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KQ ranked Africa's second most efficient airline

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Kenya Airways flight taking off at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya Airways (KQ) has been ranked as Africa's second most efficient airline in a global on-time performance review of airlines and airports.

According to the latest report on On-Time Performance Review by aviation analytics company Cirium, KQ attained a 71.9 percent on-time arrival rate in the year 2023.
The national carrier completed 41,905 flights last year, placing it as Africa's second-best.

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