The main reason is that airport staff cannot work for a long time in extreme cold, Interfax reports.
According to weather forecasters, Chicago and surrounding cities are experiencing record cold. The temperature in the region, taking into account strong winds, reaches −45°C. In such conditions, frostbite of exposed skin may occur within five minutes. Because of this, airport employees are forced to work in shifts of several minutes.
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