Burst pipe shuts O’Hare tower, triggering nationwide flight delays
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A burst pipe forced the Chicago O’Hare control tower offline, prompting the FAA to implement a nationwide delay program across about 20 U.S. airspace regions and grounding hundreds of flights, with O’Hare departures delayed by about an hour as crews repair the tower and air traffic managers work to clear the backlog.
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