The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce the volume of flights at major airports in the United States to alleviate flight delays.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Thursday that flight capacity control measures will be implemented at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Several airlines at the airport are still planning to add flights despite widespread delays and cancellations, prompting the FAA to take this action. Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the United States in terms of total flight movements. During the peak travel period in the summer of 2026, the airport plans to have over 3,080 flights per day on average, a 14.9% increase from the summer of 2025, when the on-time performance rate was only 60%. The flight control measures will limit the daily number of flights to 2,708 at O'Hare Airport, avoiding a significant increase in capacity from the previous summer to prevent widespread flight delays and cancellations. This flow control policy will be effective from May 17, 2026, until October 24, 2026.