Holiday travel woes as US flight cancellations soar

Travel woes across the U.S. remain high following a holiday season marked by thousands of flight cancelations and delays blamed on the omicron variant and bad weather.  On Sunday, flight cancelations worldwide stood at 3,909; the U.S., alone, was experiencing more than 10,200 delays and over 2,300 canceled flights.

Shortly before Christmas, airlines began blaming staffing shortages on increasing COVID-19 infections among crews and more than 12,000 U.S. flights have been canceled since Dec. 24.  Airlines say they are taking steps to reduce cancellations.  United is offering to pay pilots triple or more of their usual wages for picking up open flights through most of January.