United to restore 162 cut flights in June CHICAGO (AP) =97 United Airlines, citing a recent improvement in bookings,= is=20 restoring 162 daily flights next month that had been cut from its April and= =20 May schedules due to a drop in demand during the Iraq war. The nation's No.= =20 2 carrier, hopeful of a busy summer travel season, said in announcing the=20 revisions Thursday that the additional flights are to domestic, European=20 and Pacific destinations. No markets were eliminated during the two months= =20 of scaled-back flights. United, which is restructuring in Chapter 11=20 bankruptcy, will now operate 1,722 daily flights in June, up from 1,560 in= =20 May. The move is a sign of improving prospects for both United and the=20 battered airline industry, which remains mired in its worst slump ever.=20 After putting new labor contracts into effect this month that will reduce=20 its annual expenses by more than $2.5 billion, United has said it intends=20 to focus on ways to raise revenue. The Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based=20 carrier hopes to launch a low-fare carrier by early 2004. "As we prepare=20 for the summer travel season, we have been encouraged by the upturn in=20 bookings that indicate a strong recovery in many of the markets we serve,"= =20 said Marty St. George, director of network planning for United. *************************************************** The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com Roj (Roger James) escape email mailto:ejames@xxxxxxxxx Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ Site of the Week: http://www.cso.gov.tt TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************