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Airlines cancel Christmas flights over concerns of the omicron variant

Ahead of the Christmas holiday, airlines are cancelling flights over growing concerns of the omicron COVID-19 variant.

Globally, airlines have cancelled more than 2,000 flights.

Host Peter O’Dowd talks with Here & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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