United Adds Routes, Swipes at Spirit
United announced Thursday that it is adding new routes and bolstering others, partly as an effort to poach customers from a struggling competitor.
United announced Thursday that it is adding new routes and bolstering others, partly as an effort to poach customers from a struggling competitor.
SkyWest Flight 5971, operating as United Express from Aspen, Colorado, to Houston, diverted to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Thursday evening.
The CRJ-550 is a modified CRJ-700 with only 50 seats, including 10 in first class and 40 in economy. GoJet debuted the CRJ-550 for United in 2019.
United has resumed normal operations after a technology problem grounded airplanes and delayed over 1,000 flights late Wednesday.
The union and United reached a tentative deal in May that included immediate raises of at least 26%, a one-time retroactive bonus, and an additional holiday.
United and JetBlue announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation has completed its review of their Blue Sky partnership.
United later added a flight to Havana from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, but this service was dropped in 2023.
United is ending bus service between Newark, New Jersey, and Allentown, Pennsylvania, and between Denver and Fort Collins, Colorado.
Veteran captain alleges he was wrongly diagnosed with alcohol dependence following a head injury and coerced into United’s substance abuse monitoring program.
The United crew reported receiving a TCAS alert during their climb as they approached the FedEx aircraft’s altitude on Saturday.