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 19 U.S. Carriers
Carrier On-Time Arrivals Within 15 Minutes
Third Quarter 2009
% Rank
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES 94.1 1
ALASKA AIRLINES 87.7 2
SKYWEST AIRLINES 85.2 3
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 84.2 4
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES 83.4 5
US AIRWAYS 83.3 6
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES 83.1 7
MESA AIRLINE 82.8 8
UNITED AIRLINES 82.5 9
FRONTIER 82.4 10
AIR CANADA 82.0 11
PINNACLE 81.5 12
AMERICAN EAGLE 80.7 13
JETBLUE AIRWAYS 79.3 14
DELTA AIRLINES 78.8 15
AMERICAN AIRLINES 78.5 16
NORTHWEST AIRLINES 78.4 17
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS 75.8 18
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST 70.0 19
COMAIR 70.0 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.