In the U.S. alone there have been hundreds of canceled or delayed flights as travellers try to get home for Christmas.
In a statement sent to Newsweek, a United Airlines spokesperson said: The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation.
Delta said:"Delta teams have exhausted all options and resources—including rerouting and substitutions of aircraft and crews to cover scheduled flying—before canceling around 90 flights for Friday. We apologize to our customers for the delay in their holiday travel plans. Delta people are working hard to get them to where they need to be as quickly and as safely as possible on the next available flight.
As of the latest data from December 18, an estimated 73.2 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are of the Omicron variant. In total since the pandemic began the U.S. has logged 51.5 million COVID cases, and suffered 809,000 deaths.is likely to peak in mid-JanuaryAmid the surge in cases, the CDC continues to recommend wearing a mask in public indoor settings or high community transmission, regardless of vaccination status.
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