Air Canada's On-Time Performance

At Air Canada, the punctuality of our flights is a top priority, and comes second only to ensuring the safety of our passengers and crew. For this reason, we work very hard to meet every scheduled departure and arrival time - always without compromising safety.

We're proud of Air Canada's record for reliability and feel our customers deserve to know how we measure up to others in the industry. Air Canada makes its on-time performance* readily available on a quarterly basis, and compares it to the performance of U.S. carriers**.

Air Canada's On-Time Performance Compared to U.S. Carriers
Carrier On-Time Arrivals Within 15 Minutes
Third Quarter 2008
% Rank
HAWAIIAN 90.1 1
PINNACLE 88.6 2
AIR CANADA 85.4 3
SOUTHWEST 85.4 4
FRONTIER 84.9 5
SKYWEST 84.8 6
NORTHWEST 84.4 7
ALASKA 81.9 8
US AIRWAYS 81.0 9
AIRTRAN 78.6 10
AMERICAN EAGLE 78.6 11
CONTINENTAL 77.0 12
DELTA 76.8 13
EXPRESSJET 75.9 14
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST 75.7 15
MESA 74.7 16
AMERICAN 73.6 17
UNITED 73.3 18
JETBLUE 69.3 19
COMAIR 68.9 20

* In accordance with industry standards, an 'on-time' arrival or departure is one that arrives at or departs from the designated gate no more than 15 minutes later than the scheduled time.
** U.S. airline statistics are compiled by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.