Flight cancellations continued
Monday as positive COVID-19 cases increase and winter
weather arrives.
Canceled flights at Newark Liberty International Airport have
included destinations such as Charlotte, Miami, Seattle
and Chicago, with many others delayed.
A little more than a dozen departing flights were canceled
between 5 a.m. and noon in Newark.
“We just dropped somebody off, they
are going to Florida they will finally got here fine and they’re gone, so
everything worked out for us,” says Patrick Murphy, of Denville.
Thousands of flights were canceled over the holiday
weekend, due to COVID-19 affecting flight crews and airline
staff. About 1,500 flights were canceled Sunday around the country and
more than 500 nationally were reported canceled early this morning.
Flyers are urged to make sure they check their flight status before
heading to the airport.
The message from health experts remains the same, urging travelers
to get vaccinated or boosted to avoid serious illness.