united 238. and jetblue, 120. just for christmas day so far. but over this entire weekend, we're looking at more than 1,000 flights being canceled here in the u.s. and you can imagine that impact on travelers. i listened to some of them, their frustration over knowing that they won't be able to see their loved ones for the holiday. >> we were concerned when i saw on the news that they had canceled 100 flights. >> make sure that your phone is charged so you get the alerts. and bring snacks in case lines are long. >> reporter: and so a big part of this is of course the omicron variant that is spreading rapidly across the u.s. those coronavirus cases don't skip the flight crews so they are being impacted as well. that is what the airlines are telling us is the biggest reason, they just don't have the staffing to keep up with all the flights that they were anticipated to do over this