Omicron variant not causing consumers to 'overreact, panic' ahead of holidays: Frontier Airlines CEO

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Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle told "Cavuto: Coast to Coast" Thursday that American travelers are not "overreacting" or "panicking" over the omicron variant and are continuing to book flights ahead of the holiday season. 

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BARRY BIFFLE: I think if you look at it – I think we're almost two years into this, and so I think consumers, as well as our employees, they're just not panicking and overreacting. You know, we're looking at sales volumes that are still very strong. We had a great Thanksgiving. We're looking [at] great Christmas bookings. 

So I think the American consumer is smart, and I think the facts that we've seen so far are that there's milder symptoms. The facts are it looks like the vaccine is preventing severe outcomes. So I think if you're vaccinated, you're boosted, live your life…I think, you know, we're just a few weeks away from the pill treatments. So I think, you know … I think we're moving beyond panicking anymore. 

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