Airlines Post High Completion Rates for March

March was a good month for Canadian airlines when it comes to flight completion stats. Numbers shared by Flair Airlines indicate strong completion rates across the board.

WestJet led the pack with 98.3 percent completion, followed closely by Flair at 98.2 percent. Porter Airlines squeaked in just behind at 98.1 percent and Air Canada brought up the rear at 97 percent.

On-time performance (OTP) rates weren’t quite as impressive, but were improved when compared with the bad weather month of February, when OTP hovered around 60 percent.

For March, Air Canada led at 75.6 percent followed by WestJet at 75.4 percent and Porter at 74.0 percent. Flair posted an OTP of 71.7 percent, although 90 percent of its flights arrived within 60 minutes of their scheduled time.

The strong figures are credited to mostly favourable weather conditions last month as well as, according to the Flair release, competitive pressure to improve and a commitment to accountability. 

“Well done to WestJet, Porter, and Air Canada. This month, all airlines delivered more for passengers — and that’s exactly the kind of pressure we like to create,” said Maciej Wilk, Interim CEO of Flair Airlines.

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