Passengers returning home from the holidays were forced to navigate the unfriendly skies as John Wayne Airport flights were canceled. (Shutterstock)SANTA ANA, CA —Flight cancelations have hit Orange County’s John Wayne Airport Monday, officials say. A total of 19 flights into and out of JWA were canceled due to coronavirus, the Omicron surge, and weather issues as of Monday midday. On Sunday, there were 10 canceled flights at John Wayne Airport, making post-holiday travel a headache for many.All travelers should check with their airlines before heading to the airport, airlines advised.At Los Angeles International Airport, a total of 63 flights were canceled. The airport experienced 208 cancellations on New Year’s Day. Nearby Long Beach Airport had seven cancellations and 11 flights at Hollywood/Burbank Airport were canceled.Find out what’s happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marwith free, real-time updates from Patch.Let’s go!A total of nine flights were canceled Sunday at Long Beach Airport and seven more at Hollywood/Burbank Airport.The problems are a continuation from last week when thousands of flights were canceled worldwide on a daily basis.
There were 3,382 canceled flights worldwide and 1,936 canceled flights within, into, or out of the United States listed Monday morning on the tracking site FlightAware.com.Find out what’s happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marwith free, real-time updates from Patch.Let’s go!On Sunday, FlightAware.com listed 4,197 canceled flights around the world, 2,518 of which involved flights into or out of the United States.Airlines have said that the scrapped flights are largely blamed on airline staffing shortages caused by the latest surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant. Weather issues were also causing some of the cancelations.City News Service contributed to this report.
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