The new year is picking up where the last one left off: with more flight cancellations and delays, largely due to COVID-19 staffing issues.
"Well, this is my second attempt at getting back to Pennsylvania," said Ricky Veronick, one passenger left stuck in the airport by the delays.
"The flight was cancelled due to crew shortage," said Tom Peter, another stranded flyer."They got crews out due to COVID." Over 200 flights were canceled at LAX on New Year's Day. Hundreds of passengers were left stranded, scrambling for new flight accommodations, like Mike Castillo and his family. "We had to get our bags, and then we ran over here because we booked a flight out and we were trying to make 8:20," Castillo explained."But now we're booked on the 1 o'clock to Cancun direct."
Some major airlines are still citing staffing issues due to COVID-19, and in some cases the weather. It's a continuation from last week's travel nightmare, when thousands of flights were canceled Christmas weekend.
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