New Delhi: Over 6,000 flights got cancelled worldwide over the long Christmas weekend and thousands more were delayed amid the rising cases of COVID-19.
According to Flightaware.com, nearly 2,800 flights have been cancelled across the globe on Saturday, including more than 970 originating from or headed to US airports, with over 8,000 delays.
On Friday, there were around 2,400 cancellations and 11,000 delays, while Sunday cancellations have already surpassed 1,100.
Flightaware data indicates that US cancelled around 200 flights on Friday and nearly 250 Saturday.
Similarly, Delta scrapped 310 flights Saturday and has already announced to cancel around 50 more on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Chinese airlines recorded the highest number of cancellation, with China Eastern scrapping more than 1,000 flights, over 20 percent of its flight plan, on Saturday.