46 Years Since 273 Killed in American Airlines Plane Crash Near O'Hare Airport

46 years since 273 killed in American Airlines plane crash near O'Hare Airport

Sunday marked 46 years since 273 people were killed in an American Airlines Flight 191 plane crash near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

American Airlines touts growth at Chicago's O'Hare - The Points Guy

American Airlines wants you to know it is committed to Chicago. Asked at an investor conference on Thursday about the carrier’s plans in the Windy City, Chief Financial Officer Devon May emphasized Chicago’s importance to American. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) was — and is — its third-largest hub, he said repeatedly. Up until 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic, the carrier operated some 500 daily departures out of the Midwest airp…