WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a new action to prevent widespread flight delays this summer at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), where less than 60% of arrivals and departures were on time last summer.
ORD is the busiest airport in America by flight volume, with more than 3,080 flights planned on peak days for summer 2026, which represents a 14.9% peak-day increase over summer 2025. The FAA's action - known as a scheduling reduction - limits daily operations to 2,708 to prevent a dramatic increase from last...