From CBS News:

“United and Delta have canceled more than 200 flights on Christmas Eve as a surge in COVID-19 cases impacts their staff.”

“The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation,” a United Airlines spokesperson told CBS News in a statement. “As a result, we’ve unfortunately had to cancel some flights and are notifying impacted customers in advance of them coming to the airport.”

Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 757-324 WL N75854 (msn 32813) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 958215.

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United Airlines, while maintaining 24 first class seats on its Boeing 757-300s, the carrier is adding 21 economy seats, and expanding the economy section from 189 to 210 seats.

The current 757-300 economy configuration has 31 inches of pitch. The carrier is adding slimline seats that will allow them to expand the capacity.

The newly-configured Boeing 757-300s will be introduced on June 7 from the Chicago (O’Hare), Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco hubs according to Airline Route.

The current Boeing 757-300 configuration:

Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 757-324 WL N75858 (msn 32817) BWI (Tony Storck). Image: 925928.

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