"United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to increase daily flights to 15 US cities, a move it says would potentially help stranded passengers of Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. but could also wind up further straining the financially strapped carrier. The new 19 daily round-trip flights start Jan. 6 and will remain in United's schedule going forward, the carrier said Thursday in a statement."
"We know if Spirit suddenly goes out of business it will be incredibly disruptive for customers, Patrick Quayle, United senior vice president of global network planning and alliances, said in the statement. We're adding these flights to give Spirit customers options if they want or need them. But a spokesperson for Spirit pushed back on United's move, suggesting it's less than altruistic."
United Airlines will add 19 daily round-trip flights to 15 U.S. cities beginning Jan. 6 and will keep the new routes in its schedule. Spirit Aviation has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year but says operations, tickets and its loyalty program are unaffected, while warning it may not survive without more cash. Spirit will end flights to 11 U.S. cities the week of Oct. 2 and will not begin planned service to Macon, Georgia. Frontier is adding routes targeting Spirit markets. United positions the additions as options for Spirit customers; Spirit calls the move competitive.
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