FAA plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare, cites boost in schedules
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The Federal Aviation Administration said it will reduce flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. What travelers should know.
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare airport this summer, saying major airlines have overscheduled flights, the agency said on Feb. 27.
The FAA will convene a schedule reduction meeting with major airlines on March 3 after both United Airlines and American Airlines announced significant increases in flights. The FAA plans to reduce flights for the summer flight season, which starts March 29 and runs through Oct. 25.
The FAA said airlines have published schedules that show more than 3,080 daily operations on peak days this summer, compared with 2,680 daily operations last summer. The FAA said the "increase is significant and would stress the runway, terminal, and air traffic control systems."
The FAA said O'Hare is currently handling about 100 hourly departures and arrivals each, resulting in about 2,800 total daily operations. The agency said that is manageable "given the current infrastructure and staffing resources."
The agency is proposing adopting the 2,800 per day limit throughout the season "to prevent large-scale operational disruption while also allowing air carriers to operate within the airport’s demonstrated manageable capacity."
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