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.

Holiday travel fiasco leaves thousands stranded
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The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will look into Southwest Airlines after 3,000 flights were canceled.

More than 400 flights canceled at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway Airports on Christmas Eve

FlyChicago.com said 251 flights into and out of O'Hare were canceled on Christmas Eve, and 164 were canceled into and out of Midway. Arrival delays at Midway were close to two hours.

Crashes reported, flights canceled as snow hammers Chicago, northwest Indiana
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At least 40 crashes were reported in northwest Indiana due to the winter storm. Travelers also made changes to their plans after flights were canceled.

This is the best time to travel for Christmas to avoid winter storm cancellations, delays

A major winter storm is expected to produce damaging winds and drop feet of snow in many locations this week, and with the Christmas holiday travel season in full effect, the timing couldn’t be worse.

Holiday travelers in Chicago rush to beat the storm
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O'Hare International Airport was certainly busy Monday as AAA says 7.2 million Americans are expected to travel by air this holiday season.

United flight crashed in Chicago neighborhood 50 years ago Thursday

The crash was blamed on pilot error and failure by the captain “to exercise positive flight management.” But there were also speculations of sabotage.