Why American & United Airlines’ Chicago Turf War Is So Heated

Rarely do two competitors fight over a hub airport in the United States. For the most part, legacy carriers have so deeply divided up their territory across the United States that there are so few situations in which two airlines will directly compete for the same market. Legacy carriers make their money by cornering the business travel market in certain cities and by controlling huge market shares at the facilities that they call their hubs.

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