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The Minister of Transport, Ms Dipuo Peters, congratulates the Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) for having ranked amongst the ten most punctual airports in the world.

The list was revealed by the OAG Aviation Worldwide, a UK-based agency which monitors on-time- performance (OTP) amongst airlines and airports globally.

The OR Tambo International Airport achieved eighth (8th) place in the large airports category, the Cape Town International Airport is ranked sixth (6th) in the medium airports category while the King Shaka International Airport is ranked tenth (10th) in the small airports category.

OAG Aviation Worldwide, tracks a minimum of 80% of the flights that operate at an airport for it to be included in the Punctuality League. According to the League, the top 20 airports in the large airport category ensured that 83.9% arriving and departing flights operated under fifteen minutes (15) of their scheduled arrival and departure times last year.

Minister Peters said that ACSA’s achievement follows its continuous growth in its aeronautical income derived from regulated tariffs as well as for its non-aeronautical revenue.

“ACSA’s achievement, amongst others, is attributed to its world class state of the art Airport Management Centre (AMC) which is the nerve centre of the airports operations. The AMC facilitates a seamless coordination between airlines, baggage handlers, security staff, customer service staff, aircraft engineers and marshals,” said Minister Peters.

Minister Peters thanks the Management and all staff of ACSA, who worked tirelessly in the front line and behind the scenes to make sure that services and ACSA performance is recognised globally. The Minister further fortified ACSA to extend its globally recognised achievement to all ACSA operated airports in South Africa and globally.

Issued by Department of Transport