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Royal Jordanian Ranks as Middle East and Africa’s Second Most On-Time Airlines of 2022

Jan 08, 2023


According to the review, 86.76% of RJ departure and arrival flights were on time during 2022, earning it the following placement among the top five airlines in the region: Oman Air, Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways, Emirates and Qatar Airways. Full flight data from a broad range of airlines, RJ being one, over the course of 12 months was taken into consideration to produce the list of most on-time airlines, airports and low-cost carriers for 2022.

 

Cirium’s data is designed to provide industry stakeholders with an independent, third-party perspective, based on the widest and deepest pool of data collected and curated from multiple sources of real-time flight information. These include the airlines themselves, global distribution systems, positional data, civil aviation authorities, air navigation service providers, proprietary data partnerships.

 

The company’s on-time performance data, furthermore, is backed by a completely independent board of advisors, comprised of industry experts with an unbiased view of the aviation sector. The board’s oversight ensures accuracy and proper representation of all the information the company presents.

 

Cirium also noted that the past year saw a challenging operational environment throughout the world, particularly in Europe and North America, with many airlines and airports experiencing delays, disruptions, labor shortages, capacity issues, and resource difficulties. Despite this climate, many airlines and airports across the globe excelled.

 

On this occasion, RJ vice chairman and CEO Samer Majali expressed the airline’s pleasure at kickstarting 2023 by securing its place among the Middle East and Africa region’s top airlines, elaborating that this achievement reflects RJ’s commitment to presenting its passengers with punctual flights. He went on to affirm RJ’s dedication to maintaining this competitive advantage, meeting the expectations of the airline and its passengers while continuing to deliver the best air and ground services possible.

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