Omicron variant continues to drive a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases at home and abroad.In a survey published Thursday by RedFlagDeals.com, 79 per cent said they don’t plan to travel by plane during the 2021 holiday season.
But almost 22 per cent said they would. Omicron COVID-19 variant disrupts holiday travel with over 6,000 flights cancelled The online survey included 1,157 participants and was conducted from Dec 15-20.
The survey questions focused on air travel, which is considered relatively safer than cruise travel, in the context of COVID-19, though riskier than travelling by car.Heeding the federal government’s travel advisory to avoid non-essential travel, 31 per cent of respondents said they have cancelled their flights due to the.