2023 total pax #s published by CDA. MDW basically back to all-time highs. ORD back to roughly 2014-15 levels. International traffic at ORD returning nicely. https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Business/FactAndFigures/AirTraffic/122023%20MDW%20SUMMARY.pdf https://www.flychicago.com/Sit...
Jump to postI feel like might be a negotiating tactic in case the ORD construction costs get a little out of control, and the city tries to pass it off on UA and AA.
Jump to postIt’s gonna be interesting watching American’s moves at ORD this year. With the new use it or lose it gate rules going into effect, we’ll finally be able to put the constant back and forth about AA’s intentions at ORD to bed. Either they’ll beef up their presence or they’ll surrender the airport to ...
Jump to postPassed through T5 arrivals for the first time in a few years, and man the street-side arrivals hall is looking rough. Air side is pretty nice still though. Bathrooms in the public hall were updated and quite nice, but the rest of the place is looking worn: aren't they supposed to be remodeling? Ceil...
Jump to postNot sure if it was posted up thread, but didn't see any summer schedules this year.
Does anyone know what LH's schedule is like this summer? From searching, it looks like 3x MUC, and 1x FRA. Is that right?
Hey, se - do you have any idea why the visit from the La Compagnie A321? It might be a charter like few years ago (it was on B752). This airline has a regular flights to JFK. Not certain who chartered it (perhaps some "Swifties" from France/Europe to see Taylor Swift this weekend!) but it...
Jump to postI flew out of T5 last week, and I must say I'm SUPER disappointed in the gateside remodel of M14-M17 hold area. It's as bad as I feared when the pics started popping up on Linkedin. The hold room is so anti-septic, so plain, it is downright creepy. Those walls between the lounges loom over waiting p...
Jump to post...speaking of quad pax jets at O'Hare 7186071 I'm not sure what you guys mean by 'regular,' but LX still sends their A343s as well. It's true they have recently (late March), but they've transitioned LX8/9 to the triple seven through the summer, then change to A330 on 28 Oct. Swissair's second dai...
Jump to postAnswer me this: Aside from BA's A380 and Lufti's 748 service, what other 4-engined pax flight is now a regular at O'Hare? It's the MUC/ORD LH#434/435 A346 service - She's arguably the rarest of all reg sched birds at O'Hare these days, having taken over the route in late March from Lufthansa's A359...
Jump to postAnd 2022 annual pax #s are out. MDW looks like its back to 91% of its precovid peak, while ORD still has some ground to recoup, coming in at 68.3M last year, or 81% of peak level. Interestingly to me, this would be around 2013/14 levels. https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Business/Fa...
Jump to postPaywall article in Crain's about T3 remodel. $50 million of the $200 million coming from the FAA portion of infrastructure bill, which will take some pressure off the portion funded by airport fees and othe federal funds. Construction starting this summer and should be completed by 2025. "The ...
Jump to postSome non-route news (apologies if already posted): All rideshare at ORD will now pickup from T2 departures. If arriving into T5, have to take ATS to T2 to pick up a rideshare, started yesterday - https://abc7chicago.com/ohare-airport-chicago-terminal-5-ube/12887425/ Just few weeks I helped few peop...
Jump to postPaywall article in Crain's about T3 remodel. $50 million of the $200 million coming from the FAA portion of infrastructure bill, which will take some pressure off the portion funded by airport fees and othe federal funds. Construction starting this summer and should be completed by 2025. "The n...
Jump to postJust because AA doesn’t do everything at ORD that UA does doesn’t mean that it is letting ORD die on the wine. UA has to fly a lot of routes (especially longer ones) from ORD that AA hasn’t got to, because they do not have any hub south of DC and east of IAH. AA is not going to fly many of those ju...
Jump to postHadn't seen a rendering of the new T-5 parking garage before, so thought I'd post it here: https://i.postimg.cc/Qdc9VqCc/Screen-Shot-2022-10-15-at-10-31-34-AM.png "This summer, the CDA... broke ground on a new, six-story parking garage for Terminal 5 that will more than double the number of sp...
Jump to postI saw an interesting landing pattern today. Around midday, 28R 28C arrivals were turning over Kedzie, and avoiding the lakefront. I noticed on FlightRadar, there was a drone (N365AF) flying southbound right along the lakefront (said DLH origin??). Was this some sort of planned drone flight, photogra...
