Canada's two biggest airlines ranked the worst and second-worst in punctuality among the 10 biggest in Canada and the U-S.
Aviation analytics company Cirium looked at on-time performance for the year up to mid-December, with on-time arrivals meaning within 15 minutes of the schedule.
Cirium says Air Canada was on time for 55 per cent of its roughly 143-thousand flights, while WestJet Airlines managed on-time arrivals for nearly 61 per cent of its 89-thousand flights.
Delta Air Lines of the U-S was ranked tops for punctuality, with on-time arrivals for 84 per cent of its 960-thousand flights.
The data doesn't include this past week's travel chaos sparked by winter storms.
| Ranking | Airline | OTP Rate | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 84.1% | 959,987 |
| 2 | Alaska Airlines | 81.42% | 231,248 |
| 3 | United Airlines | 81.26% | 749,725 |
| 4 | American Airlines | 78.77% | 1,025,075 |
| 5 | Southwest Airlines | 74.68% | 1,272,778 |
| 6 | Frontier Airlines | 68.99% | 161,982 |
| 7 | JetBlue Airways | 67.13% | 327,055 |
| 8 | Allegiant Air | 66.49% | 110,703 |
| 9 | WestJet | 60.66% | 89,443 |
| 10 | Air Canada | 55.56% | 143,141 |
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