[kbud]

Hainan Airlines officially announced ORD service starting in September with 4 flights per week departing at 3:30 pm. I wish them luck amidst 3 nonstops on 4 days a week between Chicago and Beijing. With American seemingly struggling on this route it seems suspect to launch. With all the new int'l carriers coming in this year, and the posted rumors above about Emirates not having favorable slot times, I'm surprised the city isn't looking at plans on increasing int'l gate space. What happened to the plan (forgot the name) that was announced about 12 years ago that included a new terminal 4 for One World and redoing Terminal 2 for Star? It is nice to see ORD's new runways but their terminal space is not keeping up compared to ATL, DTW, SFO or LAX for int'l travel demands.