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| Covid: Travel misery for tens of thousands as flights are cancelled | Covid: Travel misery for tens of thousands as flights are cancelled |
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| Delta airline passengers are among those worst-hit by the cancellations | Delta airline passengers are among those worst-hit by the cancellations |
| Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been hit by the grounding of thousands of flights as a surge in Covid cases causes staff shortages. | Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been hit by the grounding of thousands of flights as a surge in Covid cases causes staff shortages. |
| More than 7,500 flights have now been cancelled since Friday and over the Christmas weekend, according to the FlightAware data tracking website. | |
| Chinese and US airlines appear to be the hardest hit, with further delays and cancellations announced for Monday. | Chinese and US airlines appear to be the hardest hit, with further delays and cancellations announced for Monday. |
| Companies say the cancellations are due to airline crews testing positive. | Companies say the cancellations are due to airline crews testing positive. |
| Staff who have not tested positive but have been in contact with those infected are then being forced to self-isolate. | Staff who have not tested positive but have been in contact with those infected are then being forced to self-isolate. |
| Recorded Covid cases are rising sharply around the world, largely driven by the Omicron variant. | Recorded Covid cases are rising sharply around the world, largely driven by the Omicron variant. |
| Despite early findings that Omicron is milder than other coronavirus variants, scientists are concerned by the sheer number of infections being recorded. | Despite early findings that Omicron is milder than other coronavirus variants, scientists are concerned by the sheer number of infections being recorded. |
| How can I tell I have Omicron? | How can I tell I have Omicron? |
| Covid map: Where are cases the highest? | Covid map: Where are cases the highest? |
| Omicron wave appears milder, but concern remains | Omicron wave appears milder, but concern remains |
| On Sunday, more than 2,400 flights were cancelled - over 800 of which were to or from US airports, according to FlightAware. | |
| The worst-hit US companies are Delta, United and JetBlue. | The worst-hit US companies are Delta, United and JetBlue. |
| United warned earlier that a spike in Omicron cases had "had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation", adding that it was contacting impacted passengers in advance of them coming to the airport. | United warned earlier that a spike in Omicron cases had "had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation", adding that it was contacting impacted passengers in advance of them coming to the airport. |
| Omicron now is the dominant strain in the US. | Omicron now is the dominant strain in the US. |
| However, the most affected single airline appears to be China Eastern with more than 390 scrapped flights on Sunday. | However, the most affected single airline appears to be China Eastern with more than 390 scrapped flights on Sunday. |
| The airport in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an has reported more than 120 flight cancellations. | |
| More than 13 million people in Xi'an have been recently ordered to stay at home as authorities attempt to tackle a Covid outbreak there. | More than 13 million people in Xi'an have been recently ordered to stay at home as authorities attempt to tackle a Covid outbreak there. |
| Heathrow Airport in London has seen 60 flights cancelled on Sunday so far. | Heathrow Airport in London has seen 60 flights cancelled on Sunday so far. |
| Nearly 5.4 million people have died with coronavirus worldwide, according to America's Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 279 million confirmed cases. | Nearly 5.4 million people have died with coronavirus worldwide, according to America's Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 279 million confirmed cases. |
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| Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: "An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled" | Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: "An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled" |
| Have you been affected by a cancelled flight? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by a cancelled flight? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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