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Over 2,500 flights canceled globally as Omicron spreads over weekend - Reports

Washington, Dec 27 (UNI/Sputnik) More than 2,500 flights have been canceled and more than 7,500 have been delayed globally on Monday following the coronavirus Omicron variant spreading over the weekend, according to the tracking website Flightradar24.
A total of 7,690 delays and 2,529 cancellations have been registered globally on Monday with nearly one third of all flight disruptions taking place in the United States, the Flightradar24 data showed.
The new data on flights disruption shows that airlines continue to have concerns over the Omicron variant after it became the predominant strain of new infections. However, medical experts have said the cases are mild and there have been no reported deaths.
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