AC has been named "one of the worst" airlines in the world in yet
another ranking of OTP.
"Almost a third of Air Canada’s flights reach their destination with a delay of at least 15 minutes, making the Canadian airline one of the worst performers in terms of punctuality." says a US website called
Claims Compass, which gave the airline a cringe-inducing 2 out of 10 rating in its ranking of on-time performance. For what it's worth, AC rouge ranked even lower still,
earning a stellar 1.6 out of 10 rating. Close to one-third of AC's flights were reported as delayed in 2018, with an average delay of 51 minutes. The average delay for rouge is a little higher, at 54 minutes.
By comparison, Westjet was rated
5.5 out of 10 with approx. 22 percent of its flights delayed, and an average delay of 46 minutes. Dead-last ranking went to Tunisair, with a 0.1 score.
Best performance rankings were awarded to overseas carriers including Ryanair, Qatar, KLM, ANA and Japan Airlines. Most of the US airlines seem to rank mid-pack.