We had Flightstats, a company that tracks on-time performance across major airlines, look at how

well Air Canada performs.

Sample
Size
(Flights)

On
Time
(< 15
min.)

ALL
LATE

Late
(15 - 29
min.)

Very
Late
(30 - 44
min.)

Cancelled
Excessive /Diverted
(> 44
min.)

AC

January 1
March 31
2013

57,203

62.78%

37.22%

16.33%

8.05%

12.66%

2.29%

AC

January 1December
31, 2012

232,670

60.89%

39.11%

17.63%

8.31%

13.02%

1.53%

We also wanted to see how the company stacks up on the popular Vancouver-Toronto and TorontoVancouver routes. Heres what we found out:
FLIGHTSTATS DATA HISTORICAL 2010-2012
YYZ to YVR Arrivals

AIR CANADA

Sample
Size
(Flights)
AC
AC
AC

2012
2011
2010

On
Time
(< 15
min.)

ALL
LATE

Late
(15 - 29
min.)

Very
Late
(30 - 44
min.)

Cancelled
Excessive /Diverted
(> 44
min.)

5,302
5,120
4,666

55%
50%
71%

45%
50%
29%

21%
24%
18%

9%
12%
6%

14%
13%
5%

1%
1%
-

2,381
2,350
2,169

70%
67%
77%

30%
33%
23%

14%
19%
13%

7%
7%
4%

8%
6%
5%

1%
1%
1%

WESTJET
WS
WS
WS

2012
2011
2010

FLIGHTSTATS DATA - 2012

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
BOTH ROUTES

YYZ to YVR - Arrivals

Sample
Size
(Flights)
AC
WS

Air Canada
Westjet

On
Time
(< 15
min.)

ALL
LATE

Late
(15 - 29
min.)

Very
Late
(30 - 44
min.)

Cancelled
Excessive /Diverted
(> 44
min.)

5,302
2,381

55%
70%

45%
30%

21%
14%

9%
7%

14%
8%

1%
1%

5,276
2,380

55%
76%

45%
24%

24%
14%

9%
4%

11%
5%

1%
1%

YVR to YYZ - Arrivals

AC
WS

Air Canada
Westjet

YYZ to YVR - Departures

Sample
Size
(Flights)
AC
WS

Air Canada
Westjet

On
Time
(< 15
min.)

ALL
LATE

Late
(15 - 29
min.)

Very
Late
(30 - 44
min.)

Cancelled
Excessive /Diverted
(> 44
min.)

5,303
2,380

69%
78%

31%
22%

15
12

6
4

9
5

1
1

5,276
2,382

71%
83%

29%
17%

14
8

6
3

8
5

1
1

YVR to YYZ - Departures

AC
WS

Air Canada
Westjet