Makes sense if you're planning some domestic contractions (along with the DAL experiment):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi...ack=1&cset=true
American to leave Midway
No layoffs expected as 5 daily flights to Texas end Sept. 1
By Mark Skertic
Tribune staff reporter
Published May 2, 2006, 9:30 PM CDT
The world's largest commercial carrier will leave Midway International Airport this year.
American Airlines has notified city aviation officials it will cease flights from Midway on Sept. 1.
The airline has only five daily departures from Midway, all to its hub at Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. Although American's presence at the airport is small, accounting for less than 2 percent of passengers departing annually, its departure increases the dominance of discount airlines at Midway.
An American spokesman would confirm only that the airline is considering schedule changes in the fall that could affect Midway. However, the Chicago Department of Aviation said it has been notified that the carrier has decided to suspend service at the Southwest Side airport.
The decision does not affect O'Hare International Airport, where American and its regional carrier, American Eagle, combine for 520 daily departures.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi...ack=1&cset=true