The Airport Transit System (ATS) is an automated people mover system at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The 2.7-mile (4.3 km) system was built by Matra at a cost of $127 million, and began its operation on May 6, 1993. It can accommodate up to 2,400 passengers per hour.
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“Airplanes are invariably scheduled to depart at such times as 7:54, 9:21 or 11:37. This extreme specificity has the effect on the novice of instilling in him the twin beliefs that he will be arriving at 10:08, 1:43 or 4:22, and that he should get to the airport on time. These beliefs are not only erroneous but actually unhealthy.”
—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950)
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—William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779–1848)
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—Marc Fumaroli (b. 1932)