Jul 22, 2008 3:05 pm US/Mountain
United, Frontier Announce More Job Cuts For Colo.
DENVER (AP) ―
The top two airlines at Denver International Airport have announced 130 more job cuts, with one announcing more flight reductions.
United Airlines plans to lay off 17 pilots in September, and Frontier Airlines plans to lay off 113 nonunion employees Sept. 9, according to letters both airlines sent to state labor officials earlier this month.
And United's layoff figures could rise. Tuesday, United said it planned to cut a total of 7,000 jobs throughout the company, up from the 3,800 it previously announced.
The news came as United parent UAL Corporation reported a $2.73 billion second-quarter loss.
Since June, Frontier has announced 569 layoffs in Denver while United has announced cuts of 167 people at its Denver hub.
Frontier also is reducing jobs in other cities, including 37 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Frontier blames rising fuel prices for the cuts.
The airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April.
United is also cutting flights. In a message to employees, it said that beginning in November, it is reducing the number of daily flights between Denver and 14 cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and smaller towns such as Vail, Montrose and Fargo, N.D.
It also plans to end its one daily departure from Denver to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Tuesday, the head of United's parent company says the carrier is ending Denver-to-London flights, which it began offering March 30.
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