US travelers face ‘flightmare’ amid cancelations from storms and pandemic

Airlines say they are taking steps to reduce cancelations caused by workers affected by the pandemic

Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate US air travelers in the first days of the new year, contributing to a continuing flightmare" of cancelations, confusion and airport chaos, all amid worries about the Omicron Covid surge.

On Monday, as a major winter storm hit mid-Atlantic states, more than half of flights were delayed or canceled at Ronald Reagan national airport, Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall international airport and Washington Dulles international airport, according to FlightAware.com's misery map.