Chicago’s two airports are expecting to see between four to six times as many travelers this Memorial Day weekend as they did over the same time frame last.
Memorial Day weekend: Chicago airports prepare for big travel increase
Memorial Day travel: 137 million on the move for the holiday weekend
AAA says 137 million people are expected to be on the move for the holiday weekend. Most of them will take to the roads but the biggest surge is in air travel.
CHICAGO - After more than a year of missed vacations, weddings and more due to the coronavirus pandemic, people seem ready to travel this Memorial Day weekend.
AAA says 137 million people are expected to be on the move for the holiday weekend. Most of them will take to the roads but the biggest surge is in air travel.
27 May 2021 (Last Updated May 27th, 2021 12:30)
O Hare International Airport has modernised its de-icing infrastructure via a centralised de-icing facility, set to be the largest in the US.
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Canada-based company JCAII, in partnership with American Airlines, United Airlines, and the Chicago Department of Aviation, has provided this facility to the airport. Credit: N i c o l a.
O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in the US has upgraded its de-icing infrastructure with a centralised de-icing facility powered by JCAII solutions.
Canada-based company JCAII has teamed up with American Airlines, United Airlines, and the Chicago Department of Aviation to provide this facility to the airport.
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Most travelers will set out on the roads the Memorial Day weekend but airports will be much busier than last year.
“For many people, this will be their first summer vacation in two years, and things will look a little different,” Debbie Haas, vice president of travel for AAA–The Auto Club Group, said in a news release.
“Because of the pandemic, many theme parks and hotels are running at reduced capacity, and some services are not currently available. Cruise lines are also accepting bookings, but their policies may vary based on whether you’re vaccinated.”
About 1.7 million Illinois residents plan to get behind the wheel over the holiday weekend. That’s a 57% increase from last year when less than 1.1 million residents traveled because of the coronavirus pandemic, AAA said.
American Airlines’ largest regional carrier gets FAA warning
An American Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft is seen on final approach landing at New York John F. Kennedy International airport in New York City on Feb. 13, 2020. The flight is operated by American Eagle, a regional branch of American Airlines (Envoy Air ). The commercial airplane has the registration N605KS. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images and CNN)
by: Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN
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May 19, 2021 / 07:52 PM EST
(CNN) A commuter jet was seconds away from landing at a regional airport in Illinois last March when the pilots realized they’d made a potentially fatal mistake: They were aimed at the wrong runway.