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United States: Multiple airlines waived fees for flight booking changes and cancellations during the coronavirus outbreak following a request from Sen. Richard Blumenthal. [142] Between 20 January and 7 March 2020, stock prices in US airlines decreased by 30 percent. [143] Flight fares for domestic flights also dropped. [144]
Wizz Air announced on 4 March 2020, that it would be reducing flights to Italy and adjusting its flight schedule as a response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe. [ 212 ] WestJet reduced 6,900 out of its 14,000 employees (including early retirement, temporary and permanent layoffs, leaves, and resignations) and grounded at least 120 planes.
Flying in the United States was a vastly improved experience last year, as the cancellation rate fell to its lowest level in at least 10 years.
The year began with COVID-19 and weather combining to cancel more than 2,400 U.S. flights on New Year's Day and nearly 4,200 worldwide – marking the highest single-day toll yet since just before ...
Airlines blamed omicron-related staffing shortages and winter storms for the holiday cancellations. Data from the flight data company FlightAware showed that more than 8,000 flights were canceled ...
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, airlines including American, Delta, JetBlue and United are taking measures to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The return of full flight schedules and packed airplanes after two years of COVID-19 restrictions has not exactly gone smoothly. Heavy demand from travelers, coupled with labor shortages in the...
U.S. airlines have canceled more than 21,000 flights, or about 2.7% of the scheduled total since the Memorial Day holiday weekend in May, almost double last year's rate, according to flight ...