Flight delays, cancellations balloon at O'Hare during snowstorm
O’Hare International Airport had nearly 300 flights canceled Monday because of the winter blast and the government shutdown. CNN correspondent Whitney Wild has a breakdown.
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O’Hare International Airport had nearly 300 flights canceled Monday because of the winter blast and the government shutdown. CNN correspondent Whitney Wild has a breakdown.
CNN correspondent Whitney Wild ran into several travelers whose itineraries were snagged at O'Hare International Airport.
A ground delay is impacting O'Hare International Airport on Saturday morning as union members of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) picketed outside.
Nearly 100 flights were canceled at Chicago 's O'Hare and Midway airports on Friday morning as FAA flight reductions began amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Major changes are coming to Chicago's airports on Friday, as airlines are set to begin cutting the number of flights in the air as part of a mandate from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 "high-volume" airports.
The FAA is preparing to reduce air traffic at 40 airports, including both O'Hare and Midway airports, leaving the question of just how many daily flights could get canceled.
O'Hare and Midway fall in the top 40 airports. With a 10% reduction at O'Hare, CBS News predicts an estimated 121 flights would get cut daily, resulting in more than 14,000 seats potentially eliminated.
Aviation experts said that closing airspace would be an unprecedented step, but it's one they might have to take if air traffic controllers don't get paid or show up to work.
A Southwest Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Las Vegas clipped a bus Tuesday afternoon while taxiing at O'Hare International Airport.
Departures are grounded at O'Hare Airport due to an "equipment outage."
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Crews are responding on the tarmac at O'Hare Airport in Chicago after two United planes reportedly clipped wings.
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O'Hare and Midway airports in Chicago have decided not to show travelers a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticizing Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.
Since the shutdown, many across the country have failed to show up to work, including at Chicago's O'Hare.
Staffing issues have caused Chicago O'Hare International Airport to be put on a ground delay, according to the FAA.
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Air traffic data published Wednesday by the Chicago Department of Aviation showed O'Hare welcomed a total of 8,263,448 passengers through its gates in July.
A ground stop was issued at 6:42 a.m. and was over by 7:25 a.m. But flight delays persisted.
The ground stop was issued due to an unspecified equipment outage.
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United said a "technology issue" prompted them to request the ground stop and hold departures on Wednesday. Shardaa Gray reports.
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A man was slashed during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train early Sunday.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability was investigating Sunday after a shot was fired as a teenager struggled with a Chicago police officer who was trying to arrest him on the city's Southwest Side.
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