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Global airline carriers scrap more than 2,000 flights

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Delta Air Lines planes can be seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. This is December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

(Reuters) – Global airline companies have canceled over 2,000 flights on Friday so far, FlightAware reported. This is a sign of the impact COVID-19 has had on holiday travel.

Website showed that 2,028 worldwide flights were cancelled at 8:20 AM Eastern Time (13320 GMT).

FlightAware stated that 448 cancellations had occurred within the United States, either into or out, as of Friday.

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines (NYSE 🙂 announced on Thursday they both had cancelled dozens of Christmas Eve flights as the Omicron coronavirus was affecting their flight crews.

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