our understanding of the universe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. more than 2000 flights have been cancelled across the world, as people try to complete last minute journeys to spend christmas with friends and families. some major airlines have blamed the cancellations on the pandemic. china and the us are the worst affected countries. azadeh moshiri reports. which one would you like? festivities may be going ahead this year but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the 0micron variant surging quickly around the world, it s causing chaos within airlines with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta air lines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. the flight tracking firm flightaware has said more than 2000 christmas eve flights have been cancelled globally. explaining their decision, united airlines said:
father christmas is coming to a chimney near you. hello and thanks very much forjoining us. more than 2000 flights have been cancelled across the world, as people try to complete last minute journeys to spend christmas with friends and families. some major airlines have blamed the cancellations on the pandemic. china and the us are the worst affected countries. azadeh moshiri reports. which one would you like? festivities may be going ahead this year but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the 0micron variant surging quickly around the world, it s causing chaos within airlines with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta air lines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. i spoke to one passenger who is now forced to travel on christmas day. your grandmother is based in bosnia and you haven t seen her in years but the family reunion has
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. more than 2,000 flights have been cancelled across the world, as people try to complete last minute journeys to spend christmas with friends and families. some major airlines have blamed the cancellations on the pandemic. china and the us are the worst affected countries. azadeh moshiri reports. festivities may be going ahead this year but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the omicron variant surging quickly around the world, it s causing chaos within airlines with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta air lines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. i spoke to one passenger who is now forced to travel on christmas day. your grandmother is based in bosnia and you haven t seen her in years but the family reunion has been halted. what happened 7 unfortunately we were in
and, provided you ve been good, father christmas is coming to a chimney near you. hello and welcome to the programme. for much of the world christmas day has begun, but the shadow of the omicron variant continues to loom large. infections are on the rise and the fallout is taking its toll. let s have a look at some of the most recent developments, as people try to deal with covid at christmas. here in the uk, the nhs is offering vaccination services even on christmas day. 1.7 million people are estimated to have been infected in the last week. the south african government has announced an immediate end to contact tracing, saying most of the country has now been exposed to coronavirus and they re now concentrating on mitigation rather than containment. and more than 4,000 flights that were scheduled for friday and saturday have been cancelled. many airlines blaming a lack of healthy staff. azadeh moshiri reports on the problems facing those trying to travel at this festive tim
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