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Travel
By Nathan Hoad

Chart of the day: What are the chances your plane will leave on time?

Anybody that flies regularly knows the pain of a delayed or cancelled flight.

The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics tracks the reliability of major domestic airlines with routes that average 8,000 or more passengers per month.

A flight is considered on time if it departs no later than 15 minutes after it's scheduled to depart.

Tigerair Australia takes the crown for the least reliable airline overall — 20 per cent of all Tiger flights are delayed or cancelled.

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