Chicago O'Hare Just Retook The Americas Connectivity Crown Despite Losing 300 Daily Flights
How two airlines are making Chicago one of the most-connected hubs in the world and why.
By Daniel S OsipovZimbabwe

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There are some airports that are seemingly connected to all parts of their region and the world. Within the US, the world's largest aviation market, there are multiple hubs that are connected to dozens upon dozens of destinations with hundreds of daily flights. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has long been the country's largest hub because of Delta's large operations there, and it remains the busiest airport in the world by passenger numbers. However, it has been overtaken in another statistic.
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- 81 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 16, 2026
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- Daniel S Osipov
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- Simple Flying