Ohare Delays

Package Explodes At O'Hare, Injures Baggage Handler

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 01.01.2012

A package exploded at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, causing minor injuries to a baggage handler. An FBI official told ABC Chicag...

Iceland Volcano Cloud Causing Long Delays At O'Hare, Other U.S. Airports

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — A volcanic ash cloud that shut down airports and tied up air traffic across Europe could turn into a long, costly headache for busines...

Chicago Flight Delays, Cancellations: O'Hare and Midway Slammed By Storm

Posted 05.25.2011

Flights were delayed or canceled by all major airlines Tuesday as Chicago braced for up to 14 inches of snow. City Department of Aviation officials s...

O'Hare Expected To Be Nation's Busiest Airport For Thanksgiving

CBS 2 | Posted 05.25.2011

If you're flying out of O'Hare International Airport for the holidays, you're going to have lots and lots of company....

O'Hare, Midway Delays Among Country's Longest

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

But if you're waiting in Chicago, your wait could be a long one -- the average wait for a delayed flight at a Chicago airport was 65.7 minutes....

FAA Flight Delays: O'Hare, Midway Flights Back On Track After Computer Glitch Caused Delays

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: The FAA computer glitch has been resolved, though problems continue to ripple across the country from the nearly five hour computer outage. Ge...

Travelers hunker down for Christmas Eve at airport

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Snow And Weather Cancels 250 Flights At O'Hare

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Airlines have canceled more than 250 flights at O'Hare International Airport today because of the snowstorm moving through the Chicago area, city avia...

Southwest Most Punctual Airline To Chicago: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | LEWIS LAZARE | Posted 05.25.2011

Even though Southwest Airlines now flies to some of the East Coast's most congested airports, including New York's LaGuardia Airport, the carrier cont...

O'Hare Improves On-Time Arrivals

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

On-time arrivals at O'Hare International Airport climbed nearly 20 percent last month compared with June of last year -- a greater improvement than at...

Computer Problems Create Massive Backup Of United Flights At O'Hare

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and ...

Amtrak Strands Holiday Travelers For Nearly 24 Hours

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — On one of the biggest travel days of the year, hundreds of Amtrak passengers bound for holiday destinations hunkered down in waiting r...

O'Hare Delays Worst Among All Major Airports

Crain's Chicago Business | Meghan Streit | Posted 05.25.2011

O'Hare International Airport continued to have the worst on-time departure ranking in 2008. The airport remained at the bottom of the list of 32 airp...

Holiday Travel Delays: Over 400 Flights Canceled At O'Hare Airport

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Snowy weather is causing flight delays and cancelations in Chicago. The Chicago Department of Aviation says more than 400 flights have been canceled ...

Snow And Wind Cancel 50 O'Hare Flights

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Snowfall and blustery winds have caused the cancellation of more than 50 flights Monday morning at O'Hare International Airport. Delays at O'Hare are...

Midway Beats O'Hare For On-Time Flights

ABC 7 | Posted 05.25.2011

Chicago's O'Hare Airport did not fare well in a ranking of on-time statistics for the country's major airports. Of the 32 major U.S. airports, Midway...

O'Hare Delays Are New York's Fault: Transportation Secretary

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Chicago can blame New York, at least in part. Federal officials say many of the delays plaguing O'Hare International Airport are due to congestion a...

O'Hare's On-Time Rate Improves

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 05.25.2011

United Airlines' on-time performance continued to improve in August, with 73% of flights arriving as scheduled, according to the Bureau of Transportat...

FAA Computer Glitch Delaying Flights At O'Hare, Midway and Around Country

Posted 05.25.2011

Computer Problems at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia are delaying flights at O'Hare, Midway and other airports around the countr...