Over 2,000 Flights Canceled Sunday

Above, a United Airlines Dreamliner at LAX. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If this so-called pandemic continues throughout 2022, people may have to think twice before traveling by air during the holiday season.

The travel nightmare continues as over 2,000 flights were cancelled yesterday, a day where New Year's revelers were returning home.

According to WGNO (an ABC affiliate of New Orleans):

(NewsNation Now) — For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off – with lots of frustration over canceled or delayed flights.

By Sunday afternoon, a day when many travelers plan to return home from holiday trips, 2,322 U.S. flights and more than 3,926 worldwide had been canceled, according to tracking service FlightAware.

Southwest canceled more than 411 flights nationwide or 11% of its schedule Sunday. SkyWest canceled 494 flights. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines scrubbed more than 100 flights each, and United Airlines canceled 101.

Among international carriers, China Eastern scrubbed more than 464 flights or 23% of its total schedule and Air China canceled more than 150 flights, 14% of its schedule, according to FlightAware.

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