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American Airlines flight forced return to Chicago O'Hare after midair emergency
An American Airlines Boeing jet headed from Chicago to Las Vegas was forced to divert back to O’Hare after a mid-air emergency.
Irate passenger hurls computer monitor, calls airline staff 'stupid' during shocking airport meltdown
Shocking video of the incident posted last month shows the incensed woman climb over a baggage checking desk and begin grabbing and screaming at the airline staffers.
Woman found tangled in conveyor belt at Chicago airport ID'd
The body of Virginia Christine Vinton, 57, was found around 7:45 a.m. Thursday tangled in a conveyor used to move baggage at Terminal 5.
Woman found dead in baggage area at Chicago's O'Hare Airport
A woman died at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport early Thursday morning after she became trapped in machinery in the baggage claim area.
Freaked-out plane passengers trapped on tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare as 'tornado warning' alerts blare from cellphones
"We could definitely feel it moving us."
United Airlines flight carrying 153 travelers aborted before takeoff when plane engine catches fire, gushes smoke: video
The FAA temporarily halted arrivals into the Chicago airport on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year until regular operations started at 2:45 p.m., the agency said.
Anti-Israel protesters block highways near O'Hare Airport, shut down Golden Gate Bridge
Anti-Israel protesters shut down San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in both directions for hours Monday while also creating traffic jams for drivers trying to reach Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. "Golden Gate Bridge is closed...
Worst US airports revealed — these facilities are 'dated' and 'inefficient'
The five busiest US airports each received three stars — based on a rubric that includes terminal design, cleanliness, passenger flow, seating, and more.
These 10 airports are the worst for connecting flights — you'll have to hustle to your gate
It's a plane nightmare flying out of these spots.
Chicago housing hundreds of migrants at O'Hare airport, raising safety, public health concerns
Hundreds of migrants have been living in a terminal at Chicago's O'Hare Airport -- some for weeks -- as the Second City struggles to keep pace with the flood of asylum seekers flowing into...
Chicago's O'Hare Airport used as a migrant shelter as crisis overwhelms city: 'Like a scene from Mad Max'
More than 400 migrants are reportedly being housed in a section of the airport, hidden from public view behind black curtains, up from 31 at the beginning of August.
Shocking video captures plane's emergency slide crashing near Chicago home
Newly surfaced video caught the moment a United Airlines plane dropped an emergency slide onto a Chicago neighborhood – where it damaged a family’s home before landing in the backyard.
'Very big' emergency slide from United flight lands in Chicago backyard
Maintenance workers discovered an emergency slide didn’t reach the airport after the plane landed with 155 passengers and 10 crew members, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare Airport during severe weather warnings, cancels over 150 flights: report
The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday following warnings of severe weather for the city. There were no immediate reports of...
Two travelers arrested after wild brawl at Chicago airport: video
Two people were arrested following the fight in which travelers were seen throwing punches, pulling hair and rolling on the floor in an area near a baggage claim carousel, according...
Progressive Chicago mayor cracks down on airport homeless encampments ahead of reelection bid
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to remove the homeless encampment at Chicago O'Hare International Airport being blasted by Democratic Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez.
United flight attendant hospitalized after fight with angry flier holding baby
A United Airlines flight attendant was sent to the hospital following an altercation with an angry, shouting passenger on a flight to Chicago Sunday morning.
Newark tops list of worst 'mega-airports' in North America
Newark Liberty International has the dubious distinction of being rated the worst "mega-airport" in North America, according to a survey.
Unruly United passenger opens emergency slide and lands on wing of moving plane
Flight 2478 from San Diego touched down at O’Hare International Airport about 4:30 a.m. and was taxiing to the gate when the man pulled the door off and stepped onto...
Border officers find 6 human skulls in packages shipped to the US
The officers x-rayed the three boxes and found two human skulls in one box — and two skulls in both other boxes.