South Africa Airways named the 'most on time airline' in the world for the second year running

South Africa Airways has been declared the most on time airline for the second time according to figures from FlightStats.

A recent Airline and Airport On-time Performance Report showed that SAA, part of the Star Alliance airline network, topped the world airlines list with 93.33% of their flights delivered to the landing gate within 15 minutes of schedule.

"It is testament to our people that in such a challenging environment as this, SAA consistently tops the list of the most on-time airlines in the world, providing our customers with professionalism, reliability and award winning customer service," said SAA’s General Manager UK & Ireland, Gary Kershaw.