Airlines cancel 2,000 flights at Midway and O’Hare
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE February 2, 2011 10:36AM
Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois is all but empty Wednesday afternoon February 2, 2011 as only a few passengers wait for flights to resume. | Art Vassy~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: February 2, 2011 4:34PM
Airlines at Chicago’s two major airports have preemptively canceled a combined 2,000 flights Wednesday and will likely have limited operations today, according to the city’s Department of Aviation.
As of 7:30 a.m., airlines at O’Hare International Airport have preemptively canceled more than 1,800 flights, according to the release. Most of the airlines at O’Hare have indicated they will have limited or no flight operations Wednesday.
At Midway, airlines have pro-actively canceled over 200 flight operations today, the release said. Some airlines may resume operations this afternoon, with the majority of flights expected to resume tonight.
Despite the large number of cancelations, both O’Hare and Midway continue to remain open, according to the release.
Travelers are advised to check their airlines’ Web site for flight status before going to the airports, and to arrive at least two hours before flight time.
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