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 - with Kenyan Airways and Ethiopian going head to head with the Gulf carriers
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 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