As travelers across the U.S. were surprised to find their flights canceled this week amidst the holiday season, cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and flu hospitalizations are on the rise.
More than 1,000 flights around the country were called off because crews were sick with COVID-19 – and recent storm fronts created additional chaos.
Flight tracker FlightAware showed that U.S. airlines canceled more than 4,000 flights, both domestic and international.
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United Airlines said it canceled 115 flights on Monday due to crews with coronavirus and Delta Air Lines was expected to nix more than 200 flights after scrapping more than 370 on Sunday.
Data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shows that the number of passengers screened climbed significantly from last year, but was still generally short of 2019 levels.
The agency has forecast that the Monday after New Year’s will be one of the busiest days of the season and new quarantine guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could aid airlines and travelers alike.
Shoppers, some wearing face masks to guard against COVID-19, pack Regent Street in London, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. In Britain, where the omicron variant has been dominant for days, government requirements have been largely voluntary and milder than those on the continent, but the Conservative government said it could impose new restrictions after Christmas.
(AP Photo/David Cliff)
On Monday, the CDC shortened the isolation restrictions for people who have the virus from 10 to five days. A call from airlines for the Biden administration to shorten the quarantine period had been disputed by the union for flight attendants.
In addition, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that the nation should seriously consider a vaccination mandate for…
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