JetBlue cancels 1,280 flights through mid-January due to expected Covid spike

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

JetBlue Airways will cancel about 1,280 flights between now and January, in expectation of continued Covid-19 outbreaks brought on by the omicron variant, the airline said Thursday.

The cutbacks are targeted for scheduled flights between Thursday and Jan. 13, CNBC reported.

JetBlue, North America's sixth-largest carrier, is based in New York City, where the number of cases are radically spiking — though hospitalizations are climbing at a slightly less alarming rate.

The airline said Wednesday it would be "proactively reducing" its schedule through Jan. 13 "to give our customers give as much notice possible." The Wednesday statement didn't specify exactly how many flights would be scuttled.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jetblue-cancels-1280-flights-through-mid-january-due-to-expected-covid-spike/ar-AAShjOz

[sarcasmo]

1. Smart, cause mid-January will be Ugly.

[Farmgirl1961]

2. Oh man...

I wonder if other airlines will follow suit. Thinking about my college age daughter and all the college students that need to head back to campus in early January.