United Airlines Announces Extended Flight Cancellations Due to Grounded Boeing 737 Max

[Elderberry]

Gizmodo by Catie Keck 7/12/2019

Flight cancellations continue as the Boeing 737 Max remains grounded pending an ongoing review of its software update, with United Airlines on Friday announcing yet another schedule revision.

A spokesperson said the airline’s latest cancellations will extend through Nov. 3, adding that the changes will affect dozens of flights per day. The changes will impact approximately 2,100 flights during the month of September and roughly 2,900 flights in October alone, the airline said.

More: https://gizmodo.com/united-airlines-announces-extended-flight-cancellations-1836328498

[Applewood]

I believe these "cancellations" are permanent.  The airlines have figured out we dopey passengers will pay through the nose for a whole lot of inconvenience and won't complain.

[Elderberry]

This is what they claimed back in March:

https://hub.united.com/united-ground-737-max-aircraft--2631534368.html

Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our customers and employees. As we have said since Sunday, we have been in close contact with investigators as well as Boeing to share data and fully cooperate with regulatory authorities. We will comply with the FAA's order and will ground our 14 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. We will remain in close contact with authorities as their investigation continues.

Since Sunday, we have been working diligently on contingency plans to prepare our fleet to minimize the impact to customers. Our Boeing 737 MAX aircraft account for roughly 40 flights a day and through a combination of spare aircraft and rebooking customers, we do not anticipate a significant operational impact as a result of this order. We will continue to work with our customers to help minimize any disruption to their travel plans.

[Applewood]

@Elderberry

They lie.  Profit is far more important than safety and these airlines are taking advantage of a tragedy.