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 2019.
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 2019
- FlySafair - 94.37% (January 91.27%)
- Airlink - 91.51% (January 90.28%)
- South African Airways - 85.63% (January 81.58%)
- British Airways Domestic - 84.37% (January 80.65%)
- SA Express - 81.82% (January 87.78%)
- Kulula.com - 81.05% (January 78.56%)
- Mango - 80.88% (January 81.68%)
- CemAir - --.--% (January 73.45%)
Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2019
- FlySafair - 94.34% (January 95.39%)
- Airlink - 93.94% (January 93.85%)
- SA Express - 92.36% (January 97.17%)
- South African Airways - 88.07% (January 85.63%)
- British Airways Domestic - 87.09% (January 80.11%)
- Kulula.com - 86.84% (January 81.34%)
- Mango - 84.89% (January 84.87%)
- CemAir - --.--% (January 88.75%)
King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2019
- FlySafair - 95.83% (January 94.30%)
- South African Airways - 90.65% (January 80.87%)
- Airlink - 89.07% (January 93.18%)
- British Airways Domestic - 86.66% (January 79.97%)
- Mango - 84.96% (January 89.99%)
- Kulula.com - 83.77% (January 78.16%)
- SA Express - 68.89% (January 79.61%)
Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth - 15 Min on Time Performance February 2019
- FlySafair - 97.92% (January 95.32%)
- Mango - 94.68% (January 88.61%)
- Airlink - 93.18% (January 92.21%)
- British Airways Domestic - 87.74% (January 85.59%)
- South African Airways - 65.38% (January 74.14%)
- SA Express - 60.00% (January 74.04%)
- CemAir - --.--% (January 100.00%)
South African regional carrier Airlink has announced that its flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and St. Helena Airport (HLE) on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean will now perform an en-route technical fuel-stop at Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB) in Walvis Bay rather than at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, as from 07 April 2019. The flight schedule will remain the same; the flight departs from Johannesburg at 09:00 arriving on St Helena at 13:15 (local time). The return flight departs St Helena at 14:30 arriving in Johannesburg at 21:15 (local time). The service is operated by an Embraer 190 E-jet. The return flight from St Helena will normally operate non-stop.
Due to the flight duration and prevailing headwinds, an en-route technical fuel-stop is necessary. This refuelling stop currently takes place at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, which was initially chosen because of the possibility of connectivity.
With Walvis Bay located at 300ft above sea-level with cooler meteorological conditions compared to Windhoek at 5600ft above sea level, Airlink will benefit by accommodating an additional 11 customers between Johannesburg and St Helena . Currently the flight is restricted to 87 seats including 6 business class seats on departing from Windhoek due to high temperature and high airport elevation.
The Samora Machel Memorial Museum, located in the Peleng township in Lobatse (Botswana), is set to be inaugurated this year. According to Mozambique's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Silva Armando Dunduru, the construction is currently at 75%. The museum is being built on the former homestead of the Kgaboesele family, who gave Samora Machel accommodation during Mozambique's fight for liberation.
"This project has not only the meaning between the two countries, but it is regional. It is meant to recognise all nationalists that fought for the independence of the region." (Silva Armando Dunduru) src.
The Samora Machel Memorial Museum, which is financed by the government of Mozambique, is built to honour the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975, Samora Machel (1933 – 1986). Construction of the museum commenced in 2017.
