Southwest Leaves O’Hare and Dulles
Cranky Flier – An Airline Industry Blog [Unofficial]
March 16, 2026
During the pandemic, Southwest had a plan. It thought it could reliably serve the primary airport in cities where it already had a massive presence at a secondary airport. It started up Chicago/O’Hare and restarted Houston/IAH to complement the Midway and Hobby hubs respectively. IAH went away back in 2024, but O’Hare soldiered on… until...
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