Chicago will need a third airport, says FAA head. :blink:
Is this guy in the same world as the rest of us, where airlines are slashing flights?!
Is this guy in the same world as the rest of us, where airlines are slashing flights?!
They are buying up land near ORD to put in additional runways(s) right now. Many residents fighting it. Will be interesting.Chicago will need a third airport, says FAA head. :blink:
Is this guy in the same world as the rest of us, where airlines are slashing flights?!
This says that airport has 2625 operations a day.Chicago will need a third airport, says FAA head. :blink:
Is this guy in the same world as the rest of us, where airlines are slashing flights?!
Blame the Mayor for that one. A truly great airport was Meigs Field right next to downtown. It was great for business people to be able to fly in, go to their meeting and fly out again. But Mayor Daley decided to bulldoze it to make room for more green.Why is the FAA so concerned about a city that has a history of destroying airports? Couldn't some of the load have been handled by Meigs Field?
Chicago is uniquely qualified to be a hub. It is a huge origin and destination market unto itself and is centrally located geographically. That is the ideal combination for a hub operation. For those reasons, Chicago (ORD and MDW) serves as a hub for three airlines: United and American at ORD and Southwest at MDW. Yeah, I know. Southwest does not have a hub and spoke operational philosophy. But MDW sure seems like a hub for WN. There are lots of WN planes coming in and lots of WN planes going out and lots of passengers walking between flights. If it looks like a hub, and feels like a hub: it's a hub.I'm not sure about New York City, but Chicago has certainly tended to be a hub; is there some good reason not to move that hub to some other city?
Aren't lack of congestion and warm climate also desireable characteristics for an airline hub?Chicago is uniquely qualified to be a hub. It is a huge origin and destination market unto itself and is centrally located geographically. That is the ideal combination for a hub operation. For those reasons, Chicago (ORD and MDW) serves as a hub for three airlines: United and American at ORD and Southwest at MDW. Yeah, I know. Southwest does not have a hub and spoke operational philosophy. But MDW sure seems like a hub for WN. There are lots of WN planes coming in and lots of WN planes going out and lots of passengers walking between flights. If it looks like a hub, and feels like a hub: it's a hub.I'm not sure about New York City, but Chicago has certainly tended to be a hub; is there some good reason not to move that hub to some other city?
Not at DTW. :lol:Aren't lack of congestion and warm climate also desireable characteristics for an airline hub?
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