Thousands of flights canceled for sixth straight day

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Airlines have continued to cancel and delay flights amid staffing shortages and concerns about COVID-19.

A handful of airlines either delayed or canceled flights due to a shortage of flight crew for the sixth day in a row amid an increased spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
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