Articles filed under Midway International Airport
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O'Hare, Midway to offer COVID-19 tests
Dec 8, 2020 4:54 PM - Air travelers and employees at O'Hare and Midway airports will have access to two types of tests for the coronavirus under a program unveiled Tuesday touted as the "most comprehensive offered by any airport system in the nation."
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Southwest Airlines to start flights from O'Hare in 2021
Oct 13, 2020 6:22 AM - Southwest Airlines announced Monday it will expand service across the city from its existing hub at Midway International Airport to O'Hare International Airport. -
Midway air traffic control tower back in business
Mar 24, 2020 6:25 PM - The air traffic tower at Midway is reopening after being closed because of COVID-19 exposure. -
Midway tower scrub in final stage, FAA reports
Mar 23, 2020 3:17 PM - Cleanup at the closed Midway tower is in the final stages, the FAA reports. -
Private jet operations tick up at Chicago Executive, DuPage airports
Mar 20, 2020 4:48 PM - Private jet traffic has risen slightly at two suburban airports, likely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. -
Midway tower still closed, FAA restricts small jets after touch-and-goes
Mar 19, 2020 10:22 AM - About 82% of flights at Midway International Airport are sidelined today because of weather and closure of the air traffic control tower, which is being disinfected after COVID-19 coronavirus. Several technicians at the tower tested positive for the respiratory disease Tuesday, leading to 428 Midway flights out of 520 being canceled in the last 24 hours, the Chicago Department of Aviation reports. -
Cancellations continue at Midway; no word on tower reopening
Mar 19, 2020 8:39 AM - Southwest Airlines and other carriers have shredded flights at Midway Airport and it's unclear when the tower will reopen after COVID-19 exposure. -
Hundreds of cancellations at Midway Airport after tower technicians contract coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020 7:57 AM - Flights are arriving and departing at reduced rates at Midway International Airport after air traffic control tower staff members tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Chicago Department of Aviation reported 270 flight cancellations at the airport by Wednesday morning. -
Big City Chicken opens at MidwayFeb 21, 2020 2:07 PM - Big City Chicken on Friday opened as the latest new concession offering at Midway International Airport.
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Have gun, won't travel. So why is the TSA finding so many at security checks?
Jan 24, 2020 9:31 AM - Everybody knows you can't bring a gun aboard a commercial flight. So why did the Transportation Security Administration find a record 4,432 firearms -- 87% of them loaded -- when they searched passengers' carry-on bags last year?
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