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Chicago Business Journal
March 10, 2018
Southwest has for months been having issues at its largest hub, Chicago's Midway Airport, where — 50 years into its history as an airline — the carrier looks to be still figuring out how to de-ice airplanes in a timely fashion. That has been a major problem for Southwest at Midway this winter. And speaking ofÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 10, 2018
The most recent 80-degree day in Chicago was a temperature of 81 on Oct. 9, 2017, at O'Hare International Airport, and Midway Airport registered 82 degrees on that same day. However, Midway also recorded 80 degrees on Oct. 20 (but O'Hare, which is Chicago's official weather station, was only 78Ãâà...
Cincinnati Business Courier
March 9, 2018
Southwest Airlines ranks first in the number of passengers it carries between Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the first two markets it serves from CVG – Chicago and the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area – according to federal transportation data. In the third quarter of 2017, the first fullÃâà...
SFGate
March 6, 2018
In this post I'm following up on a flight cancellation and airline compensation nightmare a reader experienced last month. Here's the update...and conclusion: Last month Southwest Airlines experienced a meltdown at Chicago Midway airport when a snowstorm hit and the airport ran out of deicing fluid.
Patch.com
February 15, 2018
CHICAGO, IL - All flights were ordered to remain grounded at Midway Airport late Thursday morning due to foggy conditions in the area. The initial "ground stop" enacted by the Federal Aviation Administration was to last until noon, according to an announcement from Midway Airport on social media.
NBC Chicago
February 11, 2018
Almost 500 flights have been canceled at Chicago's airports as they continue to clean up following a series of heavy snowfalls in the area. At Midway Airport, Southwest Airlines announced that they had cancelled all of their remaining flights on Sunday after running low on de-icing fluid for their planes.
Patch.com
February 9, 2018
Chances were better of flights leaving on time — or at all — at Midway Airport, however. Only two additional flights had been cancelled between 12:30 and 4 p.m. Friday for a total 317 so far, the aviation department reported. Flight delays at the airport have stayed the same the sam throughout Friday,Ãâà...
Chicago Tribune
December 31, 1999
The city's proposed overhaul of O'Hare International Airport calls for replacing the 55-year-old Terminal 2, seen at top, with a new Global Terminal to house United Airlines and American Airlines, alongside their international partners. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune). Lauren ZumbachContactÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
December 31, 1999
Dog-loving passengers at O'Hare and Midway Airport may soon have a tougher time flying with Fido. Following the lead of two major airlines – Delta and hometown United -Finance Committee Chairman Edward Burke (14th) wants to close a loophole that has allowed passengers to declare their petsÃâà...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
December 31, 1999
Southwest will fly to Spokane, Houston, St. Louis and Orlando, and add a flight to Chicago's Midway Airport. Frontier will add service to Atlanta and Cincinnati, and Delta will go to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Frontier had also announced plans to add a Colorado Springs flight, althoughÃâà...
MarketWatch
December 31, 1999
As for local competition, Chicago's Midway Airport, where Southwest LUV, +0.52% features, ranks nationally as the 25th busiest airport. Strategic position: As of early 2017, O'Hare has direct service to 208 destinations, including 153 domestic destinations in the United States and 55 international ones inÃâà...
