South African Airways is the most punctual airline in the world, according to a new report.
FlightStats, Inc., an independent provider of global flight and airport information services, revealed that South African Airways took the top spot in its airline survey with 92.26% of flights arriving on time during March.
SAA was one of the only two major international carriers that delivered over 90% of their flights on time (or within 15 minutes of the scheduled time) in the month, only narrowly beating Gulf Air which delivered 92.11% of its flights on time.
EasyJet was the only UK carrier to feature in the top 10, coming in eighth place with 87.65% of flights on time.
Major international airlines on average delivered 78.76% of their flights to the arrival gate within 15 minutes of schedule in March, up slightly from February’s 77.64%. Cancellations for the group in March were 1.35%, down from 1.57% in February.
