Delta, United Cancel Dozens of Flights Just Before Holiday Weekend

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Two major airlines canceled flights the day before Christmas Eve, siting complications including inclement weather and the omicron variant of COVID-19.

“Delta teams have exhausted all options and resources — including rerouting and substitutions of aircraft and crews to cover scheduled flying — before canceling around 90 flights,” a statement sent to PIX11 News said.

Delta did say it still plans on running 3,100 flights Friday. The flights that are canceled were canceled “due to a combination of issues,” Delta said in a statement.

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