Thousands of flights cancelled globally as omicron spreads its tentacles

Published on December 30, 2021 04:52 PM AEDT

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Highlights

As Christmas hit, thousands of flights have been cancelled globally.
Because of the sudden surge in the COVID-19 cases globally, inflicted by the new variant: Omicron, the aviation industry is facing a workforce shortage.
Various US and European airlines have issued apologies and said they are working at their best to bring the situation back to normal.

The aviation and the tourism industry were desperately waiting for Christmas as the industry was expected to pick up pace after a significant slowdown of almost two years. However, reality has chosen a different route. As Christmas hit, thousands of flights have been cancelled globally.

So, what is happening?

The chaos began the day before Christmas, as the news of flights being cancelled flashed everywhere. Ever since Friday, December 24th, thousands of flights have been cancelled globally.

Additionally, thousands of flights are running late because of air traffic. Traditionally the current time of the year is the busiest for the aviation industry and thus the chaos was a bit expected but something else hovered over the boat: its Omicron!

Because of the sudden surge in the COVID-19 cases globally, inflicted by the new variant: Omicron, the aviation industry is facing a workforce shortage. Many Crew members have been infected and thus, more flights are getting cancelled.

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Around 6,000 flights were cancelled the day before Christmas, on Christmas and the day after. Among the US airlines, SkyWest has had the highest number of cancellations due to bad weather and rise in COVID cases among the crew members.

Air travel has been slower because of the cancellation and delaying of flights. Various US and European airlines have issued apologies and said they are working at their best to bring the situation back to normal.

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