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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by trvlr70
Has United management decided to relegate the once mighty ORD hub to a regional jet base? The destinations served by RJs today are hardly even "regional" anymore. This trend just seems to be opposite what some other domestic hubs are doing these days. I'm having a hard time understanding the rationale.
+1. I'm just waiting for ORD-LAX on an ERJ170... it's coming.

Actually like the ERJ170, but so much focus on frequency vs. capacity means that every flight is packed.
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