Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Monday amid the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus nationwide surge in Omicron variant cases. Around 3,259 flights were canceled in total globally yesterday, of which around 1,474 were in the United States, according to the flight-tracking website, FlightAware. Of the 1,474 flights, 136 were pulled by Delta airlines, 108 were scrapped from United,…
Thousands More Flights Canceled as COVID-19 Continues to Disrupt Holiday Travel
Weather, Not Omicron, Taking the Biggest Bite out of Canadian Airline Schedules
December 28, 2021
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CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…
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Oil Slips in US as COVID-19 Surge Halts Flights
LONDON—U.S. oil fell on Monday after airlines called off thousands of flights over the Christmas holidays amid surging COVID-19 cases, though Brent crude gained support from hopes that the Omicron variant will have a limited impact on global demand. More than 1,300 flights were canceled by U.S. airlines on Sunday as COVID-19 reduced the number…
Thousands of Flights Canceled Amid COVID-19 Omicron Surge
Airlines on Sunday have canceled more than 2,100 flights worldwide after U.S. air carriers canceled about 1,000 on Christmas Day. At least 2,162 cancelations were reported around the world, with 669 coming in the United States, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com on Sunday morning. Some 5,900 flights were also delayed. It comes after a total of…
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Hundreds of flights across the U.S. are canceled on Christmas Eve, shoppers are on the hunt to find last-minute gifts, and the victim of a fatal shooting in Los Angeles has been identified.
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US Airlines Warn 5G Wireless Could Cause Havoc With Flights
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Japan Retracts Ban on All New Incoming Flights After Criticisms
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida admitted on Thursday that the decision to stop taking reservations for inbound international flights caused public confusion and requested the transport ministry to consider people’s wishes to travel home. The transport ministry had on Wednesday issued a request to international airlines to stop taking new reservations for flights coming into…
Frustration at South African Airport as Foreigners Try to Fly Home
Travelers trying to leave South Africa expressed frustration Monday after other countries imposed flight bans because of the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Amid crowded scenes at Johannesburg airport, one holidaymaker from the United Kingdom described the overall situation as a “nightmare.” The detection of the omicron variant prompted many countries to…
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