"I know companies that won't allow travel into that area, in Jan/Feb, unless absolutely necessary."

Of all the idiotic statements that have been made regarding travel to Chicago, this one takes the cake. Do these companies also restrict travel to Phoenix in the summer? How about Denver during the winter. You make it sound like "the busiest airport in the world" just shuts down in Jan/Feb. This isn't Siberia. Sounds like some really great run companies. What is your opinion of the decision makers in those companies versus PTSC management? I'd really like to know.