An aviation analytics company, Cirium has ranked Kenya Airways (KQ) as Africa’s second most efficient airline and 10th in the Middle East & Africa region.

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.

South Africa’s Safair took the 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.

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