In the US, 2,590 international flights arriving and departing on Sunday were canceled. At least 7,405 international flights to and from the United States have been delayed.
This is evidenced by data from the FlightAware tracking site. The cancellations and delays were due to the advanced omikron variant of the coronavirus and severe weather in the central and eastern United States.
US airline SkyWest canceled 544 flights and saw 497 flights delayed. US low-cost airline Southwest Airlines had the largest number of delays with 1,621 flights affected, and 429 canceled. JetBlue, another low-cost airline, has delayed 41 percent of its flights (409 flights). At United Airlines, this was the case for 32 per cent of flights (684). Delta Air Lines counted 629 flight delays and American Airlines already registered 573 delays on Sunday.
13,000 since Christmas
More than 15,000 flights around the world were canceled on Sunday, and more than 4,000 were delayed. A winter storm, traveling from the Midwest to the eastern United States, plays a role in cancellations and delays. The omikron type of coronavirus leads to many sick people and mandatory quarantine among aviation personnel.
More than 1,000 flights to and from the United States are expected to be canceled on Monday. More than 13,000 international flights have been canceled in the US since Christmas Eve.
This is evidenced by data from the FlightAware tracking site. The cancellations and delays were caused by the development of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and severe weather in the central and eastern US, with US airline SkyWest canceling 544 flights and seeing 497 flights delayed. US low-cost airline Southwest Airlines had the largest number of delays with 1,621 flights affected, and 429 canceled. JetBlue, another low-cost airline, has delayed 41 percent of its flights (409 flights). At United Airlines, this was the case for 32 per cent of flights (684). Delta Air Lines counted 629 flight delays and American Airlines already registered 573 delays on Sunday. More than 15,000 flights around the world were canceled on Sunday, and more than 4,000 were delayed. A winter storm, traveling from the Midwest to the eastern United States, plays a role in cancellations and delays. The omikron type of coronavirus leads to many sick people and mandatory quarantine among aviation personnel. More than 1,000 flights to and from the United States are expected to be canceled on Monday. More than 13,000 international flights have been canceled in the US since Christmas Eve.