Major U.S. Airlines Cancel Over 900 Flights on Christmas, More than 1,000 Delayed

Major U.S. Air Carriers, including United and Delta, canceled or delayed hundreds of flights on Christmas Day as cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continue to soar.

According to FlightAware, which tracks flight data in real-time, more than 1,00 other flights have been delayed.

United Airlines canceled 238 flights and delayed another 72 while Delta canceled 301 flights and delayed 99. JetBlue canceled 123 flights, while 165 others have been delayed, and American Airlines also had 90 cancelations and 170 delays.

The spike in Covid-19 rates, thanks to the now dominant Omicron variant, is to blame for cancellations and delays.