Originally Posted by
drewguy
Won't it really depend on how UACO aligns its hubs? The flights to ORD are partly to serve connections. Unless UACO moves those connections to other airports, why would they reduce ORD flights in favor of EWR/IAH?
ORD is the 3rd largest city in the country - there may be lots of connections, but there is also a lot of O/D traffic as well. i dont see shifting to EWR unless UA is going to make a run at a shuttle - but since US and DL already have hourly shuttle service to LGA, i dont see UA entering into that game. i think all the ORD flights stay - it gets people in and out of DCA - with maybe one or two equip downgrade to an E170 on some mid-day flights. when congress is in session every flight to DCA is oversold.