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State-owned national flag-carrier South African Airways (SAA) has been ranked as the number one African airline with regard to on-time performance (OTP), it reported on Tuesday. The ranking was done by Cirium, a travel data and analytics business.

According to the International Air Transport Association, OTP is defined as meaning that an airliner leaves within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure time and arrives within 15 minutes of its scheduled arrival time. African airlines were grouped together with Middle East airlines, and, when the Middle Eastern carriers were taken into account, SAA ranked fourth in the combined category.

SAA’s OTP was rated at 85.69%. “We are encouraged by this latest announcement about our performance,” said SAA Acting CEO Zuks Ramasia. “It is an endorsement and occasion to celebrate great achievement, especially when judged against our peers, globally. Customers always have a choice and those who elect to fly with us recognise that we are a dependable airline.”