Commercial flight cancel around the world cancelled more than 4,300 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travellers.
Airline carriers globally scrapped at least 2,366 flight cancel on Friday, which fell on Christmas Eve, according to a running tally on the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com; nearly 9,000 more flights were delayed.
The latest development comes as COVID-19 infections have surged in several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and France in recent days, prompting the re-imposition of measures such as the use of masks, vaccination mandates and travel restrictions in several countries.
Daily COVID cases in Australia’s New South Wales top 6,000: Australia’s most populous state recorded more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time Saturday, adding a somber note to Christmas celebrations.
New South Wales reported 6,288 new infections over the past 24 hours, an increase of 676 cases from the previous day and by far the highest number of cases in any Australian state since the pandemic began.
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No deaths were reported and the number of people who have received at least one vaccine dose reached 95 percent. Victoria, Australia’s second most populous state, reported 2,108 new cases and six deaths on Saturday.
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