EagleRJ
Are we there yet?
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I think ORD is especially hard hit by heavy flow due to their runway layout. They use numerous intersecting runways in their two primary configurations ("Wierd" and "Strange", I think they're called), so losing LAHSO hit them hard. I don't know if they have any waivers now.ATCER said:You guys who fly in and out of there see it more then anyone ... is it really that bad there ??? When you land are you waiting 30 minutes for a gate to open ???
Congestion on the ground is also a problem, due to the narrow alleys between the concourses, and complicated by incompetence in the ramp towers. There's no room at all inside the runways to wait for your gate for any length of time without blocking everything up, which is why they will send you to the penalty box even for 90 seconds.
I don't see where another runway is going to help things, since movement on the ground and intersecting-runway issues are the limiting factors.
United and American have already de-peaked at ORD, so they've done all they can at the current level. Introducing slots is an option, but it would have a massive impact on us and UA system-wide.