Canada’s two biggest airlines at bottom of top 10 in North America for being on time [Video]

Canada’s second-biggest airline was the worst among North America’s 10 major carriers in getting passengers to their destinations on time in 2024, year-end aviation industry numbers show.

Calgary-based WestJet, which operates many or most of its flights out of Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, ran behind schedule on nearly 30 per cent of its 192,084 flights in 2024, according to data compiled by Cirium Aviation Analytics in its 2024 year-end On-time Performance Report.

In Cirium’s monthly and year-end rankings, a late flight is defined as one that arrives at its destination 15 minutes or more past its scheduled arrival time.

WestJet landed 70.99 per cent of its flights on time during the 12-month period to finish last among the top 10 carriers (see chart below).

While Cirium says it tracks monthly on-time performance numbers for some 20 airlines in Canada and the U.S., an official with the company told INsauga.com …