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Editorial: O’Hare’s new global terminal can’t come fast enough. But will American Airlines hang in there?

United Airlines and American Airlines jets on Sept. 9, 2021, at O'Hare International Airport.

If you frequently take American Airlines to New York City, you might have noticed a change for the worse. Whereas Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport used to have a flight to LaGuardia Airport nearly every hour, from early morning to late evening, these days the schedule has some big gaps.

There’s no longer a flight between about 10:30 in the morning and 1:30 in the afternoon, and the last American jet for LaGuardia now typically leaves the gate at 7 p.m., which is bad news for travelers hoping to have dinner at home before leaving for a

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