The industry has been struggling in recent weeks due to a high number of employees calling off sick with COVID-19 or being forced to isolate after getting in close contact with someone with the virus.
The industry has been struggling in recent weeks due to a high number of employees calling off sick with COVID-19 or getting in close contact with someone who has the virus.
Alaska's move comes just after JetBlue Airways made a similar decision to cut about 1,300 flights through mid-January.
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