Chicago flyers on edge ahead of FAA's planned 10% air traffic cuts

Airlines are bracing for mass cancellations as unpaid air traffic controllers strain under a historic government shutdown, while anxious flyers wait to learn if their weekend plans will take off.
Hoodline

Flight Fiasco Hits Chicago: O'Hare and Midway Airports Brace for FAA Mandated Cuts Amid Government Shutdown

FAA mandates a 10% reduction in flights at US airports due to government shutdown, affecting Chicago's O'Hare and Midway. Passengers face inconveniences; airlines like United and American cut flights.
NBC Chicago

FAA cutting flights at 40 major airports to reduce air traffic amid shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was taking the extraordinary step of reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain ...
Chicago Sun-Times

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown

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Chicago Tribune

100 flights at O’Hare and Midway canceled Friday due to FAA order

Just over 100 flights were canceled at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway international airports on the first day of flight reductions ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration amid the ongoing ...