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3.4M passengers to pass through Chicago airports over Christmas and NYE; busiest day yet to come
Holiday travel is about to get busy, with 3.4 million passengers expected to pass through both Chicago airports, and 1.7 million drivers expected to soon hit the roads.
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FAA Computer Outage Impacts Hundreds of Flights at O'Hare, Midway
Domestic flight delays continue to pile up by the minute at O’Hare and Midway International Airports after the Federal Aviation Administration early Wednesday reported that it was experiencing a computer outage impacting its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, an essential system that alerts pilots to crucial information like potential hazards on flight routes. Sandra Torres has more.
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FAA Says Ground Stop Lifted and Operations ‘Gradually' Resuming; Hundreds of Flights Still Delayed
Normal air traffic is “resuming gradually” and a ground stop has been lifted after an overnight outage to the Federal Aviation Administration’s crucial computer system led to a “pause in domestic departures” at airports across the country.
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Passengers Scramble to Find Luggage as Airline Travel Troubles Continue
Chicago Midway International Airport is filled with passengers trying to sift through and find their luggage after a flurry of travel disruptions erupted in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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