American Airlines wants more gates at O'Hare to compete, make money
American Airlines is not backing down from its opposition to lease terms as part of a massive expansion of Chicago’s O’Hare International. American claimed last week that United Airlines cut a secret deal to get 5 more of the new gates that would be added during the expansion. United denies that claim. From American’s perspective, not much has changed since last week when the city formally unveiled its US$8.5b expansion plans, Leslie Scott, the airline’s senior manager of global communications, said. “The solution we presented is simple: Accelerate the construction of 3 American gates that are already included in Phase 1 of the redevelopment plan, thereby levelling the playing field and keeping the competitive balance at O’Hare,” Scott said. “To date, the city has dismissed that approach without explanation." <br/>
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American Airlines wants more gates at O'Hare to compete, make money
American Airlines is not backing down from its opposition to lease terms as part of a massive expansion of Chicago’s O’Hare International. American claimed last week that United Airlines cut a secret deal to get 5 more of the new gates that would be added during the expansion. United denies that claim. From American’s perspective, not much has changed since last week when the city formally unveiled its US$8.5b expansion plans, Leslie Scott, the airline’s senior manager of global communications, said. “The solution we presented is simple: Accelerate the construction of 3 American gates that are already included in Phase 1 of the redevelopment plan, thereby levelling the playing field and keeping the competitive balance at O’Hare,” Scott said. “To date, the city has dismissed that approach without explanation." <br/>
