Originally Posted by
Viajero
.... If you have ever struggled to construct an efficient NA itin on the way to/from SA you will understand why having a new gateway is significant.
I guess I am missing the point, as from my perspective DFW and ORD are mostly identical for US domestic flights (minor differences, the most significant being DFW-ANC while ORD-ANC is no more, and JFK-DFW while only LGA-ORD is offered). Mostly ORD is less useful than DFW as an AA hub for US domestic (but nicer).
EZE-LAX would have been much more significant as a new route from a OWE standpoint (also from a feed standpoint, if AA ever got decent feed into LAX -- something they steadfastly refuse to do, for some strange reason (presumably spelled UA).