Originally Posted by p1cunnin
...Heck, if MKE is your final destination, why not fly Midwest Express? Frontier connects through DEN and NWA connects through MSP. You've also got America West through PHX. Lots of options to avoid ORD. Somehow, SW to MDW would be last on my list.
It was so simple for many years -- SFO to MKE nonstop on Midwest. Those days are over. They now have connecting service through Kansas City. The only nonstop option now is SFO-ORD or OAK-MDW, with a drive.
MKE is indeed a terrific airport. If anyone offers nonstop service from SFO or OAK, I'm on it. Until then, however, I'm driving from one of the Chicago airports -- MDW in all likelihood.