Economics
United Airlines Joins Peers Cutting Flights to Venezuela
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Venezuela’s isolation from the global air traffic network deepened as United Airlines joined the roster of carriers cutting flights in a dispute with the government over cash trapped in the country.
Service will be pared to four round trips a week from the current daily offerings, a 43 percent reduction, effective Sept. 17, United said yesterday. The unit of Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc. flies between Caracas and its hub in Houston, a center for the U.S. energy industry.