Originally Posted by
Symmetre
So let me get this straight.
Westjet achieves 78.4% OTP and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
AC - operating out of the same Canadian airports and subject to the same Canadian weather - is 59.4% OTP with a 5.8% cancellation rate.
So what's the excuse this time? It only snowed at Terminal 1?
It would interesting to look at a block time comparison between the 2 carriers. Does Westjet allow more time in their schedule for things like deicing? It would also be interesting to know what the OTP breakdown is by domestic versus transborder versus international. It seems that the AC Express schedule (not sure if that is included in the numbers) in Alberta is so tight that they invariably run behind if there is only a slight delay.