United Airlines says Sandy cost it $90 million in revenue, but it could have been worse
Photo Credit: An United Airlines flight takes off in Chicago. Flickr.com / Rachel Titiriga
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Although the storm initially cancelled over 5,000 flights, United will eventually receive fares for rebookings, saved costs on fuel and labor, and improved load efficiency on flights following the storm.
United Airlines said Superstorm Sandy cut its October revenue by about $90 million as it was forced to cancel almost 5,300 flights.
That's nearly an entire day's worth of United's schedule lost. It runs about 5,500 flights a day throughout the world, including those operated by its regional partners. United's scrapped flights accounted for about a quarter of total the industry's Sandy-related cancellations.
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