Canadian Airlines Seeing More Flight Delays Than U.S. Carriers, Data Shows

Canadian airlines are experiencing higher flight delay rates compared to their international peers, reports Global News.

According to statistics from aviation data firm Cirium, about 50 per cent of Air Canada flights were on time in JUN and JUL, while 36 per cent of WestJet flights arrived within the 15 minute window of their scheduled arrival. In contrast, major U.S. airlines maintain on-time percentages in the high 60s to low 80s.

However, both Canadian carriers have improved from the travel chaos of last summer, between 93 per cent and 98 per cent of the two Canadian carriers’ planes reaching the gate within two hours of the scheduled time, respectively.

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