Equality = equal opportunity, unequal outcome (usually)

Equity = equal outcome.

If gates were “equitable” every airline would get the exact same number of gates even if they didn’t use them.

 

In an attempt to keep this thread on track, does anyone know the term for the gate lease deal?

How often is the gate allocation reset?

 

This article has a link to the agreement and an interesting discussion of the gates as well.

https://crankyflier.com/2025/02/06/u...ntirely-clear/

based on the discussion it sounds like we will have to be using our current gates as much as is humanly possible (and maybe more) to make sure we don't lose some gates in 2026, since we will only have the new gates (if it goes as planned/required in the lease agreement) for Oct on in 2025. So, the 2025 numbers will be based on 9 months of the current gate structure and 3 months of the additional gates.

The good news is that puts AA (mostly), Spirit, and WN in the postion of adding capacity at ORD that will increase their losses or not adding capacity and losing the gates for the long term!

If we in fact get the 6 gates and can keep them for all of 2026 as well, then this is the beginning of true domination at ORD as the big hold up has been gate space, gate space and gate space according to the routing guys for the last couple of years!

 

Suck it, American.

On Friday, May 30, the CDA sent its airline partners the final gate layout for O’Hare International Airport as part of the 2025 gate reallocation process, triggered in January by United Airlines in accordance with the airport’s 2018 Airline Use and Lease Agreement (AULA).The final gate layout, available at FlyChicago.com, awards the following preferential-use gates to the following airlines:

·Air Canada: One gate at Concourse E

·Alaska Airlines: One gate at Concourse G

·American Airlines: 59 gates across Concourses G, H, K and L

·Delta Air Lines: Seven gates at Concourse M

·JetBlue: One gate at Concourse G

·Southwest Airlines: Three gates at Concourse M

·Spirit Airlines: Four gates at Concourse G

·United Airlines: 95 gates across Concourses B, C, E, F and G.

 

What is the CDA?

 

https://gprivate.com/6h264

 

Chicago Department of Aviaton

 

Gee thanks, we'll check back in on your snarky responses after litigation...

Thank you, filler

 

Not that I really care, but what litigation would that be?

 

Looks like United pulled a slimy move and dirty politics is at play. How much were Chicago politicians bribed? Make sure to preserve all your documents and emails for the court trial coming up. I wouldn't be sleeping too easy at night right now if you work in the Chicago office.