COVID live updates: Hundreds of flights canceled as employees call out sick
Air travel volume returned closer to pre-pandemic levels Sunday, as airlines battle employee shortages due to Omicron.
Transportation Security Administration officers screened just over 2 million travelers at U.S. airports December 26.officers screened 2,070,554 people at airport security checkpoints nationwide yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 26. If you're flying today, remember that you are currently allowed to bring up to one 12-ounce container of liquid sanitizer in your carry-on bag.Around 2.58 million travelers were screened on December 26, 2019, according to the TSA.
As of Sunday morning, some 633 flights within, into or outside the U.S. were canceled, according to the data tracking website FlightAware. The website also noted that 531 flights were delayed. These disruptions comes as airline staff call in sick. Delta said it expected more than 300 of its flights would be canceled on Sunday, December 26 as a result due to a surge in Omicron cases as well as poor winter weather.
"The airline canceled 368 mainline and connection flights of the day's schedule that included approximately 3,000 scheduled flights after exhausting all options and resources to prevent those cancelations," Delta said in a statement on Christmas Day."We apologize to customers for the delay in their holiday travel plans.
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