PHOTO: Air delays at O'Hare International Airport (pictured above) and Midway Airport continue to cause major travel headaches. (courtesy Wiki Images)
A day after a fire at a regional radar center crippled airline flights into, out of and around Chicago, the residual effects are still being felt.
More than 700 flights were cancelled or delayed today as of 2 p.m. Saturday, adding to the 2,100 that were affected on Friday following a fire allegedly set by a disgruntled employee at a Federal Aviation Administration radar center in Aurora, Ill.
The facility is about 40 miles from Chicago's O'Hare and Midway Airports. Ironically, the disruption came a day after Chicago officials boasted that O'Hare had reclaimed its title as the world's busiest airport in terms of takeoffs and landings.
United Airlines and American Airlines, the two busiest carriers at O'Hare, both said they would have delays or cancellations today, with a United spokesperson saying the airline would have a restricted schedule.
Southwest Airlines, which has the most flights at Midway, was forced to cancel all flights between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. CDT.
According to the FAA, air traffic was handled by other control centers in the region, including Minneapolis, Indianapolis and Cleveland, until Chicago went back online today.
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