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Flight passengers in trouble
More than 1,500 flights worldwide were canceled in a single day on Sunday. This has saddened various travelers who were planning to travel ahead of the Christmas celebrations.
About 5,900 flights were canceled in the three days before Christmas, the day before Christmas and the day after Christmas (December 24, 25, 26), according to data from the ‘Flight Aware’ website.
As a result, airlines from China and the United States are facing the most problems. Flights like this are expected to be canceled on Monday as well.
Airlines say there are not enough people available to operate the airline as the omega strain of the corona virus is spreading around the world.
Employees working in airlines are not available to maintain adequate air service due to problems such as being affected by corona or being isolated due to affiliation with victims or being isolated due to various regulations. As a result flights are canceled.
Scientists are concerned about the prevalence of omigran strain, even though the effects of omega threonine are milder than other strains of corona.
About 450 flights to or from the United States were canceled in a single day on Sunday, according to Flight Aware data. Delta, United and Jet Blue have been hit the hardest.
United Airlines has previously warned that the increase in the number of victims of Omigran will directly affect the flight crew and those in charge of operating the aircraft. United also said that passengers traveling on canceled flights will be picked up before arriving at airports.
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It is noteworthy that most of the corona sufferers in the United States are currently suffering from Omigran.
The most affected airline on Sunday was China Eastern Airlines, a Chinese airline. More than 350 flights were canceled in a single day.
Nearly 100 flights have been canceled in the northern Chinese city of Xi’an alone. It is to be recalled that the authorities recently issued an order for the 1.3 crore people living in the city to stay at home.
A total of 56 flights were canceled in a single day on Sunday at Heathrow Airport in London. In all, nearly 5,700 flights worldwide have been canceled since Friday.
So far, nearly 54 million people have died from the corona virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Corona has infected more than 27.9 million people worldwide so far.