Are Masks on Airplanes Here to Stay? | Airlines Canceling Hundreds of Flights | The Sunday Round-Up

The Sunday Round-Up | December 26, 2021

I hope that all who were celebrating had a very Merry Christmas! We sure did because Santa showed up and my family is healthy, which seems to be an anomaly these days. Almost everyone I know has an immediate family member or a close friend who is sick with Covid.
The good news is that those who are fully vaccinated and boosted didn't even know they had it. They only found out by getting tested before a trip or a family get-together. This is why it's important to test yourself before getting on a plane since you don't want to be forced to quarantine (at your own expense) upon arrival like some people I know.
Unfortunately, omicron is running rampant through airline crews too as airlines have canceled hundreds of flights since they don't have enough backup workers. As of 10:33am PT, here are the numbers just for today (the first number is today's cancelations and the second is the number of delayed flights):
Delta: 133 | 305
JetBlue 110 | 230
United 103 | 188
American Airlines 74 | 240
SkyWest 84 | 274
Allegiant Air 68 | 69
Southwest 56 | 431
Omicron is definitely impacting travelers as TSA security checkpoint numbers have fallen off a cliff. TSA officers screened 1,533,398 people yesterday, December 25. Two years ago on the same day, that number was 2,470,786. It's still an improvement from 2020, when 1,128,773 people passed through.

What to Do: Weather Delays and Flight Cancellations
Some of the cancelations are related to weather so here's what to do if your flight is delayed or canceled.
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