Airports Company of South Africa CEO Mpumi Mpofu is delighted to announce that two local airports have raised the country’s flag.
Mpofu said King Shaka International and the Cape Town International Airport had been recognised in the Official Airline Guide (OAG) Punctuality League 2023 report.
The OAG report presented flight data for the period January 1 to December 31, 2022, and she said this is a remarkable achievement.
In the category of the Top 20 airports worldwide, King Shaka International Airport in Durban took the fifth spot, with an On-Time Performance (OTP) of 89.73%.
At the same time, the Mother City-based one was ranked 16th, with an OTP of 87.02% and Mpofu said OnTime Performance is a key performance indicator.
“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 the seamless end-to-end value chain,” said Mpumi Mpofu, ACSA’s CEO.
Looking at the Top 10 airports by region, King Shaka International Airport is ranked the highest OTP across the Middle East and Africa, with 89.73% of flights operating on time.
Furthermore, Cape Town International Airport scooped the second spot with an OTP of 87.02%.
This report comes as BusinessTech Africa recently reported that Mpofu said the fact there were many failed airlines heading to the festive season led to ticket prices going up.
ACSA CEO Mpumi Mpofu said several failed airlines which operated in the country left a void in the local market, with the remaining operating airlines struggling to meet local demand.
Mpofu talked about the liquidation of airlines such as Comair, SA Express, and Kulula, Mpofu and said that seat capacity from those airlines had not yet been restored, according to a report by EWN.
The CEO Mpofu added that this had also caused a spike in ticket prices as many travellers moved around the country for the summer holidays.
