Australian travellers face ongoing flight disruptions with cancellation charges climbing above long-term averages, in line with the most recent Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) information.
February 2025 information reveals the nationwide flight cancellation fee reached 2.6 per cent (or over 1,050 flight cancellations), exceeding the long-term common of two.2 per cent, whereas on-time efficiency for each arrivals (80.3 per cent) and departures (80.5 per cent) fell under historic benchmarks.
In response to this information, RACV is advising passengers to know their rights and put together contingency plans when travelling.
“These figures affirm what many travellers are experiencing—flight disruptions stay a major problem regardless of some enchancment over final 12 months,” stated RACV journey insurance coverage supervisor Judith Gamble.
“With one in 5 flights not arriving on time and cancellations trending upward, so understanding your journey insurance coverage coverage has by no means been extra vital.”
RACV’s ideas for travellers embody evaluating totally different journey insurance policy earlier than buying, studying the product disclosure doc fastidiously so as to perceive what’s and isn’t lined underneath every coverage and monitoring flight standing frequently earlier than departure.
For extra info on passenger rights or help with journey bookings, go to racv.com.au/travel.
