Monday, December 27, 2021
More than 6,000 flights were canceled around the World, due to Omicron outbreak
More than 6,000 flights around the world were canceled over the Christmas holidays due to lockdowns in some countries in order to confront the Omicron corona variant. Like and Follow Saudi Expatriates on Facebook
Many companies have also faced problems due to labor shortages caused by infections, as they were subjected to quarantine.
- According to the Flightaware website, about 2,800 flights were canceled around he world, including about 970 flights coming from or heading to airports of United States, the number of delayed flights exceeded 8,000. Trending : Saudi Arabia is now giving Booster dose for the age group of 16 years and above, 3 months after their second dose
- While on Friday, there were around 2,400 flight cancellations and 11,000 delays, while on Sunday, the flight cancellations have already crossed 1,100.
- Compounding the confusion in air traffic, it is not the closure of many countries to confront Omicron, but pilots, flight attendants and other employees who have requested sick leave or were forced to undergo quarantine after they had contact with people infected with Covid-19 or contracted the epidemic, forcing companies to cancel flights.
- Increasing the confusion in Air Traffic, it is not the closure of many countries to confront Omicron variant, but pilots, flight attendants and other employees who have requested sick leave or were forced to undergo quarantine after they had contact with people infected with corona virus or contracted the epidemic, forcing companies to cancel flights. See Also : Saudi Customs resolves the controversy on the possibility of importing Christmas Tree
- The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on flight crews and the people who run our operation, said United in its statement. Due to which we have unfortunately had to cancel some flights and are notifying impacted customers in advance of them coming to the airport, said the airlines.
