US airlines scrap hundreds of Christmas Day flights due to Omicron

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WASHINGTON - US airlines cancelled more than 900 flights on Saturday , the second straight day of massive cancellations as surging Covid-19 infections have sidelined some pilots and other crew member

s, upending plans for tens of thousands of holiday travellers over the Christmas weekend.

United Airlines cancelled 230 flights, a company spokesperson said."The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," spokesperson Maddie King said. "Our operation has been running smoothly, and unfortunately a number of Covid-related sick calls led us to make the difficult decision to pre-cancel some flights scheduled for today," a spokesperson for American Airlines said.

 

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