Flight cancelations at O'Hare top 100 as severe weather, poor air quality loom over Chicago
As poor air quality and the threat of severe storms plague states across the country including Illinois, Chicago-based United Airlines continues to struggle, accounting for more than 80% of canceled flights in the United States Thursday, a report from the Associated Press says.to get back on track for the July 4 holiday weekend, the number of air travelers could set a pandemic-era record, officials say. According to the Chicago Department of Aviation, more than 1.
Thursday is expected to be the busiest travel day, the FAA says, with more 52,500 total flights scheduled nationwide. However, by Thursday afternoon, hundreds of flights across the country had already been canceled, with Denver, Chicago, New York and Newark -- all hubs for United -- seeing the most delays, according to FlightAware.. In other cities, those numbers were even higher.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyUnited CEO Scott Kirby blames the airline’s struggles in Newark on a shortage of air traffic controllers in the New York City area. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is pushing back against the criticism while conceding that a key Federal Aviation Administration facility in New York is severely understaffed.has some internal issues they need to work through.
The FAA plans to hire 3,300 controllers over two years, but they won’t be ready to help this summer, much less this weekend.
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