More than 2,000 flights worldwide were canceled due to "Omikrong"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A total of 2,118 flights were canceled and more than 5,700 were delayed worldwide due to the outbreak of the new COVID-19 virus, Omiji, according to international data. (Omicron). This was released by the AFP news agency on Saturday morning, December 25, 2021.
The above data is obtained from the flight tracking website "Flightaware.com", which recorded the latest data as of Friday night this week. Of the more than 2,000 flights canceled, 500 were known to be destined for the United States.
According to Lufthansa, Delta, United Airlines and many other international airlines, similar reasons for the cancellation were due to staff. On their plane, some fell ill and others were put on patrol after being involved with a COVID-19 patient.
For United Airlines alone, more than 170 flights have been canceled. A statement from the US airline said the outbreak of the new Omicron mutation virus was affecting employees of the company and its customers.
