By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – Chicago urged the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday not to cut flights at the city’s O’Hare International Airport below 2,800 per day, saying it would be unwarranted and “lead to significant disruption to the National Airspace System.”
The FAA on February 27 proposed a 2,800 daily flight limit for summer flights, down from the 3,080 daily operations announced for the summer but above last summer’s 2,680 daily flights. The proposal came after the two main carriers at O’Hare – United Airlines and American Airlines – added significant flights as they battle to dominate the hub.
Reuters reported on March 5 that the FAA told airlines it wanted steeper cuts to around 2,500 per day, but that number remains under discussion.
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(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Mark Porter and Jamie Freed)
