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Expects first quarter 2022 capacity to be down 16% to 18% versus first quarter 2019.
Expects first quarter 2022 total operating revenue to be down 20% to 25% versus first quarter 2019.
Expects first quarter 2022 CASM-ex to be up 14% to 15% compared to first quarter 2019.
Estimates first quarter 2022 fuel price of approximately $2.51 per gallon.
Now expects full year 2022 capacity to be down versus 2019.
Now expects full year 2022 CASM-ex to be higher than 2019.
Expects 2022 adjusted capital expenditures to be around $4.2 billion, plus approximately $1.7 billion in 2021 deferred capital expenditures mainly due to the timing of certain aircraft deliveries delayed to 2022, for a total of $5.9 billion.
Remains on track to achieve long-term financial targets from United Next plan.

2021 Mfundo Zazikulu

Announced “United Next” plan to retrofit 100% of the mainline, narrowbody fleet to transform the customer experience and create a new signature interior with a roughly 75% increase in premium seats per departure, larger overhead bins, seatback entertainment in every seat and the industry’s fastest available Wi-Fi.
Announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s history and the biggest by an individual carrier in the last decade.
Opened United Aviate Academy with a new diversity goal for at least 50% of the 5,000 students the airline has committed to train by 2030 to be women and people of color.
Together with JPMorgan Chase, funded $2.4 million in scholarship assistance to students at the United Aviate Academy.
Implemented a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for U.S.-based employees, subject to certain exemptions.
Created the Eco-Skies Alliance℠, a first-of-its-kind program, offering United’s corporate customers the opportunity to help reduce their environmental impact by allowing them to pay the additional cost for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
In the fourth quarter, became the first airline in aviation history to fly an aircraft with passengers using 100% SAF in one engine.
Launched the industry-exclusive “Travel Ready Center” to ease the burden of COVID-19 travel restrictions. Customers can review COVID-19 entry requirements, find local testing options, and upload any required testing and vaccination records for domestic and international travel, all in one place. United is the first airline to integrate all these features into its mobile app and website.
Returned to John F. Kennedy Airport after a five-year absence and is now operating direct service to the airline’s West Coast hubs – Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Launched a new corporate venture capital fund – United Airlines Ventures – which will allow the airline to continue investing in emerging companies that have the potential to influence the future of travel.
Offered loyalty program members the chance to win free flights for a year’s worth of travel through “Your Shot to Fly” sweepstakes to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in support of the Biden Administration’s national effort to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Assisted in the evacuation of 15,000 passengers on 94 flights as part of Afghan relief efforts.
Committed to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of SAF over 20 years, which at the time of purchase was one and a half times the size of the rest of the world’s airlines’ publicly announced SAF commitments combined.