Chicago Midway Airport cancels 90 flights due to de-icing

CHICAGO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Midway Airport canceled nearly 90 Southwest Airlines flights early Thursday because of delays caused by the de-icing of planes.

This is the highest number of flight cancellations in the U.S. early Thursday, claimed Chicago Tribune, citing FlightStats, a website that draws information from airports and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Chicago O' Hare International Airport cancelled two flights early Thursday.

Southwest Airlines blamed freezing conditions at the airport for slowing down crews in charge of de-icing planes in a statement. The airline had 251 flights scheduled to leave Thursday from Midway Airport.

The temperature at Midway Airport was minus 12 Celsius degrees at 10 am Thursday, and fluffy snow began to fall on Chicago after the noon.

Little relief from the cold is expected in the next few days. According to the National Weather Service, the high will be minus 8 Celsius degrees on Friday and the low will be minus 15 Celsius degrees. By Saturday, the high will further dip to minus 13 Celsius degrees with snow expected. Enditem