85.54%
5. British Airways South Africa – 81.01%
6. Kulula – 79.46%
7. Cemair – 76.85%
8. SA Express – 64.75%

ACSA airport target 87%

Cape Town International Airport

1. FlySafair – 92.19%
2. South African Airways – 91.80%
3. Mango – 87.57%
4. SA Airlink – 87.48%
5. British Airways South Africa – 81.60%
6. Kulula – 80.67%
7. Cemair – 77.22%
8. SA Express – 58.19%

ACSA airport target 90%

King Shaka International Airport, Durban

1. FlySafair – 94.98%
2. Mango – 91.16%
3. SA Airlink – 90.91%
4. South African Airways – 89.85%
5. British Airways South Africa – 82.75%
6. Kulula – 80.38%
7. SA Express – 47.22%

ACSA airport target 91%

Overall

1. FlySafair – 94%
2. Mango – 88%
3. SA Airlink – 87.5%
4. British Airways Domestic – 82%
5. Kulula – 80%
6. Cemair – 77%
7. SA Express – 57%

Well done to FlySafair for being the most punctual airline for the first 7 months of 2018. With an on time performance percentage of 94%, the airline is still the most punctual domestic airline in South Africa!