called off today. cnn's selena wang is following live in tokyo. we heard how covid is throwing so many travel plans in the u.s., now in australia as well. >> reporter: exactly. unfortunately this holiday season is turning out to be incredibly stressful and frustrating for travelers around the world, including in australia. we've learned that at least 80 domestic flights, 40 inbound, 40 outbound, have been canceled friday. a spokesperson told us many of the flights were canceled because they had many of their front line staff members who were identified as close contacts of covid cases, so they need to test and isolate. the airline apologized, said the majority of passengers have been rescheduled on later flights. the other domestic airlines that fly from sydney include qantas, vir jen and rex. their domestic flights have not been canceled. we are seeing, kim, on social