AIR Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) has said it is striving to improve its on-time performance (OTP) status so as to provide a value for money services.
The current OTP for the state-owned airline which flies the youngest fleet of three airplanes stands at 85 percent.
The ATCL Commercial and Business Development Director, Patrick Ndekana, told the `Daily News' that although the level was above average they strive for a better ratio.
“The goal is to provide value for money services and to attract more passengers,” Mr. Ndekana said in an interview. OTP is a measurement of the operational efficiency of a particular airline.
The high OTP suggests a better performance of the airline on punctuality.
The airline, currently flying to over ten domestic destinations and one regional route expects to increase its OTP to at least over 90 percent.
Some of the industrial analysts said the OTP may sometime being caused by airports than an airline firm due to limited infrastructures.
In other economies, airports are also measured in term of OTP—receiving and dispatching of flights.
OAG, the global leader in flight information, May report showed Japan led global performance benchmarks with strong performances from its biggest airports, Tokyo Haneda International Airport, five-star rating and 86.0 percent OTP and Osaka Kansai International Airport, three-star rating and 79.9 percent OTP.
OAG report further showed that Qantas Airways and Qatar Airways earning five stars, with OTPs of 85.7 percent and 85.5 percent, respectively.
While Emirates had an 80.9 percent OTP, Aer Lingus (82.0%) and Alaska Airlines (84.1%) earned four stars.
OAG handles more than 52 million records of flight status updates per year, processes 1.4 billion requests and continues to deliver in excess of 35 million dynamic flight status updates daily.
Nevertheless, with an improved fleet, ATCL is confident to regain its position as a serious competitor in the air transport market.
DailyNews
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