United Airlines slashes domestic, international flying as demand slides on coronavirus

CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc is reducing U.S. and Canadian flights by 10% and international flying by 20% in the month of April and eyeing similar cuts in May in some of the most drastic measures announced to date by a U.S. airline in response to falling demand due to the coronavirus.

In a statement on Wednesday, Chicago-based United said it was also implementing a hiring freeze, delaying merit-based salary increases and offering employees the option to take an unpaid leave of absence.

(Reporting by Tracy Rucinski; Editing by Matthew Lewis)