United, Delta and Alaska Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve flights as the rapidly spreading omicron variant affects employees and crew.
An estimated 109 million U.S. residents were expected to travel in planes, vehicles and other forms of transportation in December. Passengers walk through a terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Wednesday.
Lindsey Pipia Several airlines said Thursday that they have been forced to cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve flights as theUnited Airlines said it cut 112 flights from its Friday schedule as the omicron variant spread across the country and affected its workforce. "The nationwide spike in omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," the airline said in a statement.Delta Air Lines apologized, blaming the omicron variant and potentially severe weather in places like"Delta teams have exhausted all options and resources — including rerouting and substitutions of aircraft and crews to cover scheduled flying — before canceling," the airline said in a statement Thursday. Alaska Airlines canceled 17 flights Thursday after some employees reported possible exposure to Covid. Additional cancellations were possible Friday"during this dynamic situation," the airline said in a statement. An American Airlines spokesperson said no cancellations were planned. Other airlines did not immediately respond to inquiries about Friday's schedule. Although the holiday season brings more air travelers, Christmas Eve is usually one of the slower days of the stretch, according to the trade group
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