Travelers sit in front of a Delta Air Lines counter at Los Angeles International Airport on the 23rd (local time). yunhap newsDue to the influence of Omicron, a mutant of COVID-19, flights around the world, including the United States, are being canceled or delayed one after another.
The US media reported on the 24th local time, citing a flight tracking site, that more than 7,000 flights around the world were canceled between the 23rd and 26th.
Flight 2233 was canceled on the 23rd, followed by flight 2407 on that day. Flights scheduled to be canceled on the 25th, which is Christmas Day, were 1873 flights, and 477 flights were also canceled on the 26th.
Local media reported that such a heap of flight cancellations was due to the worsening manpower shortage due to the spread of Omicron, which resulted in airline employees being infected or classified as close contacts and unable to work.
In the midst of this, flight delays are also occurring one after another, such as 10,000 flights from around the world failing to take off on time on the 24th alone.
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have canceled many flights due to a staff shortage related to Omicron, the Associated Press reported.
Germany’s Lufthansa announced that it was canceling dozens of flights that cross the Atlantic Ocean, including to the United States, citing an increase in sick leave for pilots.
