FAA warns that weather, holiday traffic and COVID-19 'are likely to result in some travel delays in the coming days.'
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has been hit particularly hard this week -- holding the No. 1 spot for the most cancellations in the world for three days in a row. Denver International took its place on Friday morning, topping the list with more than 250 cancellations.A family works through check-in at Alaska Airlines ticketing after dozens of flights were listed as cancelled or delayed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Dec. 27, 2021.
"We expect the number of COVID cases in the northeast -- where most of our crewmembers are based -- to continue to surge for the next week or two," the airline said in a statement."This means there is a high likelihood of additional cancellations until case counts start to come down." Delta Air Lines is already planning to cancel 200 to 300 daily flights for the upcoming weekend, citing"increasing winter weather and the omicron variant."
Thousands of travelers who have had to call the airlines to change their flights have been met with long wait times.Delta and JetBlue are quoting hold times of one hour and 35 minutes and two hours and 16 minutes, respectively.Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on Dec. 28, 2021, in Miami.
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