Turbulence can be dangerous. Here's what causes it and how to stay safe.
Turbulence, which causes planes to suddenly jolt while in flight, is considered a fairly normal occurrence.
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Turbulence, which causes planes to suddenly jolt while in flight, is considered a fairly normal occurrence.
An engine covering fell off a Boeing plane and hit the plane's wing flap as the Houston-bound Southwest Airlines flight took off from Denver International Airport on Sunday morning
This time it was a Boeing 737-800 plane that suffered a malfunction.
This time it was a Boeing 737-800 plane that suffered a malfunction.
WJZ spoke with the passenger who posted about what he witnessed when a woman had a medical emergency mid-flight and the Ravens star stepped up to help.
As of 10 p.m., some people were waiting for up to three hours trying to get their checked bags back after their Southwest Airlines flights were canceled. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
While Southwest Airlines pinned the blame on weather, we heard from some that a staffing shortage was also a major factor.
Southwest Airlines flights at Midway International Airport saw the most significant delays. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
The $140 million agreement includes a $35 million fine, stemming from the nightmare last holiday season when Southwest canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers.
Just months after an operation failure derailed travel plans for millions during the holidays, another technical issue delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just months after an operation failure derailed travel plans for millions during the holidays, another technical issue delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday.
A technology issue has forced more than 1,700 Southwest Airlines flights to be delayed on Tuesday morning.
The holiday mess with thousands of canceled Southwest flights certainly didn't help.
The proposed legislation also includes a limit on fees for baggage and seating.
The company has completed 95% of reimbursements, its CEO said Thursday.
"We got to spend the last two weeks with our three grandchildren here in Chicago, so that was wonderful."
But there was also still a line of passengers waiting on their bags from flights canceled earlier in the week.
After more than a week of chaos, Southwest Airlines promised a return to normal operations. So did they deliver? There were just five canceled Southwest flights on Friday.
Meantime, there was much less luggage stacked up in baggage claim at Midway Airport late Wednesday than there was a night before.
While they're still working on getting bags back to travelers, Southwest promised a return to normal beginning this weekend.
CBS 2's Noel Brennan spoke to a travel expert to had advice on how to make traveling during a busy, uncertain time easier for people.
"They could be anywhere. Mine, they're either here or Washington, D.C," Tom Gallas said.
Southwest Airlines plans to resume normal flight operations on Friday, after canceling more than 13,000 flights since Dec. 22. Meantime, many Southwest passengers are still struggling to be reunited with luggage that has piled up at airports, sometimes sent to their destinations even though they didn't go with it.
Southwest Airlines' scheduling software caused a "snowball effect" after initial weather-related disruptions, a pilot said.
Embattled carrier on Thursday cancels more than 2,000 additional flights, as airline executives offer profuse apologies.
A man and woman were due for a detention hearing on Monday in the homicide of the woman's 8-year-old son in Round Lake Beach, Illinois.
In an annual February tradition, some couples had the honor of exchanging or renewing vows on Sunday morning at the top of the Chicago skyscraper that was once the tallest building in the world.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 68, according to police.
A stretch of busy Dempster Street was shut down in the north Chicago suburb of Niles early Sunday after a vehicle hit a pedestrian.
A driver was killed early Sunday when a sport-utility vehicle hit a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago's Pilsen community.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
Suzanne Le Mignot recently celebrated a milestone with her 400th HIIT class at Orangetheory River North, while Mary Kay Kleist shows us an ice chapel built at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
Families and coaches are beyond proud that their players are representing their communities in the big game. Asal Rezaei reports.
Police were investigating after a 10-year-old girl was found dead in Chicago’s Bronzeville community this weekend.
The Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love, Rylie Mills, and Eric Saubert, along with the New England Patriots' Robert Spillane, are just some who trace their football beginnings to Chicagoland high schools.
Police were investigating after a 10-year-old girl was found dead in Chicago's Bronzeville community this weekend.
A driver was killed early Sunday when a sport-utility vehicle hit a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago's Pilsen community.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago's Far South Side early Sunday.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
A man and woman were due for a detention hearing on Monday in the homicide of the woman's 8-year-old son in Round Lake Beach, Illinois.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, underwent surgery for a fracture in her left leg.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
A woman was in custody after another woman was slashed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this weekend.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
