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United Airlines Statement on Proposals to Reduce Air Travel Delays
| CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2007 -- UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) issued the following statement from Chairman, President and Chief Executive Glenn Tilton regarding the announced proposals by the Department of Transportation to reduce air travel delays in the New York region.
“We support the schedule reduction as a short-term fix to reduce delays, and applaud the Secretary for the collaborative process she led addressing the issue in an equitable way that will benefit customers; we continue to believe the long-term solution lies in providing adequate funding and commitment for a modernized ATC system and the consistent application of the proven worldwide scheduling guidelines to accommodate current and future demands.”
About United
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates more than 3,300* flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.
*Based on the flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2007.
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