Is UAL cutting back drastically at ORD?
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Is UAL cutting back drastically at ORD?
It seems like a lot of once-routine nonstop destinations served by UA from ORD are being dramatically decreased in frequency, being subjected to brief seasonal turns that sometimes aren’t even daily or being permanently axed. Is UA not big on ORD anymore despite it being their home airport and are the Chicago-area airports in general on the downturn? It seems like a lot of nonstop routes out of Chicago’s airports are vanishing these days or being significantly pared back.
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RNO and GEG were always well-covered by one airline or another through ORD or MDW, but now a days, they seem to only be available as seasonal red eyes. I feel like more cities could be on the chopping block soon like ELP, PNS, HSV, CAE, AVP and RAP. What markets served from ORD/MDW are at risk or being shut down entirely or reduced to iffy at best seasonal status?
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RNO and GEG were always well-covered by one airline or another through ORD or MDW, but now a days, they seem to only be available as seasonal red eyes. I feel like more cities could be on the chopping block soon like ELP, PNS, HSV, CAE, AVP and RAP. What markets served from ORD/MDW are at risk or being shut down entirely or reduced to iffy at best seasonal status?
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RNO and GEG were always well-covered by one airline or another through ORD or MDW, but now a days, they seem to only be available as seasonal red eyes. I feel like more cities could be on the chopping block soon like ELP, PNS, HSV, CAE, AVP and RAP. What markets served from ORD/MDW are at risk or being shut down entirely or reduced to iffy at best seasonal status?
Same for RNO
Some EAS flights by Skywest / United Express have been cut, United dropping a number of smaller domestic airports starting 4 Jan 2022 but not the airports you listed
UA does not use MDW
Are you talking about UA or other airlines?
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UA has a daily nonstop ORD-GEG, year around
Same for RNO
Some EAS flights by Skywest / United Express have been cut, United dropping a number of smaller domestic airports starting 4 Jan 2022 but not the airports you listed
UA does not use MDW
Are you talking about UA or other airlines?
Same for RNO
Some EAS flights by Skywest / United Express have been cut, United dropping a number of smaller domestic airports starting 4 Jan 2022 but not the airports you listed
UA does not use MDW
Are you talking about UA or other airlines?
It seems all the major airlines are reducing flights served by regional airlines (it's not just UA) due to regional pilot shortages. As an example, a lot of DL regional airline routes out of DTW that had been at 3-4x daily flights last summer are now down to only 1-2x daily flights. Hard to imagine the regional routes with only 1 daily flight are sustainable long-term.
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But not in Nov, resuming in mid-December thru June 2023. Missed the November dropout so 11 month s out of the next 12 -- nearly yeararound
The same November dropout but service for the rest of 2022
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The schedule above for 2169 for ORD-RNO is a "direct" flight and actually connects through SFO. Notice the 1 stop and change in gauge of aircraft from 777 to 738.
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(This is exactly why I cringe whenever someone asks if there's a "direct" flight. I always want to scream, "That's not (necessarily) what you want!"

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You are correct, the "0 connections" lead me astray but it is still 10 out of the next 12 months as a non-stop (but that could change)