United Airlines announced late Friday that it would be reducing international flights by 95% in April in light of the government's travel advisories in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
United's announcement is just the latest cutback in response to the pandemic. American Airlines reduced its international flights by 75% this week, and Delta announced that is planned to park at least 600 planes, more than half of its fleet.
This is the most drastic cut United has announced. On March 15, United said it was slashing its domestic and international flights by 50%. Just 48 hours later, late Tuesday, the airline bumped up that figure to 60%, with more than 40% of the April flight cuts occurring on flights across the U.S. and Canada.
With the cuts announced Friday, the airline said it would suspend all flights to Canada starting April 11.
With the exception of the airline's Cape Town-New York/Newark service, which has a final flight leaving the South African city scheduled for March 28, the last westbound trans-Atlantic flight is scheduled for March 25.
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The airline's trans-Pacific flights will also be significantly reduced beginning Sunday. The last eastbound flights will be March 25, except for service between San Francisco and Tahiti and San Francisco and Sydney, which will continue to operate until March 28.
Travelers whose flights are canceled are eligible for a refund, even if they have nonrefundable tickets, including those restrictive basic economy tickets.
Travelers whose flights aren't canceled have the option of changing or canceling their flights without paying a hefty change fee if they meet certain guidelines outlined in the airline's coronavirus travel waivers.
Travel has plunged due to an increasing number of travel restrictions around the world, a near suspension of business travel and conventions and mass cancellations of events, including professional sports and concerts.
Contributing: Dawn Gilbertson
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