KQ overtakes Ethiopian Airlines as Africa's best in keeping time

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A Kenya Airways plane at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. FILE PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

Kenya Airways (KQ) has emerged the most punctual African flag carrier, having made timely arrivals for over 70 percent of its flights in 2023, beating Ethiopian Airlines, which has been leading for years.

On-time performance (OTP) analysis by aviation analytics firm Cirium reveals that of the 41,905 flights KQ made in 2023, the carrier made timely arrivals in more than 30,000, giving it a performance rate of 71.86 percent.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.