Omicron affects flights: approximately 3000 flights canceled

On December 25, the US-based flight tracking and data platform FlightAware announced that a total of about 2,850 flights were canceled around the world. According to the data, about 9 thousand flights were delayed on the same day. It was noted that the main reason for the cancellations of flights was that the Omicron variant affected flight personnel and airlines worked with insufficient staff.

While the whole world is concerned about the Omicron variant of the corona virus, this has also affected airline travel.

On Saturday December 25, about 2,850 flights were canceled globally, according to FlightAware data. According to the company’s data, it was already been announced that about 1,650 flights had already been canceled. Some US-based airlines that canceled their flights announced to the press that the reason for the cancellations was staff shortages caused by Omicron. (sozcu.com.tr)