A year later...

"A new federal study that for the first time examines the capacity of the nation's busiest airports and the reasons behind the record delays concludes that O'Hare International Airport is overextended and the situation will only grow worse during the next decade.

The report, to be released Wednesday on Capitol Hill, says that even in good weather, the airport operates above capacity for 3½ hours a day, but when weather conditions deteriorate, traffic exceeds capacity for 8 hours.

And despite assurances from Chicago officials that O'Hare doesn't require new runways to handle air travel demands during the next 10 years, the Federal Aviation Administration analysis concludes the situation will only deteriorate as the number of flights grows..."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/m...-51405,FF.html