Virgin America May Scrap Chicago Plans: No Gates @ ORD

Chicago Tribune:

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No gates at O'Hare leaves Virgin in lurch
Airline, city still trying to broker a deal

By Julie Johnsson | Tribune reporter
November 17, 2008

Virgin America, unable to lease gates from other carriers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, will soon decide whether to scrap plans to enter the Chicago market.

"I'm guessing we're a couple of weeks away from making a tough decision," David Cush, president and chief executive of San Francisco-based Virgin told the Tribune.

If Virgin America does bail on Chicago, it will mark the latest setback in a string of problems besetting the carrier that aimed to be the first lower-cost airline to directly challenge United and American Airlines on flights to the West Coast's largest business centers, San Francisco and Los Angeles. [Full Article]

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