Footage shows dozens of tardy passengers forced to walk to airport by foot to try to make flights.
Travelers faced major delays Monday morning at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport after leftists holding a pro-Palestine protest blocked traffic, forcing many to ditch their ride-shares and walk to their terminals.
The protesters, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, interlocked their hands and formed a human barrier blocking a ramp leading to O’Hare’s domestic terminals.
“Traffic came to a complete standstill right in the middle of rush-hour at one of the busiest airports in the country,” notes ABC 7 Chicago.
Video shows dozens of tardy passengers walking to the airport by foot to try to make their flights.
Many online questioned why police didn’t stop the protest from happening, or arrest protesters.
An update from O’Hare claimed protests had cleared up and traffic had resumed, though they gave no details on how the protest was dispersed.
Amid the chaos, a flight leaving from O’Hare evidently had to turn around due to an alleged terror threat.
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While the protest was going on, a United Airlines spokesperson said a flight from Chicago to Washington, “returned safely to Chicago, after a non-credible threat was found written on a lavatory mirror.”
Pro-Palestine demonstrators also snarled traffic on San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge on Monday, under the banner, “Stop the world for Gaza,” in what appears to be a large coordinated effort: