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More than 3,000 flights delayed or canceled Sunday;
John Bacon
Christal Hayes
USA TODAY
[I]More than 3,000 flights have already been delayed or canceled across the nation Sunday amid the latest, omicron-driven coronavirus surge sweeping the industry, the nation and the world.
More than 800 flights entering, leaving or flying within the United States were canceled and over 2,400 were delayed Sunday, according to the tracking website FlightAware. More than 4,000 flights were delayed or canceled Christmas Day as days of scheduling nightmares left holiday travelers scrambling for transportation.
Delta, United and JetBlue have blamed the omicron variant for staffing problems leading to flight cancellations in recent days. United spokesperson Maddie King said staffing shortages were still causing cancellations. It was unclear when normal operations would return.“This was unexpected,” she said of omicron’s impact on staffing.
Flight delays and cancellations have been a recurring theme this year as airlines have ramped up schedules. Thousands of workers were driven from the industry last year when air travel collapsed, and staffing has not kept up with the resurgence in demand for flights./I]
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