Originally Posted by
guflyer
For ORD, I find this to be a major disappointment. I wonder whether United or American is paying Southwest for the gates/slots in their fight with each other in trying to get more flights out of ORD. It would not surprise me if their adding so many flights has brought down the prices to the point where Southwest finds itself no longer competitive out of that airport.
I don't think being relegated to T5 at ORD helped them any. For a major airport, it's a pretty depressing and run down place. If you really want to fly WN in Chicago, MDW is a good alternative. Almost all service from ORD was duplicated at MDW so I can understand the decision to pull out. Will MIA and SFO be next?