Per the CDA, Midway will open a new lounge in 2024 for passengers for $50 a day - https://www.flychicago.com/business/media/news/pages/article.aspx?newsid=1785 As long as the big 3 are starting to restrict access to lounges to elites, I can see airline-neutral clubs that offer day passes becoming m...
Jump to postFWIW, and for me, it's a lack of a consistent passenger experience. Plus, the fact that WN has no IFE/AVOD inherently ups the demand for power ports. I for one would appreciate not having to bring a power bank on trips when I know I won't need it/them other than on the air travel portions. I could ...
Jump to postI know WN is in the crosshairs right now but the sensationalism needs to get dialed way back on this one. My mom and aunt are flying this morning and they just boarded after originally being scheduled to leave at 9:30CT so not much different then a run of the mill weather delay. Other U.S. carriers ...
Jump to postUnited Announces new Archer Route for Chicago Downtown to ORD Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230323005204/en/United-Airlines-and-Archer-Announce-First-Commercial-Electric-Air-Taxi-Route-in-Chicago Notes: United Airlines and Archer have selected O’Hare International Airport (ORD) t...
Jump to postDo you think eventually The Airbus A320 will leave the JetBlue fleet as more A220s enter the Fleet. There are no pending orders for A320s. As far as A319s being inherited from Spirit I dont see Jetblue would have any need for them with A220s coming. If JetBlue's merger with Spirit is approved &...
Jump to postRecent maps show the east security area as being completely gone. Is the plan for that to be an exit once the baggage claim work is done? It was a mess last time I went through and had to walk from M2 to the center to leave because the west exit was closed and I can image it would be even worse comi...
Jump to postThe one thing that still confuses me is how they deal with FIS if the OGT isn't going to be done for several years after. I assumed the likes of B6/NK/AS would move to T5 somewhere in here to tear down the T2 headhouse and low E/F gates (presumably adding a temp connector or shuttle from T1 to the V...
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DL move confirmed for next Wednesday.
As far as I understand, once DL and the EAS carriers move, NK will take over DL's landside space in T2 and swap their L gates with AA for some on the west side of G. The plan posted awhile back showed NK using G while AS and B6 moved into E with a couple common use on either concourse. They might sh...
Jump to postFor those of you who have Google Earth Pro downloaded to a desktop/laptop, google has satellite imagery for ORD/MDW from June 2022 if you use the time lapse feature. Regular google maps still shows the 2021 views. The time lapse feature in Earth is tricky to use and doesn't have the best images, bu...
Jump to postOriginally it was believed the west M renovations would be done and DL would move on the 8th and now we're a week past that and obviously it didn't happen so anyone have any update. I've seen pics of the extension open and operating but it's pretty baren with temporary signage and concessions empty....
Jump to postWent thru T5 last night on EI (lands domestic) Gates 1-10 were all empty. Almost seemed like they were blocked off. Jet bridges looked new - grey ones. Southwest was all parked in the middle section. Full house on the other side. We got M25. Upstairs departures was a zoo. One thing that always irri...
Jump to postThe first new T5 gates are operational as of a few days ago https://www.linkedin.com/posts/power-construction_poweraviationgroup-activity-6947285318660235264-8to8?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app If I'm understanding things here, they're only being used for arrivals (presumably just...
Jump to postThe first new T5 gates are operational as of a few days ago https://www.linkedin.com/posts/power-construction_poweraviationgroup-activity-6947285318660235264-8to8?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app If I'm understanding things here, they're only being used for arrivals (presumably just ...
Jump to postTry this one: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/map/Pages/printablemaps.aspx and scroll down to T5 and click on the map. But, it is impossible to read. I even downloaded the image and tried to zoom in, still illegible. Looks like it's been updated. The low res jpg must have been a placeholder thumbn...
Jump to postCan anyone shine some light on exactly what's being done with the west end of T5? I know they're converting it mostly for narrowbodies but I'm having trouble visualizing it. When I flew through in march it was kind of a mess with walls up between the holdrooms and the sterile hallway so I couldn't f...
Jump to postCould very much see Cape Air, Boutique, Denver Air Connection, etc as partners feeding into the WN network. Otherwise, Icelandair, Porter, Volaris, and maybe even Norse or Northern Pacific would be excellent non-aligned partners that wouldn’t trod on other toes. I can definitely see Porter as an op...
