U.S. Flight Cancellations Hit New Holiday Peak—More Than 2,400 Scrapped On New Year’s Day

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U.S. Flight Cancellations Hit New Holiday Peak—More Than 2,400 Scrapped On New Year’s Day
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Poor weather conditions and omicron’s rapid spread have left thousands of passengers stranded at airports across the country.

on Saturday, a new peak this holiday season that is still rising as poor weather conditions and staff shortages due to the coronavirus’ omicron variant have left thousands stranded on New Year’s Day.... [+]

31, 2020 at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as a number of airlines halted or reduced flights to China as the country struggles to contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. - The Italian government said on January 30, 2020 it was suspending all flights between Italy and China, adding it was the first EU government to do so.

Southwest cancelled 13% of its flights on Saturday—471—a high among U.S. airlines and trailing only China Eastern for the most worldwide, with the airline citing the winter storm Frida toJetBlue delayed 167 flights, 16% of its total fleet for New Year’s Day. Chicago has been hit the hardest, with its two airports, Midway international and O’Hare International, recording over 1,000 cancellations combined as a winter stormOn Friday, the Federal Aviation administration

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