Severe weather prompts ground stop at Chicago airports
Ground stops were issued at Chicago airports due to severe weather in the surrounding area Wednesday morning.
Ground stop in effect for flights arriving at Chicago's O'Hare Airport due to thunderstorms
Just before 4 p.m., the FAA said there was a Traffic Management Program in effect for planes arriving at O'Hare. This is causing arriving flights to be delayed by an average of one hour and 49 minutes.
Frontier Airlines offering nonstop flight from Chicago's Midway to Jamaica
Frontier Airlines launched nonstop service from Midway International Airport to Montego Bay, Jamaica today.
Car crashes into fence surrounding Midway Airport
A driver crashed into a fence surrounding Midway International Airport Saturday morning.
'We messed up': Southwest leadership testifies on Capitol Hill promising to do better
Southwest Airlines' leadership testified on Capitol Hill promising to do better and specifically answering to the need for more robust plane deicing procedures at Midway.
Frontier Airlines to offer nonstop flight from Midway to Puerto Rico
Frontier is also launching a “GoWild!” summer pass, allowing travelers to take unlimited flights between these months.
TSA discovers fewer guns at Chicago airports in 2022, nationwide is a different story
Passengers at O'Hare and Midway brought firearms less frequently than the national average.
Chicago flights canceled and delayed after FAA systemwide outage
Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled in Chicago on Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration reported a system failure nationwide, temporarily grounding all domestic flight departures.
Southwest passenger suing airline over failure to provide refunds
This week, CEO Bob Jordan wrote a letter apologizing to customers about the chaos and offered those impacted 25,000 frequent-flier points, which is equivalent to about $300. These are in addition to customers' reimbursements and refunds. However, many customers say they are now facing delays on the airline's website when trying to apply the points to their account.
'Inexcusable': Chaos continues at Midway after Southwest cancels 2,400 more flights
“I’m sorry, it’s 2022 how could you at least not be able to scan [luggage] tags so people can go online and say, ‘oh it’s here, or it hasn’t made it,’” one passenger said.
CDA says flight disruption with Southwest will be considered 'controllable' --- What that means for passengers
The Chicago Department of Aviation said every flight disruption between Dec. 24 and Mon. Jan. 2 will be considered “controllable” and the airline will reimburse “reasonable” incidental expenses.
Southwest Airlines CEO releases video statement following cancellation of thousands of flights
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan issued a statement and video after thousands of flights were canceled across the country on Monday and Tuesday.
Midway still a mess as Southwest blames Mother Nature on flight cancelations
The mess at Midway Airport is nowhere near cleaned up, and for many travelers, the nightmare continues.
Frustration and baggage mount at Midway in post-Christmas Southwest Airlines chaos
Some passengers said they were stuck for three or four hours in lines that spanned the entire length of Midway’s upper-level departures concourse.
