February 2010
O’Hare Modernization Update
Adam Marshall recommends the following article on the O’Hare Modernization Program, as seen in Crain’s Chicago Business:
Rift between city, airlines threatens O’Hare expansion plans
City Hall is playing hardball with airlines at O’Hare International Airport in a last-ditch effort to keep alive hopes for building a new terminal.
Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino caught the airlines by surprise last month by insisting the completion of O’Hare’s expansion include the terminal, which the airlines oppose. She antagonized carriers further by raising their landing fees and terminal rents in part to pay down debt incurred in the first phase of the expansion. Read more…
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