‘It’s been on our wish list for a long time.’
Southwest Airlines plans to begin flying out of O’Hare International Airport by the middle of next year, the airline announced Monday.
The Dallas-based airline has served Midway Airport since 1985 but has never operated flights from O’Hare.
Before the pandemic, O’Hare didn’t have capacity to let Southwest move in, said Andrew Watterson, Southwest’s chief commercial officer.
Southwest does not intend to reduce service at Midway, which will remain its primary Chicago airport. All destinations Southwest offers at O’Hare will be cities the airline already serves at Midway, which is typically among its four busiest airports.
Watterson declined to comment further on the number of flights or destinations it intends to offer at O’Hare, saying it is still working on those plans with the city’s Aviation Department.
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