FAA Orders O’Hare Flight Cuts Amid American, United Turf War (2)

The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to slash flights at Chicago O’Hare International Airport this summer to prevent overscheduling and flight disruptions, further complicating a turf war between United Airlines Holdings Inc.and American Airlines Group Inc. at the busy hub.

The agency said in the order, released Thursday, that it’s limiting total daily operations to 2,708 takeoffs and landings, almost 400 fewer than airlines had originally scheduled. The cap will be in place from May 17 through Oct. 24.

The agency said it had to act to avoid flight disruptions at O’Hare that would have reverberated across ...