WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation

Administration on Monday said it will resume a meeting on

Thursday with airlines to cut flights at Chicago O'Hare

International Airport.

The FAA said it wants to cut flights this summer to 2,608

per day after last month proposing a 2,800 daily flight limit

for summer flights.

The proposed figure is significantly below the 3,080 daily

flights scheduled by airlines this summer. Last summer, airlines

operated an average of 2,680 daily flights at O'Hare. The agency

warned of major disruptions without flight cuts.

The proposal came after the two ​main carriers at O'Hare,

United Airlines and American Airlines ( AAL ), added

significant numbers of flights as they battle ​to dominate the

hub.

The FAA first convened a meeting to cut the schedules on

March 4 but then adjourned it.

The agency said Monday it wants roughly a 400-flight

reduction from carriers' summer plans and intends to reduce each

airline's flights proportionally based on last summer's schedule

to ensure the "burden of delay reduction is shared across users

without picking 'winners or losers.'"

Last week, the city of Chicago urged the FAA not to cut

flights below 2,800 per day, saying ​it would be unwarranted.

The current Chicago schedules would make 2026 the busiest

summer ever at O'Hare.

United plans to operate 780 flights a day from Chicago

O'Hare this month, up from the 541 flights ​on average per day

​last year.

American said ⁠in December it would add 100 daily departures

to more than 75 destinations from O'Hare in time for

spring-break travel, a 30% increase in ​spring departures

compared to 2025. Daily departures will rise from 484 last

​summer to ⁠526 this summer.

American praised the FAA for working ​to address operational

delays ​and ​impacts ​to protect O'Hare travelers this summer.