The Official Airline Guide (OAG) Punctuality League 2023 report, which presents annual flight data, has recognised King Shaka and Cape Town International Airports for the year ending December 31, 2022.
In the On-Time Performance (OTP) category of the Top 20 airports worldwide, King Shaka International Airport took fifth place, with 89,73% of flights operating on time. Cape Town International Airport was ranked 16th, with an OTP of 87,02%.
In the Top 10 airports by region, King Shaka had the best OTP across the Middle East and Africa and Cape Town followed in second place.
Mpumi Mpofu, CEO of Acsa, which owns and operates the two airports, said: “A remarkable achievement from our two Acsa airports, undoubtedly setting us to reach even greater heights in 2023. On-Time Performance is the key airport performance indicator, and this demonstrates how we strive to deliver on seamless end-to-end value chain.”