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Old Nov 9, 2023 | 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by mnhusker
Article I saw yesterday said that UPS was down 9% for the first 8 months of the year. I mention this just to say that belly freight may not save United on the Sydney route if the cabin is sparsely filled.
FedEx is also down and is asking pilots to fly AA regional jets until business picks up again.

I wonder if UA is pricing cargo more competitively. I suppose the added bonus of passenger jets is that you can actually load humans who will pay money to be on the same flight as the cargo.
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