Jump to postIf the price to operate out of ORD continues to rise with the new expansion the doom and gloom that out of town poster submitted might happen. Chicago needs to wake up. The southern hubs are stealing alot of traffic from ORD. They are at almost pre pandemic levels, and here at ORD we have nowhere n...
Jump to postWent today to the lakefront at North Avenue beach to see some birds. I was very happy how my Sigma 150-600 was working at the Northern Lighting so decided to check it again at Chicago Air and Water show. I wasn't disappointed again. Photos went well, especially F-35 and V-22 however they shorten en...
Jump to postIf the price to operate out of ORD continues to rise with the new expansion the doom and gloom that out of town poster submitted might happen. Chicago needs to wake up. The southern hubs are stealing alot of traffic from ORD. They are at almost pre pandemic levels, and here at ORD we have nowhere n...
Jump to postWhat is being reconfigured in the Customs area at O'hare terminal 5? Any idea of completion dates? Complaints have been piling up about 3 hours plus waits to make it through customs/immigration in the early afternoons. It seems like the last few weeks have been a bit longer in the 1400-2000 slot, b...
Jump to postIt's clear that the marketing departments at AA and UA are now firmly run by the 'look-at-me' Instagram generation. This is little more than clickbait, with AA probably viewing the deposit as a marketing expense. No engine manufacturer, yet?! So the procurement team has no clue what CO2 emissions or...
Jump to postMight be a paywall to this link, but interesting article in the WSJ about worst flight delays in the world this summer. Fun fact, according to their data (compiled from FlightAware), ORD is #1 in the world for scheduled flights for June 1 through July 24 window, at 54,639. Beating out ATL at 53,742....
Jump to postCDA posted May pax numbers. Great to see the strength of the rebound in pax numbers, although ORD cargo is starting to come off pandemic highs. A little back of the napkin math: ORD pax for May 22 at 80% of May 19 levels, while for MDW, it's back at 90% of pax for May 22 vs May 19. https://www.flych...
Jump to postThe new areas in terminal 5 contain smart windows, which can change shade depending on the sunlight and HVAC needs. That may be why they look so dark at times, and why the shade of the center expansion area is different than the new east expansion. Are you sure they put the same smart windows on bo...
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 postSingapore Airlines flight 24 diverted to ORD. It's normal route is SIN-JFK but diverted to ORD for an unknown reason. It's currently at the T5 hardstands at the east end of the terminal. To my suprise, I spotted her on accident around 5pm. FR24 shows a massive holding pattern from Milwaukee to near...
Jump to postApril 22 CDA pax figures posted. Really glad to see the data confirm a monster y-o-y increase in international pax. https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Business/FactAndFigures/Financial/042022%20ORD%20SUMMARY.pdf https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Business/FactAndFigur...
Jump to postThere's also the Delta passengers that will be using T5. On one hand the DL LGA flights attract a lot of business travelers who would be interested in a convenient overnight parking option to T5. On the other hand DL's ORD O&D for all flights is probably skewed away from Chicago area residents....
Jump to postI agree with you; I always thought the outside of T5 was very visually appealing with the "flag hill" and nice views of departing/arriving flights etc. The idea of all that being blockaded and becoming like T1/T2/T3 with the Hilton out front is a bit disappointing. Same here! That's exact...
Jump to postThe new map for terminal 5 is up on the o'hare website. Terminal 5_FortheWeb.jpg Think you have a bad link.... let's try this one: https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionImages/OHare/Map/Terminal%205_FortheWeb.jpg Unfortunately the interactive map doesn't appear updated yet, and can't zoom on thi...
Jump to postI agree with you; I always thought the outside of T5 was very visually appealing with the "flag hill" and nice views of departing/arriving flights etc. The idea of all that being blockaded and becoming like T1/T2/T3 with the Hilton out front is a bit disappointing. Same here! That's exact...
Jump to postCDA posted some pics on the O'hare facebook page of the new T5 garage ground-breaking. Not gonna lie: I am NOT liking the look of this... 6 stories seems excessively tall and unnecessary, not to mention the general bulk of this building. What's wrong with lot E and the train now? https://www.faceboo...
Jump to postIm at M8 and although it looks nice and clean, it just looks too sterile, where are the bars? The passage way between tsa and the shops is still so tight!! That's exactly what I was afraid of. It looks terrible to me: too cold, and the seating rows look drab. It looks like a cheap bus terminal. And...
