CHICAGO (WLS) — Lots of travelers are waking up in airports Sunday morning, having difficulties to get back house.

Airways nationwide have been forced to terminate flights amid a surge of COVID-19-linked staff members shortages.

Around 65 flights have been canceled or delayed just out of O’Hare in the very last 24 hours, and, throughout the U.S., almost 300 flights are impacted, in accordance to FlightAware.

It arrives at the worst time, with vacation predicted to surge Sunday by the new yr.

It really is been a lengthy holiday break weekend for tourists, with a lot more than 2,000 flights in the U.S. acquiring canceled.

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United, Jet Blue and American Airlines all grounded flights, blaming workers shortages as omicron spreads.

Weather has also been a element, leaving vacationers scrambling.

Ed Farley sat by himself with his baggage at his aspect and phone in hand, scrolling for new strategies right after his flight to Washington D.C. was canceled.

“I was traveling out of Delta but now I’m likely to test Southwest and see what happens,” he mentioned.

The U.S. is even now looking at a journey surge inspite of a surge in COVID instances nationwide.

TSA has been screening just about 2 million travellers at U.S. airports just about every working day this 7 days.