JetBlue is trimming its schedule ahead of further spread of omicron.
, have cancelled more than 4,000 flights since Christmas Eve, struggling with bad weather and a surge in sick calls from crews.
"This past week has been one of our most difficult operating periods during the pandemic," three JetBlue department leaders wrote Tuesday in a note to staff, which was seen by CNBC. "The exponential growth in Omicron cases over just a couple of days is at a level that no one could reasonably prepare for."
They said the airline would cancel flights "to get even further ahead of the expected increase in Omicron cases." The planned flight cuts are slightly below 10% of JetBlue's daily schedules.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on MondayJetBlue had followed Delta last week in
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