WASHINGTON: US airlines called off hundreds of flights for a third day in a row on Sunday as surging COVID-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant grounded crews and forced tens of thousands of Christmas weekend travelers to change their plans.
When that was not possible, it was coordinating with impacted customers on the next available flight, the spokesperson said.
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