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United Airlines to Cease Dayton-George Bush Airport Service
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United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL - Free Report) will suspend its nonstop flights between Dayton International Airport (DAY) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, TX, with effect from Mar 29, 2020. The termination of the service is due to weak demand on the route. Notably, the carrier began service to IAH in June 2018.
Nevertheless, United Airlines will continue to serve Dayton from its hubs in Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC.
The carrier, which has 14 Boeing 737 MAX jets in their fleet, recently extended the grounding period of the MAX aircraft to Jun 4 (from previously the aircraft was grounded through Mar 4). As uncertainty lingers over the controversial aircraft’s return to service. Consequently, the airline expects to cancel approximately 56 flights a day in January and February. As air-travel demand usually picks up in the subsequent months, flight cancellations at United Airlines are expected to rise to 80 in March and April as well as 108 in May and early June.
Numerous flight cancellations due to groundings and the consequent revenue loss have weighed on the company’s shares. Thanks to these factors, the stock significantly underperformed its industry in a year’s time. While the stock gained a mere 4.7%, the industry rose 12.4%.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
United Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the same space are Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY - Free Report) , Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT - Free Report) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS - Free Report) . While Ryanair sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Allegiant and Controladora Vuela carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Shares of Ryanair, Allegiant and Controladora Vuela have rallied more than 21%, 67% and 95% in a year’s time, respectively.
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United Airlines to Cease Dayton-George Bush Airport Service
United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL - Free Report) will suspend its nonstop flights between Dayton International Airport (DAY) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, TX, with effect from Mar 29, 2020. The termination of the service is due to weak demand on the route. Notably, the carrier began service to IAH in June 2018.
Nevertheless, United Airlines will continue to serve Dayton from its hubs in Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC.
The carrier, which has 14 Boeing 737 MAX jets in their fleet, recently extended the grounding period of the MAX aircraft to Jun 4 (from previously the aircraft was grounded through Mar 4). As uncertainty lingers over the controversial aircraft’s return to service. Consequently, the airline expects to cancel approximately 56 flights a day in January and February. As air-travel demand usually picks up in the subsequent months, flight cancellations at United Airlines are expected to rise to 80 in March and April as well as 108 in May and early June.
Numerous flight cancellations due to groundings and the consequent revenue loss have weighed on the company’s shares. Thanks to these factors, the stock significantly underperformed its industry in a year’s time. While the stock gained a mere 4.7%, the industry rose 12.4%.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
United Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the same space are Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY - Free Report) , Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT - Free Report) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS - Free Report) . While Ryanair sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Allegiant and Controladora Vuela carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Shares of Ryanair, Allegiant and Controladora Vuela have rallied more than 21%, 67% and 95% in a year’s time, respectively.
7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days
Just released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers “Most Likely for Early Price Pops.”
Since 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.6% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention.
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