纽约 (CNN Business) 航空公司在圣诞节前夕取消了数千个航班，其中包括数百个美国国内航班，因为员工和机组人员在 Omicron 激增期间请病假。
在全球范围内，航空公司已经取消了 2,000 多个航班，其中 454 个在美国境内、进出美国。
尽管冠状病毒病例不断增加，但仍有数百万人在飞行，航空公司的运营障碍即将来临。 TSA 表示，周四它在全国各地的机场对 219 万人进行了筛查，这是自一周前假期旅行开始增加以来的最高数字。
数百个美国航班取消
周四，美国联合航空公司 (UAL) 表示，由于冠状病毒的 Omicron 变体，它不得不“取消一些航班”。
CNN 获得的一份美联航备忘录称：“本周 Omicron 病例在全国范围内激增，对我们的机组人员和运营我们的运营人员产生了直接影响。”
根据航班跟踪网站 FlightAware 的数据，美联航取消了 170 个航班，占其总时间表的 9%。
根据公司声明，美联航表示将“在受影响的客户抵达机场之前通知他们”。 “我们对这次中断感到抱歉，并正在努力重新预订尽可能多的人，让他们继续假期。”
周四晚间，达美航空公司 (DAL) 也取消了航班。据 FlightAware 称，该航空公司已取消了 130 个平安夜航班。
达美航空表示，取消是由于包括 Omicron 变体在内的多个问题。
达美航空在一份声明中说：“我们为客户的假期旅行计划的延迟向他们道歉。” “达美航空的员工正在努力让他们在下一趟可用的航班上尽快、尽可能安全地到达他们需要到达的地方。”
此外，捷蓝航空 (JBLU) 取消了 50 多个航班，约占其总时间表的 5%。
阿拉斯加航空公司在一份声明中表示，由于 Omicron 周四取消了 17 个航班，圣诞节前夕可能会取消更多航班。到目前为止，它已经取消了周五的 11 个航班。
数千国际航班取消
据 FlightAware 称，东航已取消 474 个航班，占其运营的 22%。同样，国航取消了大约 190 个航班，占其计划的 15%。
印度航空、深圳航空、狮航和Wings Air也都取消了数十个航班。
- Andy Rose、Sharif Paget 和 Ramishah Maruf 为本报告做出了贡献
More than 2,000 flights canceled on Christmas Eve
New York (CNN Business)Airlines have canceled thousands of flights on Christmas Eve, including hundreds of US domestic flights, as staff and crew call out sick during the Omicron surge.
Globally, airlines have canceled over 2,000 flights, 454 of which are within, into or out of the United States.
Operational snags at airlines are coming as millions are still flying in spite of rising coronavirus cases. The TSA says it screened 2.19 million people at airports across the country on Thursday, the highest figure since the uptick in holiday travel started a week ago.
Hundreds of US flights canceled
On Thursday, United Airlines (UAL) said it had to "cancel some flights" because of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
"The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," said a United memo obtained by CNN.
United has canceled 170 flights, representing 9% of its total schedule, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
United said it is "notifying impacted customers in advance of them coming to the airport," according to a company statement. "We're sorry for the disruption and are working hard to rebook as many people as possible and get them on their way for the holidays."
Later Thursday night, Delta Air Lines (DAL) also canceled flights. The airline has canceled 130 Christmas Eve flights, according to FlightAware.
Delta said the cancellations are due to multiple issues including the Omicron variant.
"We apologize to our customers for the delay in their holiday travel plans," Delta said in a statement. "Delta people are working hard to get them to where they need to be as quickly and as safely as possible on the next available flight."
Additionally, JetBlue (JBLU) canceled more than 50 flights, or about 5% of its overall schedule.
Alaska Airlines said in a statement that it canceled 17 flights because of Omicron Thursday and more cancellations are possible on Christmas Eve. So far, it has canceled 11 flights Friday.
Thousands of international flights canceled
China Eastern has canceled 474 flights, or 22% of its operation, according to FlightAware. Similarly, Air China canceled about 190 flights, or 15% of its schedule.
Air India, Shenzhen Airlines, Lion Air and Wings Air all canceled dozens of flights as well.
- Andy Rose, Sharif Paget and Ramishah Maruf contributed to this report
