South Africa: FlySafair named most on-time airline in the world for 2017!

South African low-cost carrier FlySafair has been named the most on-time airline in the world for 2017 by air travel intelligence company OAG. According to OAG, the airline achieved an annual overall on-time performance (OTP)* of 95.94%. FlySafair, second-placed Jazerra Airways from Kuwait and third-placed Air Baltic from Latvia are the only three airlines globally to achieve a 5-star rating. Out of the three top airlines for 2017, FlySafair is the only 5-star rated airline which is a low-cost carrier. Congratulations!

FlySafair:

• Annual overall on-time performance (OTP) - 95.94%
• Number of operations - 12366

OAG is the leading global provider of digital flight information. The  travel intelligence company provides digital information and applications to the world's airlines, airports, government agencies and travel-related service companies. The company has the world's largest network of air travel data, including the definitive schedules database of more than 900 airlines and over 4,000 airports, and the most extensive flight status information database in the market. 

*On-time is defined as arrivals that take place strictly less than 15 minutes after schedule.