Increase in cases of Covid-19 in crews generated chaos in two airlines
Many people who had planned to travel this December 24, to spend Christmas with their families, will have to postpone their trips, due to the cancellation of the flights that United and Delta Airlines had to do. This was reported by the journalist Leslie Josephs, from the NBC portal.
Both companies indicated that due to the rebound in cases of Covid-19, in their crews, the aeronautical companies were forced to postpone their travel itinerary, in the different airports in the United States.
"The nationwide increase in omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," the airlines said in a statement.
Airlines canceled more than 200 flights
United Airlines announced that for this Friday, more than 131 flights were postponed, which is equivalent to 7% of its flight schedule, as indicated by the FlightAware web portal.
Meanwhile, Delta airline reported that more than 90 flights, or 4% of the schedule for Christmas Eve.
United canceled more than 131 mainline flights scheduled for Friday, about 7 percent of its schedule, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. Delta meanwhile canceled more than 90 flights, or 4 percent of Friday's schedulehttps://t.co/6WZfisbvai
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 24, 2021
Despite the impact this measure has caused on an important date, the impact is less than when there were the mass cancellations that some airline customers faced during the summer and fall of this year, as airlines, including American and Southwest, faced staff shortages.
They ask the CDC to relax guidelines
This Thursday, both United Airlines and Delta asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to open a loophole in the quarantine guidelines for fully vaccinated people who test positive for the virus. COVID five days out of the current 10.
This is because they are working with a small staff that is beginning to feel signs of fatigue due to long working hours.
"Delta teams have exhausted all options and resources, including rerouting and replacing aircraft and crews to cover scheduled flights, before canceling about 90 flights for Friday," the airline said in a statement.
Both companies apologized to their clients for the inconvenience caused due to the delays that could arise due to this measure.
“We apologize to our customers for the delay in their vacation travel plans. We are working hard to get them where they need to be as quickly and safely as possible on the next available flight.
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Author: Daniel Parra 8:09 am