Air Canada, Pearson again rank No. 1 in delays worldwide; Montreal check-in freezes
Air Canada, Pearson again rank No. 1 in delays worldwide; Montreal check-in freezes
MONTREAL -
Air Canada and Toronto's Pearson airport again claimed the top spots for flight delays on Tuesday, marking at least four days in a row where the country's biggest airline has placed No. 1 of any large carrier worldwide.
Air Canada saw 65 per cent of its flights arrive late, while Jazz Aviation, which provides regional service for the Montreal-based carrier, and Air Canada Rouge took second and third place respectively, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Only one other airline, Virgin Australia, landed more than half of its planes later than scheduled.
Meanwhile Pearson, Air Canada's main hub, was the sole airport across the globe to see more than half of flight departures delayed.
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