It's also my understanding that jetBlue has decided on ORD and ruled out MDW. As mentioned previously, ORD is actively trying to pull jetBlue in. To date, they haven't been able to come up with gates that jetBlue actually wants. There was a similar problem at BOS that took more than a year to resolve. However, as we are all aware, that problem was indeed resolved and jetBlue will soon begin serving BOS - not a secondary airport. Look for the same to happen in Chicago. If it takes another year, jetBlue will simply wait. There are plenty of markets available to them in the meantime.
For starters, jetBlue WAS offered gates at ORD several months ago. Two gates to be exact. The only problem was getting the gates close together. JetBlue management did not want to cause it's customers the headache and hassle of going 2 football field distances from one gate to another. Furthermore, having 2 gates in separate areas further complicates the operation and makes for nightmarish logistics during AA and UA's mega banks. In addition, American and United do not make the decision as to whether or not jetBlue or any other airline leases gate space at Chicago ORD.
