United Airlines presented sobering facts to employees Monday that bookings are tumbling as Covid cases soar. Also hurting travel demand: regulations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that mandate travelers from the pandemic's US hotspots quarantine themselves for 14 days. The Wall Street Journal first reported the memo.Near-term bookings at United's hub in Newark were only 16% of 2019 bookings through July 1.
Delta, Southwest and United said Tuesday that they have yet to make a firm decision on whether they will need the additional federal help. Baggaley predicted some airlines will not take the additional loans."No one has ruled it out certainly," he said.Recent signs of returning demandThe news comes just after TSA screened 3.4 million people during the five days from Thursday through Monday around the holiday weekend.
Cnn, what exactly do you gain by spelling doom?
Who wants to fly after they made the seats smaller and more uncomfortable. Drive and stay close to home. Shut the airlines down.
These big corporations need to stop whining
Never should have resumed anything more than regional flights
They just take government $$$ and raise rates later. Wish we all had that luxury..
Serves them right!
I think you mean a surge in positive tests. Using the right words is important!
If the good lord wanted us to fly, he'd have bought us the tickets - Mel Brooks
Wow, you seem happy about this...hmmmm...wonder why
Which means they will be begging for more handouts from taxpayers, who themselves cannot get the help they need from the government they pay taxes to, taxes with are used to support the airlines and other big corporations.
CNN try not to sound so happy when you report bad things. Your hate for America is showing.
Trump will demand that people get on planes to make him look good.
Airlines don't care, they'll just get another bailout
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