United is increasing its flights in August with an eye on leisure destinations but its schedule will be just 40% from a year ago.
United's 25,000 additional flights still bring its August 2020 schedule to just 40% of flights in 2019.
The airline is also increasing international flights, with destinations including Lima, Shanghai and Frankfurt.Robert Alexanderis planning to add about 25,000 flights in August, hoping to capitalize on an uptick in air travel, particularly to leisure destinations ranging from Bozeman, Montana, to Bangor, Maine.
"While travel demand remains a fraction of what it was at the end of 2019, customers are slowly returning to flying, with a preference for leisure destinations, trips to reunite with friends and family, and getaways to places that encourage social distancing," United said in its announcement on Wednesday.
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