Severe winter weather causes travel chaos as planes grounded and over 1,000 flights canceled at Chicago's airports

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An airplane takes off during blizzard conditions at O'Hare Airport on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Over 1,900 flights have been canceled nationwide due to a large winter storm bringing blizzard conditions.
An airplane takes off during blizzard conditions at Chicago O'Hare Airport on January 12, 2024.

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Jet bursts into flames after crash with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport

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All 379 passengers and crew members of a Japan Airlines flight survived a crash at Tokyo's busiest airport, evacuating the plane before it was engulfed in flames. The commercial plane collided with a coast guard aircraft, killing five on board. 

These are the world's top 10 busiest airports of 2023

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Travelers are seen ahead of the fourth of July holiday weekend at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on June 30, 2023.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport once again won the title of the world's busiest airport for 2023.

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See the moment airport workers rescued a child from the baggage conveyor belt after he wandered past a check-in desk and into a restricted area

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Suitcases pass along a conveyor belt at Terminal five's automated baggage handling system at Heathrow on August 27, 2010 in London, England.
Suitcases on an airport conveyor belt.

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'Near Collisions' of Commercial Jets Happen All the Time, Horrifying FAA Records Show

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A terrifying new report from the New York Times claims that “near collisions” involving commercial airliners are basically a weekly occurrence in America.

A plane passenger smuggling weapons was caught after he lit up a cigarette in the bathroom and flight attendants smelled the smoke, prosecutor says

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Discarded and crumbled cigarette on the aisle floor of an airplane.
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American Airlines worker found to have been killed by accident after an airline investigator suggested it may have been suicide, report says

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Francisco De Jesus and his daughter were flying on American Airlines from Seattle to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Michal Ingraham worked for American Airlines at Austin airport.

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When an airline made his bag disappear, a magician bought another plane ticket to get back in the airport and track it down with an Apple AirTag

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Danny Orleans used his Apple AirTag to track down his bag on the tarmac.
Danny Orleans used his Apple AirTag to track down his bag on the tarmac.

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Did you pay $189 for Clear? You may have to show your ID at TSA anyway, threatening one of the program's biggest selling points

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Passengers using CLEAR kiosk that allows quick and secure Identity confirmation, West Palm Beach Airport, Florida.
Passengers using CLEAR kiosk that allows quick and secure Identity confirmation, West Palm Beach Airport, Florida.

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You can now request a Lyft as soon as you land at the airport instead of waiting for your bags

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Lyft announced a new feature Thursday that will allow riders to request a trip when they land at the airport.

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