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United notifies 30,000 flight attendants of transfer to London

United Airlines sent a mass email informing its roughly 30,000 flight attendants they were being transferred to operate out of London — the carrier’s last remaining crew base outside the contiguous United States and Guam — a message that reportedly surprised many crew members.

Discovered 2026-03-20T03:49:19.093984-07:00 | 2026-03-20T03:49:19.093984-07:00

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  • The mass notification affects roughly 30,000 flight attendants and represents a major basing change that intersects with United’s long‑running flight attendant contract talks (see source:62cb6f3b-95b8-4730-afe1-c2dc397d8b07).
  • Shifting the carrier’s last overseas crew base in London alters United’s international footprint and follows other adjustments to non‑contiguous operations, including recent redeployment activity in Guam and UK base closures (see source:e9c33281-4dd9-4752-ad18-50f9732c51a9 and source:1de89f41-0649-4a24-a43c-b08cda16bc70).

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2026-03-20T03:49:19.093984-07:00
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