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By midmorning Saturday on the East Coast, more than 2,300 U.S. flights had been canceled, according to flight tracking services. This is the highest single-day toll yet since just before Christmas, when airlines began blaming staffing shortages on increasing COVID-19 infections among crews.<\/p>\n
Weather played a part as well. Chicago’s made it the worst place in the country for travelers, with 800 flights scrubbed at O\u2019Hare and more than 250 at Midway.<\/p>\n
Disruptions have continued throughout the holiday week, stranding holiday travelers at airports nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n By Daniella Genovese<\/strong><\/p>\n More than 2,000 flights are canceled on New Year’s Day as the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to upend airline operations during the holiday travel season. <\/p>\n According to FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, 2,311 flights entering, leaving or within the U.S. were canceled as of 7:30 a.m. ET Saturday. Another 424 flights were delayed. <\/p>\n Southwest has the most cancelations of the major U.S. carriers with 457 scrapped flights as of 7:30 a.m. ET. Meanwhile, nearly 190 American Airlines flights were canceled in addition to 180 Delta and 142 United flights. JetBlue had 118 canceled flights and Spirit had 91.<\/p>\n The disruptions have continued throughout the holiday week, stranding holiday travelers at airports across the nation. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n Major carriers such as Delta, United and JetBlue have all blamed the omicron variant for causing staffing problems that ultimately lead to flight cancellations. Earlier this week, a United spokesperson noted that it was unclear when normal operations would return.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Then there’s a 33% chance of Karen even if one is seated onboard, masked in a packed cattle car. Fly the friendly skies.<\/p>\n Fox News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"