On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:24:12 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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From the information contained in the news below, it seems Mr. Daley
has caused problems for O'Hare by closing Meigs field:

Not really.

The way I interpret this:

"The new study says O'Hare can handle just 190 to 200 arrivals and
departures per hour, fewer than a 2001 study that recommended a
maximum of 200 to 202 flights per hour."

it would seem that the Meigs closure has reduced ALL operations at
O'Hare by up to 5%. So it would seem that the Meigs closure has had a
negative impact on O'Hare.

As you correctly state later on, the problems aren't O'Hare's.
They belong to the GA traffic who would like to use O'Hare but cannot.

The latest FAA study has recommended a reduction in the TOTAL number
of operations at O'Hare, unfortunately this reduction is being
selectively applied to GA operations.

[...]
But, as you noted above, his decision to close Meigs field has now
negatively impacted GA operations at O'Hare airport.

Yes.

Pete


From the AvWeb article it is unclear just who is imposing this
reduction in GA operations at O'Hare. It would appear that it is the
FAA, but I thought they were not supposed to discriminate against GA
operations in favor of airline operations. On the other hand, it may
be the Chicago airport operating authority who has adopted the
discriminatory policy.