American to End Landline Service at O’Hare

One connection will be discontinued, while another will switch to scheduled air service.

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Key Takeaways:

  • American Airlines will cease its Landline motorcoach service at Chicago O'Hare International Airport later this year.
  • The ground connection between O'Hare and South Bend, Indiana, will be replaced by three daily regional flights starting October 5, while service to Rockford, Illinois, will be discontinued entirely.
  • American Airlines confirmed it will continue its Landline partnership at Philadelphia International Airport for other existing routes.
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American Airlines will wind down its Landline motorcoach service at Chicago O’Hare later this year.

The carrier confirmed Monday that it will no longer offer ground transportation between O’Hare and South Bend, Indiana, and Rockford, Illinois.

American said its connection to South Bend will transition to scheduled air service, launching Oct. 5. Flights will operate three times daily, using regional aircraft.

Service to Rockford, meanwhile, will be discontinued, and customers will be offered refunds or alternate travel arrangements.

“American routinely evaluates ​its ​regional network to provide optimal connections for our ​customers traveling ​across our ​global ​network,” the carrier said in a statement. “As ​part ​of this, we will be ​winding ​down our operations ​with Landline at Chicago O’Hare International ​Airport ​this ​fall. We ​thank Landline ​for ​their partnership connecting customers to one ​of our largest hubs.”

American said it will continue its partnership with Landline at Philadelphia International Airport. The company currently offers motorcoach service between Philadelphia and Allentown/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Trenton-Mercer, New Jersey, Wilmington, Delaware, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of commercial aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
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