3,000 bookings for three new overseas flights: United Airlines hopeful as it reports $1.4 billion quarterly loss

United Airlines employees stand ready to assist customers Oct. 1, 2020, in Terminal 1 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Demand for business and long-haul international flights remains down 80% compared with before the pandemic, CEO Scott Kirby said April 20, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)