Story posted in the Chicago Tribune this morning that Virgin America has abandoned all hope of securing gates at O'Hare. They have been told that existing ORD carriers have exclusivity agreements through 2018.
Virgin America has secured gates at DFW and will use this as it's Mid-Continent hub for expanding operations instead of Chicago.
www.chicagotribune.com/business/feed/ct-biz-0811-virgin-america-20100810,0,4326474.story