Ohare offensive American vs United
American officially opened the Chicago hub in 1982, and quickly added international flights to strengthen the operation, said Robert L. Crandall, former chairman of American who was appointed president and chief operating officer in 1980 and is generally credited with American's increased focus here.
"When you look at relative success of the two airlines at Chicago, there isn't any single measure you can look at that tells the whole story, but the share of the local market is a very important part," Mr. Crandall said. "We were always slightly handicapped because United had more slots ... but we built our success on our own excellence and with a focus on a quality operation."
Some experts agree that American is making a strong play at O'Hare despite running a smaller operation.
A study by Unisys R2A earlier this year said American outperforms United in revenue per seat flown on competitive O'Hare routes.
In theory, revenue should match market share, but the research showed American earning a higher percentage of revenue than its market share would indicate.
Ohare offensive American vs United
American officially opened the Chicago hub in 1982, and quickly added international flights to strengthen the operation, said Robert L. Crandall, former chairman of American who was appointed president and chief operating officer in 1980 and is generally credited with American's increased focus here.
"When you look at relative success of the two airlines at Chicago, there isn't any single measure you can look at that tells the whole story, but the share of the local market is a very important part," Mr. Crandall said. "We were always slightly handicapped because United had more slots ... but we built our success on our own excellence and with a focus on a quality operation."
Some experts agree that American is making a strong play at O'Hare despite running a smaller operation.
A study by Unisys R2A earlier this year said American outperforms United in revenue per seat flown on competitive O'Hare routes.
In theory, revenue should match market share, but the research showed American earning a higher percentage of revenue than its market share would indicate.
Ohare offensive American vs United
