Canberra flights more reliable in wake of airport's scrap with Qantas

The reliability of flights between Canberra and Sydney has improved significantly since the route topped the nation for cancellations last year, govt statistics reveal. In October last year, the Canberra to Sydney route had the worst cancellation rate in Australia, with 8.1% of flights between the cities canned. The federal govt’s domestic airline performance report for April showed this cancellation rate has since dropped 7 percentage points. The figures are good news for passengers in the wake of a public bust-up between Canberra Airport and Qantas. The airport had been publicly at loggerheads with Qantas for months prior, repeatedly speaking out against the high cancellation rates plaguing flights between Sydney and Canberra. <br/>