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Bad weather and aircraft: the airports of New York and Chicago under siege

New York, USA - America in the grip of frost

At this time, the American air traffic went completely haywire: the first snow storm of 2015 has arrived in time to cause a lot of trouble, just as expected by meteorologists. According to the website "FlightStats", which contains all the data concerning flights and airports, on Monday the international airport of Chicago-O'Hare had already cancelled almost 200 flights, while another 600 had suffered...

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Rome, Italy, 01/27/2015 18:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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