United Airlines Breaks Passenger Records Despite Surging Ticket Prices

United Airlines saw strong demand from travelers in the second quarter despite higher ticket prices caused by surges in the price of fuel, executives said Thursday (July 16) during an earnings call . “In the quarter, United carried 10 of our highest passenger days in company history, with the highest being over 640,000 customers carried on June 18,” United Airlines President Brett J. Mike Leskinen , executive vice president and chief financial officer at United, said d