Articles filed under Midway International Airport
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Southwest pulls the plug on O’Hare trips to focus on Midway, cites ‘challenging’ conditionsMar 13, 2026 2:36 pm - Southwest Airlines is ending its O’Hare tenure on June 4 after five years. Here’s what to know if your flight is affected.
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O'Hare and Midway so far avoiding TSA delays plaguing airports elsewhereMar 11, 2026 6:59 pm - Chicago Department of Aviation officials are advising spring break travelers to arrive early at airports amid TSA meltdowns elsewhere.
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Time for electric vehicle owners to pony up? Legislation to hike EV fees has a pay-per-mile optionMar 01, 2026 8:45 pm - Illinois electric vehicle owners could be reckoning with a new $320 fee or paying a tax on miles traveled if legislation filed in the state Senate gains traction. “It’s appropriate that EV owners pay their share,“ bill sponsor says.
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No longer a bridesmaid, O’Hare clinches busiest U.S. airport awardJan 20, 2026 12:59 pm - Take that Atlanta. FAA data Tuesday shows 857,392 flights at O’Hare in 2025, beating Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s 807,625.
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No REAL ID or passport? That’ll be $45 if you want to fly as of Feb. 1, TSA saysDec 02, 2025 11:30 am - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is extending hours for walk-in REAL ID office downtown and partnering with Cook County to help Illinoisans avoid what he calls “a $45 penalty just to get on a plane.”
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‘Food, football and family:’ Travelers surge into O’Hare for expected busiest Thanksgiving everNov 26, 2025 4:34 pm - Delays and some cancellations crop up Wednesday as the Thanksgiving travel weekend kicked into high gear at O’Hare and Midway international airports.
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FAA lifts restrictions: Can airlines get back to normal before Thanksgiving?Nov 16, 2025 8:13 pm - How long will it take for the air travel spiral to calm and what does that mean for Thanksgiving trips? Here’s the lowdown.
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Aviation dysfunction could spill over to Thanksgiving with no fix, Duffy warnsNov 11, 2025 7:27 pm - Even if Congress votes to end shutdown soon, it could take time for aviation network across the country to get back to normal, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday.
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More than 720 flights canceled at O’Hare, Midway as snow flies, shutdown grinds onNov 10, 2025 1:58 pm - FAA is gradually ramping up flight reductions; with the tally expected to reach 10% by Friday at 40 airports across the U.S. But a shutdown resolution could change that.
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Here’s what to know about shutdown-related flight cancellations at O’HareNov 06, 2025 12:16 pm - With a 10% cut in flights coming Friday, major carriers at O’Hare and Midway offered advice to passengers about what to expect on what will be a challenging day for thousands.
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