South Africa has renamed two cities, three towns and two airports in the Eastern Cape! [update]

update (25 February 2021): Pumza Fihlani from the BBC tells us how to say Gqeberha - the new Xhosa name for Port Elizabeth.

South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has officially announced a number of name changes for towns, cities and airports as well as spelling corrections and the official registration for existing geographical names in South Africa's Eastern Cape. The changes were published in a Government Gazette (Government Gazette Vol. 668 No. 44181) on 23 February. The Minister approved the new geographical names for the following towns, cities and airports:

• Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) > Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
• Port Elizabeth > Gqeberha
• Uitenhage > Kariega
• East London Airport (ELS) > King Phalo Airport
• King Williams Town > Qonce
• Berlin > Ntabozuko
• Maclear > Nqanqarhu

For the spelling corrections and the official registration for existing geographical names (villages, human settlements and a mountain), please see the Government Gazette (Government Gazette Vol. 668 No. 44181, 23 February 2021).

South Africa's most punctual domestic airlines in March 2020!

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has published the on-time performance results of domestic airlines’ flying out of OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) and Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth in March 2020.
On-Time Performance is measured by comparing the actual off-block time (when aircraft pushes back) against the airline schedule time for a departing flight. The measurement is done in accordance with the IATA (International Airlines Transport Association) universal standard benchmark with considers a 15 minute deviation from the scheduled time as an on-time departure.

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2020

• Airlink - 95.51% (February 94.85%)
• FlySafair - 94.44% (February 92.16%)
• British Airways Domestic - 90.97% (February 85.77%)
• South African Airways - 87.83% (February 85.98%)
• Kulula.com - 78.77% (February 74.06%)
• Mango - 68.37% (February 74.39%)
• CemAir - 66.67% (February 70.00%)
• SA Express - 59.93% (February 64.64%)

Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2020

• Airlink - 96.10% (February 94.90%)
• FlySafair - 96.03% (February 93.71%)
• British Airways Domestic - 94.19% (February 87.18%)
• South African Airways - 91.71% (February 86.18%)
• Kulula.com - 84.02% (February 82.16%)
• Mango - 76.21% (February 77.98%)
• SA Express - 75.00% (February 70.77%)
• CemAir - 63.64% (February 100.00%)

King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2020

• South African Airways - 100.00% (February 87.28%)
• FlySafair - 92.41% (February 91.54%)
• British Airways Domestic - 89.87% (February 87.18%)
• Airlink - 89.00% (February 96.50%)
• Kulula.com - 82.36% (February 80.07%)
• Mango - 76.67% (February 83.35%)
• SA Express - 16.67% (February 33.33%)
• CemAir - 00.00% (Febuary --.--%)

Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2020

• Airlink - 98.11% (February 94.89%)
• British Airways Domestic - 95.01% (February 89.81%)
• Flysafair - 94.78% (February 94.00%)
• Mango - 72.92% (February 81.03%)
• SA Express - 08.33% (February 25.00%)
• South African Airways - --.--% (February 84.91%) 

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South Africa's most punctual domestic airlines in February 2020!

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has published the on-time performance results of domestic airlines’ flying out of OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) and Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth in February 2020.
On-Time Performance is measured by comparing the actual off-block time (when aircraft pushes back) against the airline schedule time for a departing flight. The measurement is done in accordance with the IATA (International Airlines Transport Association) universal standard benchmark with considers a 15 minute deviation from the scheduled time as an on-time departure.

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2020

• Airlink - 94.85% (January 96.06%)
• FlySafair - 92.16% (January 95.45%)
• South African Airways - 85.98% (January 85.83%)
• British Airways Domestic - 85.77% (January 85.50%)
• Mango - 74.39% (January 76.93%)
• Kulula.com - 74.06% (January 77.04%)
• CemAir - 70.00% (January 82.00%)
• SA Express - 64.64% (January 63.24%)

Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2020

• CemAir - 100.00% (January 88.10%)
• Airlink - 94.90% (January 96.11%)
• FlySafair - 93.71% (January 95.70%)
• British Airways Domestic - 87.18% (January 84.52%)
• South African Airways - 86.18% (January 84.62%)
• Kulula.com - 82.16% (January 81.55%)
• Mango - 77.98% (January 82.85%)
• SA Express - 70.77% (January 68.00%)

King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2020

• Airlink - 96.50% (January 97.62%)
• FlySafair - 91.54% (January 93.64%)
• South African Airways - 87.28% (January 86.69%)
• British Airways Domestic - 87.18% (January 85.47%)
• Mango - 83.35% (January 82.74%%)
• Kulula.com - 80.07% (January 77.91%)
• SA Express - 33.33% (January 60.61%)

Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2020

• Airlink - 94.89% (January 95.95%)
• Flysafair - 94.00% (January 95.72%)
• British Airways Domestic - 89.81% (January 92.05%)
• South African Airways - 84.91% (January 81.90%)
• Mango - 81.03% (January 87.64%)
• SA Express - 25.00% (January 47.22%)

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