The new date is Jan 1, 2022.
The United States saw a new peak this holiday season when 2,408 flights were canceled on Saturday, as poor weather conditions and staff shortages caused thousands to be stranded on New Year's Day.
A passenger wearing a respiratory mask is speaking on her phone at the departures board. Several countries have urged their citizens to avoid travel to China, while China has advised its citizens to delay trips abroad. The photo was taken by Tiziana FABI.
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Over the past day, there were nearly 800 canceled flights, which is the highest number of canceled flights in a single day since New Year's Eve of 2011.
Southwest canceled more flights on Saturday than any other airline in the US, and the airline blamed the winter storm for it.
The airline delayed 167 flights on New Year's Day.
Midway international airport in Chicago has been hit the hardest with over 1,000 flights being canceled as a winter storm warning remains in effect in the midwest.
According to Forbes, the FAA expects flight delays throughout the weekend due to Covid-19-related staffing shortages.
Delta Airlines projected 200-300 daily cancellation for the weekend due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus and the weather, which has caused the airline to cancel 122 flights on Friday and 185 on Saturday.
Over 4,100. There have been a lot of flights canceled on January 1.
Surprising fact.
The total traveler throughput on New Year's Eve was 1.6 million, down from 2.3 million in 2020.
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The spike in Omicron cases has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation, according to United Airlines. The airline has axed more than 200 flights on Saturday.
The New York Times reported that over 585,000 new cases of omicron variant were reported on December 30th, a new record-high. The Centers for Disease Control lowered its recommendedQuarantine time for those that test positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to 5 days, with airlines requesting the change from the CDC days prior for fear of significant disruptions to our workforce and operations. The shift was implemented to bring employees back sooner and keep society running smoothly, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's chief medical advisor.
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