Christmas travel chaos continues at airports round the world
Mass flight cancellations have continued into the Christmas weekend as airlines struggle with staff shortages due to surging Covid cases.
Globally, over 6,000 flights have been grounded so far, according to FlightAware. It has affected flights from the US to China and Australia. More than 100 flights out of Sydney and Melbourne were scrapped.
British Airways also cancelled dozens of flights on Boxing Day.
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