An Update on the Government Shutdown from Scott Kirby to United Employees
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) announced operational changes tied to the government shutdown: the FAA and DOT directed airlines to reduce schedules across 40 domestic airports, effective Friday, November 7, 2025. United said it will prioritize safety, keep long‑haul international and hub‑to‑hub flying intact, and concentrate reductions on regional and non‑hub domestic mainline routes.
The company will provide rolling schedule updates, offer rebooking via app/website/push notifications, and allow refunds to any customer who chooses not to travel—including holders of non‑refundable and basic economy tickets. United and United Express expect to operate about 4,000 flights per day during the reduction period.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) ha annunciato cambi operativi legati allo shutdown governativo: la FAA e il DOT hanno ordinato alle compagnie aeree di ridurre i programmi di volo in 40 aeroporti nazionali, con effetto venerdì 7 novembre 2025. United ha dichiarato che darà priorità alla sicurezza, manterrà intatte le rotte internazionali a lungo raggio e i voli hub‑to‑hub, e concentrerà le riduzioni su rotte regionali e domestiche principali non hub.
La società fornirà aggiornamenti continui degli orari, offrirà riprenotazioni tramite app/sito web/notifiche push e permetterà rimborsi a qualsiasi cliente che scelga di non viaggiare, inclusi i possessori di biglietti non rimborsabili ed economy base. United e United Express prevedono di operare circa 4.000 voli al giorno durante il periodo di riduzione.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) anunció cambios operativos vinculados al cierre del gobierno: la FAA y el DOT ordenaron a las aerolíneas reducir los horarios en 40 aeropuertos nacionales, con efecto en viernes, 7 de noviembre de 2025. United dijo que priorizará la seguridad, mantendrá intactos los vuelos internacionales de larga distancia y los de hub a hub, y concentrará las reducciones en rutas regionales y domésticas principales fuera de hubs.
La empresa proporcionará actualizaciones de horarios de forma continua, ofrecerá reacomodo a través de la app/sitio web/notificaciones push y permitirá reembolsos a cualquier cliente que decida no viajar, incluidos los titulares de boletos no reembolsables y de economía básica. United y United Express esperan operar alrededor de 4,000 vuelos por día durante el periodo de reducción.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) 는 정부 폐쇄와 관련된 운영 변경을 발표했습니다: FAA와 DOT가 국내 40개 공항에서 항공편 스케줄을 축소하라고 지시했고, 2025년 11월 7일 금요일부터 시행됩니다. United는 안전을 최우선으로 하고, 장거리 국제선과 허브 간 운항은 유지하며, 축소를 지역 및 비허브 국내 주력 노선에 집중하겠다고 밝혔습니다.
회사는 일정 업데이트를 지속적으로 제공하고, 앱/웹사이트/푸시 알림을 통해 재예약을 제공하며, 여행을 원하지 않는 고객—including 비환불 및 기본 이코노미 티켓 소지자—에 대해 환불을 허용합니다. United 및 United Express는 축소 기간 동안 하루 약 4,000편의 비행을 운항할 것으로 예상합니다.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) a annoncé des changements opérationnels liés à la fermeture du gouvernement : la FAA et le DOT ont demandé aux compagnies aériennes de réduire leurs horaires dans 40 aéroports domestiques, à compter du vendredi 7 novembre 2025. United a déclaré qu'elle privilégiera la sécurité, maintiendra les vols internationaux long-courriers et les vols hub‑to‑hub, et concentrera les réductions sur les itinéraires régionaux et domestiques principaux hors hubs.
La société assurera des mises à jour des horaires en continu, proposera des réaménagements via l'application le site web et les notifications push, et permettra les remboursements à tout client choisissant de ne pas voyager — y compris les détenteurs de billets non remboursables et d'économique de base. United et United Express prévoient d'exploiter environ 4 000 vols par jour pendant la période de réduction.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) hat operative Änderungen im Zusammenhang mit dem Regierungsstillstand angekündigt: Die FAA und das DOT forderten die Fluggesellschaften auf, die Flugpläne an 40 nationalen Flughäfen zu reduzieren, mit Wirkung ab Freitag, dem 7. November 2025. United erklärte, dass die Sicherheit oberste Priorität hat, Langstrecken‑Internationale- und Hub‑zu‑Hub-Flüge unverändert bleiben und dass Reduzierungen auf regionale und nicht‑Hub‑basierte Hauptstrecken im Inland fokussiert werden.
