Southwest and American airlines are changing some service out of O’Hare, citing delays getting Boeing planes.
Passengers wait while a Southwest Airlines Boeing jet parks at a gate in Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport on May 9, 2024. Boeing manufacturing problems are trickling down to Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, as the city’s largest airport prepares for the busy summer travel season.
Boeing challenges have rippled across some airlines’ networks nationwide, but for travelers looking to get away over the summer, the schedule cuts aren’t likely to increase airfares across the board, said Katy Nastro, spokesperson for flight booking site Going. In fact, ticket prices aren’t likely to hit the highs seen in summer 2022, when travelers were looking to get back out after the pandemic shutdowns, she said.
This summer the carrier is also planning fewer flights out of Midway — where the airline dominates — but the cuts are significantly less than at O’Hare: about 3%. But even as it cuts back on an international flight out of O’Hare, American is planning to grow in Chicago this summer. The growth marks a change from 2023, when American was pulling back at O’Hare.
Boeing employees assemble 787s inside their main assembly building on their campus in North Charleston, South Carolina, on May 30, 2023. The schedule changes come as O’Hare has yet to return to pre-pandemic service levels. This summer, airlines have scheduled nearly 6% less space on flights out of the airport than they did in 2019, and 17% fewer flights.
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