Terminal 5 is home to most of O'Hare's international flights, in addition to Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines flights. Ground Transportation available from T2 is: Airport Express, Rental Cars, Charter Buses, Suburban and Reserved Taxis, Regular Cabs, Reserved Limousines. "It really is great for our city to see that we can improve our airports gradually and today was a big step towards that," Schwieterman said. [25] O'Hare was the site of the world's first jet bridge in 1958,[26][27] and successfully adapted slip form paving, developed for the nation's new Interstate highway system, for seamless concrete runways. A light-filled, spacious new terminal 5 has 10 new gates, making things more efficient and reducing delays, even adding 13 security checkpoints. The Wild Things 2023 Conference drew thousands of outdoor sorts. Advertisement. "It really brings that terminal up to world class standards.". Ten renovated gates opened in the western wing of Terminal 5 in October 2022 as the new home for Delta Air Lines, which shifted operations from the carrier's longtime home in Terminal 2. Near Gate M7. I dont think weve ever done that," Lightfoot said to applause. A principal feature of the plan is the reorganization of the terminal core into an "alliance hub," the first in North America; airside connections and layout will be optimized around airline alliances. It is big, it is wide, it is bright, it is welcoming," Lightfoot said.