Das Unternehmen wird fortlaufende Flugpläne aktualisieren, Umbuchungen über App/Website/Push-Benachrichtigungen anbieten und Rückerstattungen jedem Kunden ermöglichen, der nicht reisen möchte — einschließlich Inhabern von nicht erstattungsfähigen und Basic‑Economy‑Tickets. United und United Express gehen davon aus, während des Reduktionszeitraums ca. 4.000 Flüge pro Tag zu betreiben.
أعلنت خطوط United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) عن تغييرات تشغيلية مرتبطة بإغلاق الحكومة: وجهت إدارة الطيران الفدرالية (FAA) ووزارة النقل (DOT) شركات الطيران لتقليل الجداول في 40 مطاراً محلياً، اعتباراً من الجمعة 7 نوفمبر 2025. قالت United إنها ستعطي الأولوية للسلامة، وستبقي على الرحلات الدولية الطويلة المدى والربط بين المحاور، وستركز التخفيضات على المسارات الإقليمية والداخلية الرئيسية غير المحورية.
سوف توفر الشركة تحديثات مستمرة لجداول الرحلات، وتتيح إعادة الحجز عبر التطبيق/الموقع/إشعارات الدفع، وتسمح باسترداد الأموال لأي عميل يختار عدم السفر — بما في ذلك حاملي التذاكر غير القابلة للاسترداد وتذاكر الاقتصاد الأساسي. وتتوقع United وUnited Express تشغيل نحو 4,000 رحلة يومياً خلال فترة التخفيض.
- Long‑haul and hub‑to‑hub flying maintained
- ~4,000 flights per day will still operate during reductions
- Refund policy includes non‑refundable/basic economy which may reduce customer friction
- Schedule reductions begin Nov 7, 2025 and target regional and non‑hub domestic flying
- Company may face revenue impact from refunds including non‑refundable tickets
- Rolling schedule changes create operational uncertainty for customers and crew
Insights
FAA-directed domestic schedule cuts start
**United** will comply with FAA and DOT direction to reduce schedules at 40 domestic airports beginning
The company will offer refunds for any customer who chooses not to travel and expects to operate about 4,000 flights per day, noting greater seat availability in early November. These actions reduce immediate customer disruption risk but may raise short‑term cash outflows from refunds and rebooking costs; the statement provides no explicit financial figures to quantify impact.
Watch near‑term schedule updates and daily flight counts, refund volume, and rebooking rates over the next few days to a couple of weeks to assess operational strain and passenger cost exposure; regulatory direction and the duration of the government shutdown are the key external dependencies.
United team:
Earlier today, the FAA and DOT directed every airline to reduce their schedules during the government shutdown, across 40 domestic airports.
The FAA's goal is to relieve pressure on the aviation system so that we can all continue to operate safely. That is the FAA's highest priority, and ours as well. No matter what environment we're operating in, we will not compromise on safety.
These reductions will start on Friday, November 7, and we will continue to make rolling updates to our schedule as the government shutdown continues so we can give our customers several days' advance notice and to minimize disruption for them and for all of you.
United's long-haul international flying and our hub-to-hub flying will not be impacted by this schedule reduction direction from the FAA. That's important to maintain the integrity of our network, give impacted customers as many options as possible to resume their trip, and sustain our crew pairing systems.
Instead, we will focus our schedule reductions on regional flying and domestic mainline flights that do not travel between our hubs.
We'll use our app, website and push notifications to communicate to customers directly if their flight changes, and to offer rebooking options. We want to provide them with as much information as we can and in a way that's simple and easy to understand.
And importantly, any customer traveling during this period is eligible for a refund if they do not wish to fly – even if their flight isn't impacted. That includes non-refundable tickets and those customers with basic economy tickets.
Even with these schedule reductions, United and its United Express partners will still offer about 4,000 flights per day to fly our customers to their destinations. And because of the early November timing, our flights have more seats available than before the summer, meaning we should be able to find seats for many customers even if their flight is canceled.
Finally, thank you for going above and beyond during this government shutdown to take care of our customers and one another. Your professionalism and care will be more important than ever in the days ahead.
Scott
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