Jump to postForgive me if this has been answered, but I think it is common knowledge that Delta will soon be making the move to Terminal 5 and vacating it's gates in Terminal 2. I assume that United will leave their gates in Terminal 2 once the first satellite concourse is built. My question is whether or not ...
Jump to postIt feels weird to me that WN hasn't really come up in the discussion around relocation. Are they just content to keep MCO primarily domestic and feed international from elsewhere like FLL? What would they do if they actually did want to expand internationally? They still have the option of building ...
Jump to post787-9 Polaris/PP: N26952 sked to exit XMN 2741/22Jan in Polaris/PP N27957 sked to enter XMN 2740/22Jan for Polari/PP mod. N26966 sked to exit XMN 2743/23Jan in Polaris/PP Expect N24972 as next one in on 1/23. This will leave only 7 flying with Diamond seats and 3 in mod. I booked an ORD-IAH trip ne...
Jump to postStupid question, but what are the odds MDW would have been decommissioned if WN never flew there? It seems like the other carriers are only there to compete with Southwest on a few key markets. At the time WN entered they were a pretty small presence with ML running the town. After they collapsed, ...
Jump to postFor Chicago, people always like to discuss time from MDW / ORD to the loop business district downtown to prove that one airport is better than the other. But having lived many years in Chicago, what it really comes down to, in my opinion, is where you're going and what you're doing in Chicago. If y...
Jump to postToday, (10/5/2021) a United A320 flew from ORD - MDW. Why? I just happened to pick it up on FlightRadar24. UA2546. Flight landed at 13:19 local time. Wild guess, but maybe flying the White Sox? Is it flying on to Houston after? That was a great guess. Sure enough, the next flight operated by the ai...
Jump to postI've been saying for years they should demolish 13L/31R at MDW and extend the A and B concourses. I had no idea they actually hd plans to do this. Hopefully next year they reevaluate and decide to do it. It would add some needed capacity to a space constrained airport and give WN and others more op...
Jump to postWN adding MCO-AUA/BZE/CUN/GCM/LIR/NAS/PLS/PUJ nonstop service is a possibility with (a) WN having nonstop service to MCO from some destinations that don't currently have nonstop service to FLL on WN such as ALB, BHM, CVG, GRR, BDL, LAS, SDF, MHT, MEM, ORF, PHL, PVD, and SAT, (b) WN currently down t...
Jump to postI have to wonder if they're going to try and pump the gas again on a deal to open up jets at YTZ. The dash 8s won't fly forever and without an appropriate replacement eventually the island ops could become more and more of a challenge. Making this order now and committing to other bases ensures they...
Jump to postFor me, without detailed knowledge of construction costs vs. benefits, it seems to be much easier to just dig a deep tunnel from Sunnyside Yard directly to La Guardia completely avoiding the NIMBY issues, and allow direct connection to both Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal. Elon Musk and his...
Jump to postQuick list of Flag Etiquette Don’ts: Don’t dip the U.S. Flag for any person, flag, or vessel. Don’t let the flag touch the ground. Don’t fly flag upside down unless there is an emergency. Don’t carry the flag flat, or carry things in it. Don’t use the flag as clothing. Don’t store the flag where it...
Jump to postThe hotel itself is a dump. It could have so much potential if the money was pumped into it and raised to a 4 star hotel. I stayed there once and it was dire. :checkmark: . I stayed there back in the 70's, and it wasn't much better then. I stayed there in 2003 as a convenience to others and it was ...
Jump to postIt sounds like in lieu of being a "firm" order, UA is committing their infrastructure to the flight testing program so I don't think it's as much of a pipe dream as some of the posts are suggesting. They won't buy it if it doesn't deliver, but they're investing in seeing that it does so it...
Jump to postMake them mandatory and if someone doesn't want to then they can deal with being fired and excluded from the rest of society. I don't care if it's only "emergency" approved, we know they work and the rest of the approvals are formalities at this point. Antivaxxers have 0 right to ruin thin...
Jump to postDo any pictures exist of the old temporary terminal 4 that's now the bus center? I'm heading to BNA this weekend and am going in for a covid test in the morning and started thinking about it because that's where they have the testing set up. What was it like flying in and out of there? How did the F...
Jump to postThe day will eventually come where WN is going to have to deal with a mixed fleet one way or another. They were lucky Boeing managed to squeeze one more generation out of the 737 (whether that was a good idea or not is another conversation) but the reality is the max will be the end of the line for ...
