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Aug 24, 2009 7:25 AM CDT

As Fewer Fly, Airline Delays Nosedive

Major airports see traffic fall 9%

(Newser) - With fewer travelers taking to the skies, airline delays have dropped significantly compared to recent years, USA Today reports. Delays topping two hours fell by more than a quarter this year from 2008 and 2007 levels, while traffic at big hubs has dropped 9% compared to last year. Traffic at...

Newark Tops
Worst Airport List

TRAVEL

Jul 25, 2009 8:14 AM CDT

Newark Tops Worst Airport List

(Newser) - With summer vacations increasing your chances of an extended stay at an airport, Travel + Leisure offers its annual list of airports likely to leave you grounded. The good news? Airports are getting better; even this year’s “winner” improved its delays by 3%. The list:

Newark: That 3%

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New O'Hare Runway
Eases Travel Nationwide

analysis

Jul 23, 2009 10:55 AM CDT

New O'Hare Runway Eases Travel Nationwide

Delays at second-busiest airport can hold up flights all over

(Newser) - The 8-month-old runway at the nation’s second-busiest airport has helped Chicago’s O’Hare escape its status as the “tar pit” of US air travel, writes Scott McCartney in the Wall Street Journal. With three runways now available, the airport’s on-time arrival rate increased 27% this year...

Holiday Travel a Nightmare Thanks to Snow, Ice

Dec 24, 2008 10:45 AM CST

Holiday Travel a Nightmare Thanks to Snow, Ice

Flight cancellations ripple across US; roads not great, either

(Newser) - Hundreds of holiday travelers spent the night in the nation's second-busiest airport and others faced delayed or canceled flights and highways choked by snow and ice as storms kept up their assault on northern states. More snow fell today in the Midwest, while the Northwest faced more snow and sleet,...

Chicago
Seeks Aid
After Deluge

Sep 15, 2008 1:55 AM CDT

Chicago Seeks Aid After Deluge

Windy City hit with wet double whammy

(Newser) - Chicago officials seeking clean-up funds have asked the state to declare a disaster after the city was hit by a deluge of weekend rains which flooded streets and stranded families, reports CNN. More than six inches of rain fell Saturday—the most in 137 years in a single day. That...

Atlanta Still Busiest US Airport

Jan 2, 2008 5:59 PM CST

Atlanta Still Busiest US Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson beats Chicago's O'Hare to retain title for 3rd year

(Newser) - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had the most flights of any in the US—and, by extension, the world— for the third consecutive year, the AP reports. In again beating out Chicago's O'Hare International, Hartsfield-Jackson chalked up 994,466 flights in 2007, a 1.8% increase from 2006. O'Hare logged 935,...

United Woes Pile Up 3 Days After Storm

Dec 27, 2007 9:06 AM CST

United Woes Pile Up 3 Days After Storm

Carrier blames pilot shortage for cancellations; pilots blame staff cuts

(Newser) - United Airlines cancellations yesterday continued to pile up for a third straight day, as the world's second biggest carrier blamed a Sunday storm that slammed its Chicago hub and a shortage of pilots. But the pilots' union pointed the finger at staffing cuts, saying, "The weather wouldn't have mattered...

Snow Storm Heads for Northeast

Dec 16, 2007 7:54 AM CST

Snow Storm Heads for Northeast

Two deaths blamed on storm that dumped up to 15 inches in Midwest

(Newser) - A storm that dumped up to 15 inches of snow across parts of the Midwest, canceling more than 200 flights out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, headed for the northeast this morning, setting off winter storm watches and warnings, reports the AP. At least two deaths, from accidents on...

Computer Outage Leads to Airline Outage

Jun 20, 2007 1:00 PM CDT

Computer Outage Leads to Airline Outage

Glitch forces United to ground worldwide flights for 2 hours

(Newser) - United flights around the globe sat on the tarmac for 2 hours this morning after a computer malfunction effectively shut down the world's second-biggest carrier. The midmorning glitch affected an unknown number of flights, Bloomberg reports, before techs traced the trouble to the systems that weigh planes, check their balance,...