Airline industry scrambles to cope with omicron

The World

The latest COVID-19 variant has thrown international air travel a curveball. Flying across borders was already a patchwork of country-by-country regulations before the new variant was announced. Now, the obstacles the virus poses are even higher. Perry Flint, the spokesperson for the International Air Transport Association, talks with The World’s Carol Hills.

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