flight cancellations have surged in recent days owing to the rapidly spreading omicron variant and inclement weather while these disruptions are certainly another setback for the airline sector—which has already been hit especially hard by the covid19 pandemic—a longtime industry analyst says carriers will be able to bounce back once again airline stocks have come under some pressure as a result though they have held up pretty well recently as of monday’s close delta air lines ticker dal was up 67 since dec 17