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UAL cancels flights
July 7, 2000: 10:20 a.m. ET

No. 1 U.S. airline grounds 4,800 flights as pilots refuse to work overtime
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - United Airlines has been forced to cancel thousands of flights during the busy summer travel season because many of its union pilots refuse to work overtime.

The nation's biggest airline, a unit of UAL Corp. (UAL: Research, Estimates), in April cancelled 4,800 flights scheduled from May to September to try to cope with the job action by members of the Air Line Pilots Association, United spokesman Matt Triaca told CNNfn Friday.

graphicChicago-based United operates about 2,400 flights a day, Triaca said. The cancellations represent about 2 percent of United's total flights for the five-month period.

The company is contacting people who already have made travel plans, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the story Friday morning.

Triaca said UAL's talks with its pilots are progressing, but he wouldn't give any specifics about them. "Talks continue to be productive, and we hope to reach an agreement soon," he said.

UAL stock rose 7/16 to 58-1/2 in New York Stock Exchange trading early Friday. Back to top





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