United Airlines Eyes Business Travelers as It Boosts European Flights in 2019

United Airlines Eyes Business Travelers as It Boosts European Flights in 2019
United Airlines flight 747 takes off from San Francisco International Airport as it travels to Honolulu, Hawaii on its final flight in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 7, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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MONTREAL—United Airlines announced three new daily routes to Europe as the third-largest U.S. carrier eyes higher-paying business travelers on transatlantic flights.

The increase in transatlantic capacity comes as part of a broader company strategy that includes growing the margin-rich business-class service, Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of the international network, said in a telephone interview from Montreal.