Yesterday was another challenging day for the commercial aviation sector in the United States of America, with widespread delays and cancellations continuing to prevail as the country comes to terms with the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown . With the existing air traffic control shortage having been exacerbated by controllers being made to work without pay, many major hubs have been hit hard.

While the situation is challenging enough as it is, when combined with other external factors, the result is nothing short of operational chaos. These were the circumstances facing Chicago O'Hare Airport yesterday, when it was hit by the lethal combination of the current disruption and a winter storm warning. This saw the Illinois facility sit at the top of the table when it came t

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