United Airlines is the leading carrier when it comes to international flights, offering more than any other carrier, with some unusual destinations on the map. While profitable for the brand, new CEOs and a management team plan to switch the strategy up a bit and focus more on domestic travels, with upcoming route changes and additions that you should expect.
Key Takeaways:
- The two executives most responsible for United’s international focus are now gone, or leaving soon.
- The new team will be tweaking United’s routes, and likely will add or subtract depending on the profitability of each city pair.
- In recent months, Kirby said domestic pricing has become more “rational.” He added, though, that capacity is still growing faster than demand.
“United’s new international flights, especially those to secondary cities in China, could be massively profitable some day. But it generally takes long-haul flights some time to ramp up.”
https://skift.com/2016/10/19/united-turns-its-focus-from-international-to-domestic-growth/
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