Finalists for the top "on time: airlines revealed

FlightStats, the global flight data services business for the travel industry has released the list of the top ten finalists for the 6th annual Airline On-Time Performance Service Awards.

The category for the Middle East and Africa has the following airlines on the shortlist.
· EgyptAir
· Emirates
· Ethiopian Airlines
· Flydubai
· Kenya Airways
· Pegasus
· Qatar Airways
· Royal Jordanian
· Saudia
· Turkish Airlines
Saudi has also been shortlisted for the top global airlines section.
For a carrier to be included it must rank in the top 150 worldwide in terms of capacity (Available Seat Miles) and
data tracking coverage must exceed 90%, meaning that FlightStats has scheduled and actual gate arrival times on at least 90% of the scheduled flights for most categories. For the Middle East/ Africa regions, a 70% coverage threshold was used.
The results will be announced next week