{"id":1161040,"date":"2021-12-27T12:49:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161040"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:49:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:49:45","slug":"delta-flight-to-shanghai-turned-around-mid-flight-over-covid-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delta-flight-to-shanghai-turned-around-mid-flight-over-covid-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Flight To Shanghai Turned Around Mid-Flight Over COVID Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdelta-flight-to-shanghai-turned-around-mid-flight-over-covid-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A flight from Seattle to Shanghai Pudong International Airport was turned around mid-flight over COVID rules, reports say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco,\u201d the Associated Press&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/delta-china-flight-shanghai-coronavirus-rules\">reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the airline indicated that \u201cthe new mandates at Shanghai Pudong International Airport \u2018require significantly extended ground time and are not operationally viable for Delta,&#8217;\u201d the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear which specific mandates ultimately triggered the flight to be turned around.<\/p>\n<p>The incident \u201cleft passengers with expired COVID-19 test results and U.S. visas,\u201d Chinese media reports have said, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on Sunday acknowledged that many flights from the U.S. to China had been delayed or canceled, adding that&nbsp;a flight did turn back after traveling more than halfway to its destination, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/christmas-flightmare-thousands-of-travelers-stranded-for-holidays-after-omicron-forces-delays-cancellations\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, thousands of Christmas-weekend flights were canceled, with thousands more catching lengthy delays:<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10344997\/FLIGHTMARE-continues-nearly-500-flights-cancelled-1-300-delayed-Sunday.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a> dubbed the situation a \u201cChristmas Flightmare,\u201d noting that nearly 1000 flights either entering or leaving the United States were canceled on Christmas Day alone, and some 3000 additional flights were delayed that day as well<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/american-airlines-cancels-hundreds-of-summer-flights-partly-due-to-staffing-shortages\/\">cancellations and delays<\/a> were blamed on the rapid spread of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/omicron-fears-spook-consumers-slow-economic-recovery\/\">Omicron variant<\/a> of COVID-19, which is quickly becoming the dominant variant in many countries around the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CNN transportation reporter Pete Muntean had the story going into the holiday weekend, tweeting, \u201cDEVELOPING: United Airlines is canceling more than 100 Christmas Eve flights citing the Omicron variant\u2019s impact on flight crews and workers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUPDATE: Now Delta Air Lines is canceling 90+ flights tomorrow due to a \u2018combination of issues\u2019 including the impact of the Omicron variant. \u2018Delta teams have exhausted all options and resources,\u2019\u201d he added in a follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petemuntean\/status\/1474192146966237189\">tweet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Delta also made headlines Monday over a passenger who reportedly caused a fit over a maskless fellow passenger during the flight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/karen-who-exploded-on-delta-flight-in-viral-video-is-taken-into-fbi-custody-reports\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPolice say they were called to Hartsfield-Jackson International airport last week in reference to an unruly passenger on a Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta,\u201d WSB-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/woman-taken-into-custody-by-fbi-after-causing-disturbance-flight-atlanta\/JLEUZD6CWNFBXHBFZ3VW5YXSTY\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cOfficers and Delta employees were waiting at the gate when the plane arrived. Passengers exiting the plane told police that a passenger named Patricia Cornwall caused a \u2018disturbance\u2019 that led to the injury of other passengers and Delta employees.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fox 10 reported that the police officers took Cornwall into custody and later turned her over to the FBI.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/christmas-flightmare-thousands-of-travelers-stranded-for-holidays-after-omicron-forces-delays-cancellations\">\u2018Christmas Flightmare\u2019: Thousands Of Travelers Stranded For Holidays After Omicron Forces Delays,&nbsp;Cancellations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/internet-erupts-over-video-of-woman-going-off-on-man-for-not-wearing-mask-on-plane-sit-down-karen\">Internet Erupts Over Video Of Woman Going Off On Man For Not Wearing Mask On Plane: \u2018Sit Down,&nbsp;Karen!\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/karen-who-exploded-on-delta-flight-in-viral-video-is-taken-into-fbi-custody-reports\">\u2018Karen\u2019 Who Exploded On Delta Flight In Viral Video Is Taken Into FBI Custody:&nbsp;Reports<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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