United is drastically cutting flights worldwide and offering unpaid leave to employees as the coronavirus ravages the airline industry (UAL)

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• In an email to employees, United Airlines said it would cancel 10% of domestic flights and 20% of international service in the coming months as demand for travel falls due to the coronavirus outbreak.
• United CEO Oscar Munoz and president Scott Kirby also outlined a series of cost-cutting measures, including voluntary unpaid leaves for employees, and a hiring freeze.
• The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has impacted the airline industry especially hard, leading to flight cancellations, route suspensions, and uncertainty in the markets.
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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz said on Wednesday that the airline would make significant cuts to its flight network and implement a series of cost reductions, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the airline industry in the US and worldwide.

In a memo to employees sent by Munoz and United president Scott Kirby — who is set to take over from Munoz later this year — said that the airline would cut 20% of its international schedule and 10% of its domestic flights in April, with similar cuts in May.

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