WASHINGTON: Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States on Saturday, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive spike in Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
The United States had 2,604 cancelled flights, more than half of the 4,529 cancelled worldwide, shortly after 4:30pm , according to tracking website FlightAware. In addition, 3,447 domestic flights were delayed on Saturday, out of a total of 7,602 worldwide for the day. The worst affected US airline was Southwest, which had to cancel 13 percent of its flight schedule, according to the site.
In the United States, airports in Chicago were particularly hard-hit because of difficult weather, with a snowstorm expected in the area on Saturday afternoon and into the night.Many pilots, flight attendants and other staff are absent from work after contracting COVID-19, or because they are quarantining after coming in contact with someone who has the infection.
Covid-19 situation still not stable, better do not plan for travel, unless necessary. It will make you mad and frustrated to rearrange travel, holiday, or even business plan.