Two major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel some Christmas Eve flights due to the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19.
"The nationwide spike in omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," United said in a statement."As a result, we've unfortunately had to cancel some flights and are notifying impacted customers in advance of them coming to the airport."
Airlines for America , the group that lobbies on behalf of all major U.S. airlines, is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to shorten the quarantine time for fully vaccinated individuals, saying the omicron surge may create"significant" disruptions.People wait in line to check in at the United Airlines ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Dec. 20, 2021.
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