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| Above, a United Airlines Dreamliner at LAX. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It's a good thing that I decided to spend Christmas at home (with dinner tonight at friend's up the hill) and not travel, especially by air.
Several airlines have cancelled flights due to the omicron variant and, in some cases, weather. Knowing my luck in flying in recent years, I probably would be one of those stranded somewhere.
According to the Citrus County Chronicle:
NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines canceled hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines together canceled more than 600 flights on Friday and Saturday. As of early evening Friday, Delta canceled had 149 flights on Friday and 188 for Christmas Day, according to FlightAware. (Other factors, such as weather, are also causing cancellations.) United called off 189 flights on Friday, about 10% of its schedule, and 140 on Saturday. Planned cancellations continued into Sunday.
To read more, go here.
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