Emirates Flags Chicago

Flag Waving . . . Emirates first officer revives the “taxiing flag” tradition popular during the 1930s from the right seat cockpit window of a Boeing 777-200LR, as the airline celebrates its inaugural flight into Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tuesday, August 5, 2014.
     Among all the USA city flags, the Chicago flag is one of the most significant, for several reasons.
     The three white stripes represent the North, West, and South sides.
     The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River.
     The bottom blue stripe represents the South Branch of the river and the canal.
     The four six-pointed red stars represent major historical events: Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933-34.
     The taxiing flag is the perfect touch, as new daily service begins between the “City of the Big Shoulders,” as Carl Sandburg once described Chicago, via Emirates to beautiful Dubai.

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