United Airlines on Monday said it will start notifying travelers when an upcoming flight is expected to be full or nearly full and allow concerned passengers to switch to a different flight or cancel and receive a travel credit.
The new policy, which comes just days after a doctor’s tweet about an unexpectedly packed flight from New Jersey to California went viral, begins next week and will continue through June 30, United said in a statement posted to its website.
The airline said more than 85% of its flights are less than half full due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that some flights are filling up as more cities and states begin to open.
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