David
No one uses common sense in that area. The Mayor wants expansion. The =
people are NIMBY
Building it in Gary would be urban renewal and beside Gary is Indiana. =
Illinois says NO NO
Al
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From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx=20
To: The Airline List ; Allan9=20
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] SFGate: Airline executives warned to ease =
flight delays at O'Hare in Chicago
(from David "Moderated so it will never get to the list" R. please =
forward to the list).
With many cities, and I imagne Chicago is no different, having more =
businesses moving to the suburbs, why does it matter how far the airport =
is from the downtown area?
What is the development like in the southern suburbs of Chicago? The =
Gary area? It would seem like if these areas are developing, then a =
south-of-Chicago airport would make sense.
David R
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Clay Wardlow"=20
> To: "Allan9" ;=20
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 1:09 PM=20
> Subject: RE: SFGate: Airline executives warned to ease flight =
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> O'Hare in Chicago=20
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> Wow! That's really cool. How much of a difference (in time) =
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> downtown-ORD and downtown-Peotone?=20
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> Have any plans/designs been drafted/submitted?=20
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> I love this stuff!=20
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> Clay - SEA=20
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> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Allan9 [mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 10:04 AM=20
> To: Clay Wardlow; AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>! Subject: Re: SFGate: Airline executives warned to ease flight =
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> O'Hare in Chicago=20
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> The site the legislators (state) are touting is/was Peotone. I =
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> don't=20
> think the airlines would care how far you had to travel. ORD is =
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> connecting flights. There big objection is they would not want to =
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> to=20
> build new "support" facilities. They would not want to support two =
> airports. ORD would have to be closed the same as DEN was or it =
will=20
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> fly. AIrlines will not support two/three airports. The City of =
Chicago=20
> will not give up ORD totally.=20
> You'd end up with a DFW/DAL situation and maybe another Wright=20
> Ammendment.=20
> Al=20
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Clay Wardlow"=20
> To: "Allan9" ;=20
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 12:35 PM > Subject: RE: SFGate: =
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> O'Hare in Chicago=20
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> Is there a site in Chicago-land that would work for a new airport? =
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> assume it would be far away from downtown Chicago. Are the people =
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> Chicago willing to drive (I'm guessing) 60 miles away from =
downtown to=20
> get to the airport? Is that realistic?=20
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> I'd LOVE to see a large, new airport for Chicago and for the US.=20
> Hopefully we've learned a few things from Denver.=20
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> Clay - SEA=20
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> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Allan9 [mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 9:29 AM=20
> To: The Airline List; Clay Wardlow=20
> Subject: Re: SFGate: Airline executives warned to ease flight =
delays at=20
> O'Hare in Chicago=20
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> In my opinion and the time I spent there a new airport will/would =
be=20
> built=20
> before ORD expands. The Mayor doesn't want a new one built becaus! =
e he'd=20
> lose the power/jobs/income tax. The suburbs don't want the noise=20
> expansion=20
> would bring. Go back and read the newspapers from the late 80's =
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> early=20
> 90s and just change the dates.=20
> Al.=20
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Clay Wardlow"=20
> To:=20
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 12:08 PM=20
> Subject: Re: SFGate: Airline executives warned to ease flight =
delays at=20
> O'Hare in Chicago=20
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> With all this ORD stuff going on, what are the prospects that the =
ORD=20
> expansion plan (http://modernization.ohare.com/) will actually =
happen?=20
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> Clay - SEA