Chicago is a split or dual base. You fly out of both airports. Reserve required you be within an hour of both, which isn't a problem. The base is fairly small, about 35 crews. 75% of the flying is out of ORD, and it's apple vacation charter flights. They are all to great destinations, Punta Cana, Jamica, and a bunch of places in Mexico. It's great flying. The charter flights operate exactly as normal flights. The Chicago base is pretty much junior to Denver. In my new hire class of 12, we all bid for Denver and the junior 4 people got Chicago. I was based in Chicago for about 6 weeks until i got back to Denver. My time in Chicago was very enjoyable. Great crews, great flying.

As a new hire now, if you bid Chicago I'm sure you would get it. Under the new ownership (indigo) I would guesse the Chicago base might eventually close and move east. I don't think Indigo will want to be pinned down by Apple Vacation contacts, but I don't know how profitable they are, so it's just a guess. From flying them the last few weeks I can say that the load factors are sky high. I'm sure they are well over 90%. However, with Frontiers success at Trenton, I would not be surprised to see it become a small domicile. They are going to be running 60 flights a week out of TTN by this summer... Seems like a small domicile is bound to happen. Frontier is growing right now for sure. By this summer there will be a considerable increase in block hours.