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BlueOceanSky
That is wrong. This isn't about morality and who deserves what. Theres a legally binding contract, and the city of chicago in coordination with UA, are not following it.
The contract specifically states that gate re-allocation cannot begin until 1 year after the 12 month ramp up period is complete
L-Stinger gates were completed in May 2018. Those are the only gates referenced in the Agreement. American even put out an article on it. The "12 month ramp up" has passed by 6 years.
https://news.aa.com/news/news-detail...e/default.aspx
The Agreement also says that if an airline sues it is has to pay its own attorney fees and if the City wins then the Airline has to pay reasonable attorney costs, but not the other way around. I wonder how much all this is going to cost?
This will certainly hurt Goodwill going forward between the City and American. Not a good look.