O’Hare, Midway Grapple with Near Shutdown of Air Travel
Clip: 4/29/2020 | 5m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Paris Schutz reports from O’Hare International Airport.
According to the Transportation Safety Administration, around 111,000 travelers passed through all of the nation’s airports Tuesday. That number is 95% below the 2.1 million passengers recorded on the same day last year. Paris Schutz has this report from O’Hare International Airport.
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O’Hare, Midway Grapple with Near Shutdown of Air Travel
Clip: 4/29/2020 | 5m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
According to the Transportation Safety Administration, around 111,000 travelers passed through all of the nation’s airports Tuesday. That number is 95% below the 2.1 million passengers recorded on the same day last year. Paris Schutz has this report from O’Hare International Airport.
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