Jump to postThere is not really a word for it other than "phobic" for people who do not understand and also go on their ignorant rants. For sure, but the term phobic is thrown around like confetti. It's used to attack any sort of criticism of the LGBTQ community, whether it's deserved or not. a perso...
Jump to postI feel like it's worth mentioning here that Disney is shutting down Magical Express next year when the current contract with Mears is up. It goes without saying that no one is happy about it but they used the decline in use from the pandemic as an excuse to cut more value out of their resorts. I was...
Jump to postAre there any construction photos of the T5 Expansion? I'm not sure if Austin Powers Partners have anything up on their website, but I can tell you steel is going up quickly on the Headhouse expansion between M7-M12, and on the east side, the 2nd ramp tower is about half way up with additional stee...
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/fly2ohare/status/12 ... 6396974085
This aged well now didn't it
The new update released yesterday was a big one. VR mode is available now and they've done a ton of fixing on performance as well as autopilot. Still not perfect but I managed to actually land a 787 finally. Also, it was announced the console release is coming next summer. Not official yet but it lo...
Jump to postIf they're jumping back into some of the closed FL cities I wonder if we could see them try some combo of MLI/PIA/BMI. Each on their own isn't very large but they combine for a sizeable population that's just far enough from MDW and STL to not be worth driving just to fly them.
Jump to postWith the introductory fares being almost comically cheap, I impulsively booked a weekend ORD-BNA in March just for the novelty of it. Since I live south and have a preference for WN anyway it's been quite a few years since I actually flew out of ORD and I've never been in T5 so it'll be something ne...
Jump to postWhat are the aircraft size limitations on M1 and M2? I believe LO used to park over there when they used 767s but that may be the largest aircraft they can accommodate. When I worked there years ago, M1, M2 and M3 push backs all blocked taxiway B (outer) regardless of the A/C size. Not sure if the ...
Jump to postBut one issue won't go away with MDW is the constrained runways. If WN ever decides to get a 737-9 or 737-10, there's no way they could operate out of MDW. Possibly a 737-9 with 737-10 landing gear might be able to take off from MDW with 200 passengers, but if WN needs to start ordering aircraft la...
Jump to postIn the COVID reference thread someone posted the findings of the United Airlines and Department of Defense but they said they saw a story on GMA and posted a link to youtube. It was noted in their post on the reference thread that the test did not take into account people removing their mask to eat...
Jump to postI probably do not expect WN to add nonstop service out of ORD to destinations such as ALB, ABQ, BUF, CVG, CLE, DTW, GRR, BDL, SDF, ORF, OMA, PDX, PVD, SLC, or SEA as most of the passengers on WN's MDW-ALB/ABQ/BUF/CVG/CLE/DTW/GRR/BDL/SDF/ORF/OMA/PDX/PVD/SLC/SEA nonstop flights were connecting to oth...
Jump to postSo, tell us where more of the business flying public in Chicago resides - closer to ORD or MDW? (hint: it ain't MDW) Oak Brook? Hinsdale? Bolingbrook? Say what you will about the economics of these flights but we need to stop with this tired narrative about "the wealth is up north" and th...
Jump to postI see this as a reaction to the death of change fees on the legacy carriers. WN has realized that the primary incentive for business travelers to choose them over the carriers that fly to more convenient airports is now gone. WN had to come to its customer base instead of customers coming to them. ...
Jump to postAssuming that WN will have to go to T5. Terminal 1-3 are filled up. Even T5 can be a mess depending on the time of day. Afternoon especially. I’m also curious where they are going to go, and how many ops they’ll really be able to operate given the constraints. I could see it being a Dulles type ope...
Jump to postQuick question, flying out this morning out of O’hare and I saw the gates on east side of T5. I think there is a long stretch of 4-5 gates??? So if a flight is departing can only one flight be boarded at a time? How about when arriving, wouldn’t that cause a bottle beck if 2 flights arrive at the s...
Jump to postMiami lacks LCC. This was well overdue. Needed. Necessary, etc. MIA pax get more options. It also helps prevent people from driving to FLL from Miami-Dade/Monroe. I think Southwest does very well at MIA. I just hope MIA treats them well. The drive to FLL is inconsequential. I don't see MIA adding a...
Jump to postAnyone know how AI behavior will evolve in FS2020? Will landing AI be assigned to multiple runways based on the volume of existing runways, rather than the direction they are coming from, and same with departing AI, assigning random runways rather than the closest open runway. Likewise, will real S...
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