More than 8,000 flights were cancelled worldwide between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, as COVID-19 drove down the number of available crews, upending the holiday plans of thousands of travellers.
Disruptions continued into Monday, statistics on tracking site FlightAware.com showed, while Omicron cases surged in most Canadian provinces.
By midday Monday, more than 2,585 commercial flights were cancelled and 8,194 delayed around the world, with more than half of them at U.S. airports. So far, 31 arrivals and/or departures at Pearson International Airport in Toronto were cancelled, according to FlightAware.com.
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