Outside of New York, three runways were opening this week at other major airports: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

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Following Kennedy, Los Angeles and Honolulu on the list are San Francisco International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, and Washington Dulles International Airport.

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It all came to a head at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in October 2006.

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