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also, the point where jobs get dispersed throughout the city is something that I believe needs to occur at some level. The problem I've seen in Chicago is that areas that can support new construction tends to be built out in a suburban like manner and many times is outside the realm of rail transit. |
There is surely plenty of valid criticism about the location and configuration of the west terminal. I hope the city isn't too stubborn and let the apprehension of paying too design it now tank the entire next phase, including the runway construction that is warranted regardless.
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I saw planes come in for landing earlier today on 27R. Seeing three parallel lines of approaching aircraft is a sight to behold, something I've only seen until today at Atlanta.
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Tribune Op/Ed
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Bensenville Upbeat Its Last Ditch Appeal Will Stop O'Hare Expansion
Oh Dear... Sounds like somebody was hitting the egg nog and got chatty with media. :'0
WTF are they fighting for? Chicago has completed aquisision of 620 of the 661 parcels in Bensenville. Except for a dozen hardcore holdouts, everybody - including the residents of St. Johannes Cemetery - are long gone. The railroad has been relcoated and a new 13,000ft runway is now operating overhead. They gotta be delutional to think they can successfully fight O'hare. (OMP) A better plan would be to embrace O'hare and prosper like Rosemont has. Ya think? When the airfield reconfiguration is completed in few years, the Dept. of Aviation will turn its attention to terminal and ground access issues. A new terminal complex will be built to the west of the existing "horseshoe" with access from a new western perimeter expressway that passes right through Bensenville. Once the western gate is operational, the Kennedy Expressway (eastern gate) will be straightened west of River Rd. and extended to Elgin in corridor bisecting the airport. Its sad those in charge of Bensenville can't seem to recognize the Rosemont-style econmic boom the OMP will bring. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,3286121.story |
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Even if they were to actually tunnel an expy underneath the terminals/taxiways/runways, I doubt there'd be any straightening going on. |
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any news?
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Whatever you might think of the O'Hare plan, the idea that demolishing those homes poses an environmental risk is a sick joke.
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watching jesse jackson jr right now on cspan. he's talking about ohare and the new Lincoln Airport plan with some intersesting plans.
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T1 --> Star Alliance T2 --> SkyTeam T3 --> OneWorld http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...,3666859.story Gate crashers: O'Hare terminal moves expected Major airlines may relocate because of mergers, partnerships By Julie Johnsson 9:43 PM CST, February 15, 2009 Major airline tenants at O'Hare International Airport are gearing up for the largest reshuffling of gates in decades, the Tribune has learned. Passengers of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Continental Airlines would face the greatest dislocation if plans being discussed by carriers and the City of Chicago come to fruition. Delta is expected to leave its longtime base at the far end of Terminal 3 and move to merger partner Northwest Airlines' gates in the middle domestic terminal, said people familiar with its plans. Delta also is expected to take over four gates that Continental subleases from Northwest at Terminal 2, sources said. Continental, meanwhile, is in talks to move into Concourse B at United Airlines' home hub. ... Continental would keep its ticket counter and baggage operations in Terminal 2, Brady added. ... Continental would be the first major U.S. rival to operate flights from United's Helmut Jahn-designed terminal. Aside from United, the only airlines using the terminal are international carriers like Lufthansa that, like United, belong to the Star Alliance. Continental plans to join Star in October and is in the process of withdrawing from the SkyTeam alliance, which includes Delta and Air France-KLM. A person familiar with talks between United and Continental cautions that their plans for O'Hare aren't final. Continental could remain in Terminal 2 by taking over three gates on Concourse F that it subleases to United. ... |
Hmm, so will American snag the rest of L concourse?
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With gates being shuffled around, does anyone think that Virgin Atlantic will finally be able to break into O'hare?
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^ Their obstacle - the reason they aborted (postponed) ORD service recently - is not gates; it's just the current industry/economy turmoil.
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^^^ I doon't think that's the case. I think it was a mix of trying to fight for the gates during bad economic times = not making sense. I think they would still be interested if they weren't being strong armed. I think they said the earliest they would be in O'Hare now is 2010.
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Would Southwest ever consider moving to the now empty terminal 2? That would make things a lot more convenient I think.
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