DALLAS — Air Canada (AC) has announced a strong operational performance for the year-end holiday travel period, with nearly 2.6 million customers transported safely.
The airline achieved some of its best operational results in a decade, including completing 98 percent of scheduled flights and achieving an on-time performance of 70 percent.
Operational Results
During the peak travel period between December 18, 2023, and January 6, 2024, AC experienced several operational highlights:
- Approximately 2.6 million customers flew on Air Canada, which is about a 10 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022.
- The on-time performance (OTP), measured by the industry standard of arrival within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, was 70 percent. This is a significant improvement from 40 percent in 2022 and higher than the pre-pandemic holiday period in 2019 when OTP was 54…
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