Omicron curbs from Japan to Spain wreak havoc on travel

UK low-cost carrier EasyJet Plc said Sunday its flight schedule was operating as normal, “however we continue to monitor the situation closely”.

LONDON: Airlines, passengers and businesses had to respond to a deluge of travel restrictions announced over the weekend to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

An initial spate of flight bans from southern Africa, where Omicron was first detected, gave way to wider-ranging measures that will make travel more expensive and less convenient – if possible at all – recalling earlier days in the pandemic.