Air travel these days is a bit more unpredictable than many people would like for it to be. On December 23, 2021, word began to spread of multiple airlines canceling flights. The reason behind these cancellations is rumored to boil down to airline workers calling in sick with omicron.
The flight cancellations extended beyond Christmas Day and have carried into the New Year. Today alone, thousands of flights have gotten canceled; needless to say, travelers are getting annoyed, especially amid reports of problems with rebookings and refunds.
With 2022 officially in effect, airlines are now trying to proactively get ahead of flight cancellations. JetBlue announced it’s actually going to be slowing down the number of flights on its schedule until the middle of this month.
Meanwhile, other airlines are pursuing different steps to get flights up and running again.
A plan to stop flight cancellations in 2022
At this time, airline workers with Spirit and United are getting bonuses for working and taking on extra shifts. In the case of Spirit Airlines, staff will get twice their regular pay for work done between now and Tuesday, January 4.