Jump to postI have not seen any drawings for the satellite concourses. They are supposed to harmonize its the Studio ORD design and be wider than the current concourses at ORD. Here's an image that show's Studio ORD's satellite renderings. Not sure how to upload photos here directly: https://pbs.twimg.com/medi...
Jump to postPer jcwr56's comments - the link below has pictures of the combined M8-M11 holdrooms. Looks great! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/saaema_gatehold-bright-spacious-activity-6934638365191389184-Og0N?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web So Southwest and Frontier will move down th...
Jump to postIt'd be nice to see all Oneworld and Star carriers under one roof at the OGT (I understand why this may not be possible though). How many widebody gates will be in operation in the OGT? The CDA is super-cagey but one can hope that some new info will emerge sooner rather than later. Probably unlikel...
Jump to postBoeing said to be moving HQ from Chicago to DC area likely Arlington Surprised it took such a short time to jump ship from Chicago. - Want to be closer to decision makers in Washington https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1522249818411872262?s=20&t=qtZzgRXu3SgdRVKOMvyDMQ https://www.wsj.com/arti...
Jump to postSo this happened today...anyone know which flight this was? Hope the pax didn't get too delayed. Man slides off plane’s wing at O’Hare early Thursday morning: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-man-arrested-for-sliding-off-plane-wing-at-ohare-20220505-lbbldk4xzfcdvbylxnkouavc7i-story.html
Jump to postThe below link has a picture of a new hold room in T5: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-sipiora-39b06636/recent-activity/ Interestingly, the OP notes that the picture is from gates M10/M11, but the image appears to show a gate labeled as M13 (if my eyes aren't deceiving me). I'm not sure if I'm turn...
Jump to postI'm still getting caught up on the latest about Western Access (EOWA), and kinda confused what that the north/southbound portion along York Rd is going to look like. There's plenty of maps around, but I haven't seen good or accurate renderings. Is the highway portion going to replace York Rd, or is...
Jump to postI'm still getting caught up on the latest about Western Access (EOWA), and kinda confused what that the north/southbound portion along York Rd is going to look like. There's plenty of maps around, but I haven't seen good or accurate renderings. Is the highway portion going to replace York Rd, or is ...
Jump to postFinal 2021 pax numbers are in from the CDA. Overall I'm pleasantly surprised, with ORD reclaiming about 2/3 of prev-covid demand - still got a ways to go. Will be curious how to 2022 is going to shake out; it seems without a doubt that the Ukraine war is going to dampen summer 2022 demand, especiall...
Jump to postAnybody know why the tunnel between T1 concourse B and C at ORD always seems to smell awful? Can’t pinpoint the smell but it’s reminiscent of gasoline.. it is quite off-putting. It has been like this for at least the past year or so. I do not remember it having such an terrible smell prior to that ...
Jump to postNot sure if I missed it in last year's thread, but has there been an update on the OGT terminal layout or floorplan since the proposal first came out in 2019? Gotta be honest, I flew threw MSY last week and it has the same open atrium/forecourt design as the OGT renderings and it is not a good vibe....
Jump to postIf F9 ends up ditching ORD completely, it's possible that B6 can add ORD-MCO. With the route having about the same amount of competition as ORD-FLL (in terms of airlines flying the route), MCO's South Terminal C opening soon, and B6 looking into expanding their MCO operations as soon as the termina...
Jump to postWas at ORD for a flight on UA for the first time since this whole covid thing started. I noticed that at the baggage claim in T1 there are barriers between the actual claim area and the main walkway/exits. I forgot to grab a picture, as I thought they were the dumbest thing ever. Have they always b...
Jump to postMake that three German Bombardier Global Expresses in the Chicago-area today... 6587283 Luftwaffe Global Express GAF646 14+06 in ORD this morning from IAD https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3ebd41&lat=40.853&lon=-91.356&zoom=6.0&showTrace=2021-11-09&leg=1 Took off from ORD aro...
Jump to postSep traffic stats posted... pax rebound is obvious, but the ongoing cargo growth at ORD continues to impress. https://www.flychicago.com/business/CDA/factsfigures/Pages/airtraffic.aspx https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Business/FactAndFigures/AirTraffic/092021%20MDW%20SUMMARY.pdf ht...
Jump to postIvan Voukadinov caught an AN-124 last year; pretty sure I saw this one on short final.