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Airline travelers face a pileup of flight cancellations as Memorial Day Weekend kicks off.

The forces that have scrambled thousands of flights since Christmas Eve could ease in January, but that’s cold comfort to the millions of flyers with New Year’s plans.

Delta Air Lines says new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair

Chicago airports reported dozens of canceled flights once again Monday as the omicron variant caused airline staffing issues in the midst of one of the busiest holiday travel periods.

O’Hare International Airport reported dozens of canceled flights for another day Sunday as airline staffing issues brought on by the omicron variant resulted in cancellations and delays nationwide, putting a damper on Christmas weekend travel plans.

While emerging research suggests the new variant may be less likely to lead to severe disease, those who have long COVID say they desperately want to avoid reinfection.

The airline took over from United as the official Team USA airline through the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.

A flight from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after an unruly passenger assaulted a flight attendant and an air marshal who was on board the Delta Air Lines plane, police said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the expansion Monday amid yet another COVID surge driving case rates up across the five boroughs.

New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 700,000.

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The delta coronavirus variant, which scientists believe may be the most aggressive and contagious strain of the COVID-19 virus seen so far, is expected to become the dominant strain for Illinois cases by the fall, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday.

Delta flight 1730 made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City after an unruly passenger disturbed the flight.

If you want to work at Delta Air Lines, you’ll need to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The airline says that vaccination will be required for new hires starting on Monday.

The largest U.S. airlines are canceling flights to Tel Aviv as violence flares between Israel and Palestinians

Delta Air Lines will stop blocking middle seats in May, meaning that no more U.S. airlines will limit capacity on flights to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19

An aircrew with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi, flew a reconnaissance mission into Hurricane Delta on Wednesday.

Hurricane Delta made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico on Wednesday with winds reaching an estimated 110 mph.

A strengthening Hurricane Delta was on a course to pass by the Cayman Islands early Tuesday before hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula potentially as a major storm and continuing on to strike the U.S. Gulf coast later in the week.