United bets on a strong late-summer travel season by adding 25,000 flights, despite the surge in coronavirus cases in states across the US (UAL)

• United Airlines will add 25,000 flights to its schedule for August, as travel demand continues to climb despite outbreaks in states across the US.
• The airline will fly 40% of its overall schedule — 48% of its domestic schedule, and 25% of its international flights.
• The schedule also includes flights to several cities in the European Union, despite a ban on American travelers due to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus in the US.
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United Airlines said on Wednesday that it would add 25,000 flights to its schedule for August, betting on a stronger second half of the summer travel season even as the pandemic shows no signs of abating.

The announcement comes as airlines have seen demand start to return after hitting record-lows in March and April as the pandemic spread. As states have begun to reopen, leisure demand from quarantine-weary Americans has led to a gradual climb in air traffic numbers beginning in May.

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