United Airlines and American Airlines let accusations fly over O'Hare expansion

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Friday, 2 March 2018 ()

American Airlines and United Airlines are getting an astounding insight this week into what it's like to do business in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Chicago. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is, too, if he's paying attention. The two carriers, both of which have major hubs at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, now find themselves at the center of a heated disagreement over the fair share of gate allocation at the city's largest airport. The ugly battle between Chicago's hometown airline, United, and the world's…
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