The CEO of United Airlines said Monday the next two weeks will be the busiest the airline has seen since the Pandemic began, with no drop-off on domestic travel due to the new omicron variant.
Travelers arrive for flights at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, told Good Morning America that the number of customers that will travel on their flights over the next two weeks will be the highest so far.
Kirby said that the numbers are still lower than they were before the recession.
The company has not experienced an increase in domestic flight cancellation due to the omicron variant, according to the CEO.
He said that international travel has dropped off a lot in light of the new restrictions.
The holiday travel forecast released by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAA) predicts that 6.4 million people will travel by air between December 23 and January 2, a 184% increase over the same period in 2020, but down 12.6% from 2019.
More than 2 million people have passed through the security checkpoint since Thursday, double the number recorded in 2020, but still below the levels of 2019.
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109.5 million dollars. The total number of people who will travel over the holidays is predicted by the American Automobile Association to be 100.1 million. That is up by 33.9% over 2020, but still 8.2% lower than the 119.3 million people that traveled in 2019.
If you have a vaccine and are boosted, you should be fine if you travel for the holidays because you should wear your mask when you go into airports. We are going to see breakthrough infections.
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Some people have stopped holiday travel plans due to the omicron variant, even if it isn't a majority of travelers, according to a poll. A December 3-6 poll conducted by Ipsos found that 23% of respondents planned to cancel their travel plans in light of the variant, and a December 13 poll conducted by Morning Consult found that 68% of respondents do not plan to book any holiday travel.
The key background.
The omicron variant was first identified in the U.S. on December 1 and has since spread nationwide. The news that the new variant hasn't caused a lot of travel cancellation suggests that people aren't really changing their behavior in light of the new variant.
Americans are concerned about Omicron, but won't change their plans.
The U.S. Travelers are not worried about Omicron.
Millions of people plan to travel for Christmas and New Year.
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