US airlines grapple with Omicron-related disruptions on last day of the year

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The Christmas holidays are typically a peak time for air travel, but the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has led to a sharp increase in Covid-19 infections, forcing airlines to cancel flights as pilots and crew quarantine. ― Reuters file pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. NEW YORK, Jan 1 ― Thousands of flights within the United States and internationally were delayed or cancelled yesterday, adding to the travel disruptions during the holiday week due to adverse weather and rising cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.Over 3,090 flights were cancelled globally as of early yesterday evening, including nearly 1,550 flights within the United States or entering or departing it, according to a running tally on flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. There were over 8,650 global flight delays in total.Th…