{"id":149683,"date":"2017-01-10T10:54:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T08:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=149683"},"modified":"2017-01-10T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T08:54:09","slug":"this-is-how-many-saa-flights-get-delayed-each-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/149683\/this-is-how-many-saa-flights-get-delayed-each-year\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how many SAA flights get delayed each year"},"content":{"rendered":"

FlightStats has published its annual report on the most on-time and delayed airlines in the world – showing just how South Africa’s national carrier compares<\/a><\/strong> to its global counterparts.<\/p>\n

According to the group’s data, among all major global airlines, South African Airways (SAA) has a fairly average track record when it comes to keeping on schedule, ranked as the 21st most punctual out of 45 major airlines covered.<\/p>\n

On mainline routes, SAA has an on-time arrival rate of 82.6%, meaning only 17.4% of flights experience delayed travel in 2016. On-time departures are slightly better at 86.3%.<\/p>\n

FlightStats started compiling its arrival and delay report in 2014 and has published it annually since, showing SAA’s track record over the past three years.<\/p>\n

In both 2014 and 2015, 13% of flights were delayed, making 2016 the worst year for SAA in the report.<\/p>\n

In 2016, SAA recorded\u00a053,578 flights<\/a><\/strong>, which means around 9,300 flights<\/strong> were late to arrive at their destination*.<\/p>\n

SAA attributes most delays to\u00a0fuelling issues, technical problems with aircraft, unfavourable weather conditions and congestion in air traffic.<\/p>\n

While SAA is ranked 21st overall, in its region of operation – the Middle East and Africa – it is ranked second only to Qatar airways, which had an on-time arrival rate of 86.3% in 2016.<\/p>\n

Globally, Copa Airlines in Panama had the highest on-time arrival rate across major airlines, hitting the scheduled arrival time 88.6% of the time.<\/p>\n

Overall, the Latin America region is the most punctual, with flights arriving on time 83% of the time – while the MEA region is the most delayed, with 74.4% of flights making it on time and over a quarter (25.6%) of flights are delayed.<\/p>\n

The most on-time major airlines in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nAirline<\/th>\nOn-time arrival rate<\/th>\nDelay rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCopa Airlines<\/td>\n88.6%<\/td>\n11.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nIberia Airlines<\/td>\n87.8%<\/td>\n12.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAlaska Airlines<\/td>\n87.5%<\/td>\n12.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJAL<\/td>\n87.3%<\/td>\n12.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDelta Airlines<\/td>\n86.7%<\/td>\n13.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nKLM<\/td>\n86.6%<\/td>\n13.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nQatar Airlines<\/td>\n86.3%<\/td>\n13.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nVirgin Australia<\/td>\n85.8%<\/td>\n14.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nAustrian Airlines<\/td>\n85.7%<\/td>\n14.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nSingapore Airlines<\/td>\n85.5%<\/td>\n14.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth African Airways<\/strong><\/td>\n82.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n17.4%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGlobal Average<\/em><\/td>\n80.3%<\/em><\/td>\n19.7%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

* SAA does not report differentiated data between SAA and Mango flights<\/em><\/p>\n

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Read:\u00a0Massive cut in airport fees from April 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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