United cuts May schedule by 90%, tells employees to brace for job cuts: memo By Reuters

© Reuters. A United Airlines passenger aircraft arrives over the top of residential houses to land at Heathrow Airport in west London

(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc (O:) told employees on Wednesday that it has cut its flight schedule by 90% in May and possibly June, and to prepare for a smaller airline and workforce starting as early as Oct. 1.

In a memo, Chief Executive Oscar Munoz and President Scott Kirby said travel demand “is essentially zero and shows no sign of improving in the near-term” and warned that “the challenging economic outlook means we have some tough decisions ahead.”

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