United Airlines Cutting Hundreds of Flights After a Clear Warning to Customers

Earlier this month, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby issued a clear warning to travelers of what he expected to be an imminent price increase for plane tickets across the industry as the global price of oil surges due to the conflict in the Middle East. Now, it sounds like that will mean fewer flights, too.

This week, United Airlines announced that it would be cutting about 5% of its flights, which works out to be hundreds of flights per day, as the company charts a path forward with what...