Just when we assumed we have been practically out of the woods with COVID-19, the Delta variant threw a wrench in those people options. Southwest Airways, for case in point, returned to profitability in June but thinks its third-quarter earnings may stop up back again in the red.

“The corporation has a short while ago experienced a deceleration in shut-in bookings and an maximize in near-in journey cancellations in August 2021, which are thought to be pushed by the latest increase in COVID-19 cases associated with the Delta variant,” Southwest wrote in an SEC submitting printed Aug. 11. “Close-in” bookings and cancellations refer to reservations booked or cancelled shortly right before departure.

Nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration screened an ordinary of 1,913,680 air travelers for each day from May well 28 (the Friday right before Memorial Working day) as a result of Sept. 6 (Labor Day). Even though that was