For many years now, Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in the US federal state of Illinois has been one of United Airlines' most important hubs for both domestic and international flying. The city is also home to the US 'big three' legacy carrier and Star Alliance founding member's corporate HQ.

The extent of United's presence in Chicago is underlined by the fact that, this December, it is operating 29% more flights on its various long-haul routes to and from Europe than was the case this time last year. In this article, we will dive deeper into the data to examine United's strong European growth.

Crunching The Numbers

According to present scheduling data made available by Cirium , an aviation analytics company, United Airlines is set to operate a grand total of

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