JetBlue Airways announced it is slashing almost 1,300 flights.
The cuts go through Jan. 13 and are due to a shortage of crew members getting sick from COVID-19.
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Flight cancellations have been the norm in the airline business since Christmas Eve, when hundreds of flights were canceled.
According to FlightAware.com, more than 1,000 flights were canceled Thursday.
JetBlue’s cancellations are a bit different since they will remain in effect for at least two weeks.
Sharon Hickinbottom and her family arrived in Orlando from the UK on Thursday evening.
“We haven’t had any delays at all from London Heathrow and we arrived on time,” Hickinbottom said. “We will be doing Disney, the usual Disney stuff because it’s our granddaughter’s first visit so, yeah we will be doing Disney and all sorts of other things, seeing friends.”
Hickinbottom also said with strict testing requirements in order to board a flight, her family has already made plans to get a COVID-19 test before heading back to England.
“We’ve already arranged to do the test ourselves, so we pulled the kits from the UK and then we have to arrange for an appointment back with the company in the UK to do the test and for them to certify the results,” Hickinbottom said