United Airlines announced Monday afternoon that it will be reducing its international schedule by 20% and domestic schedule by 10% in April amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
Citing a “decline in demand flowing from the impact of COVID-19,” the US airline also revealed in its news release that it will also waive flight change fees for both international and domestic bookings made between March 3 and March 31.
Schedule changes are slated to go public on March 7 and will be followed by “similar reductions in May” across the board.
Additionally, salary increases for employees holding management and administrative positions will be postponed.
“We remain in close contract with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [(CDC)], the World Health Organization, federal officials and other health organizations as we take a variety of steps to keep our customers and employees safe,” the release read.
According to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering, there have been a total of 95,075 cases of coronavirus confirmed worldwide – with 148 of those attributed to the US. On Wednesday, California health officials announced that their first COVID-19-related death, bringing the nation’s total to 11.
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