FedEx Corp. on Tuesday temporarily suspended its economy domestic express freight services due to a staff shortage fueled by a surge in cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
The company confirmed that it has paused its two-day and three-day freight services because the highly contagious omicron variant has decimated staffing in recent days, Reuters reported.
According to the news outlet, Tuesday’s suspension mirrors an omicron-fueled surge that caused staffing shortages in January that resulted in delays in shipments transported via aircraft.
The news comes one day after FedEx resumed international economy freight pick-up services, which had been paused briefly for similar staffing issues, The Hill reported.
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