United Airlines Posts Smaller Loss, Sees Recovery From Pandemic Gaining Traction

United Airlines Posts Smaller Loss, Sees Recovery From Pandemic Gaining Traction
A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 6, 2019. Chris Helgren/Reuters
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CHICAGO—United Airlines Holdings on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss than a year ago, but a resurgence in coronavirus cases slowed bookings and drove up cancellations, upending the carrier’s plan to return to profit.

Chief Executive Scott Kirby, however, said recent headwinds the airline has faced are “turning to tailwinds.”