Flight cancellations live updates – Covid Omicron spread sees more than 2,400 flights canceled today in the U.S.

THOUSANDS of flights around the country are being canceled daily, as the holidays wrap up and Covid-19 cases are on the rise. As of 4.40pm today, 2,476 flights have been canceled in the US, and 4,140 globally. Flight cancelations have been trending steadily since Christmas Eve, but they have reached a new peak this weekend. On New Years Day, there were 2,749 US flight cancelations and 6,968 delays, according to FlightAware. The recent spike in Covid-19 cases has put airline employees out of work, and the highly contagious Omicron variant has been deemed the root cause of flight cancelations. Despite… Read Full Article