Bad Weather Causes Delays, Cancelations At Chicago's Airports
(CBS) – Weather-related delays at O'Hare International Airport were affecting travel Thursday afternoon as storm fronts moved into the Chicago region.
Delays of up to 90 minutes were reported at O'Hare, where more than 735 flights had been canceled.
It was a little better at Midway Airport, where delays of 20 minutes were reported. Thirty-five flights were canceled, the Chicago Department of Aviation reported.
Also Thursday, a 747 cargo plane from Italy bound for Los Angeles was forced to land at the Rockford airport, due to severe weather over O'Hare.
A half-dozen United flights also landed at Rockford because of storms. Those passengers remained on the ground an hour or two before heading to Chicago.
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