United Airlines Blocks A.I. Agents From Booking Flights
Published . Updated .
Market Call
Think this story will push the stock up or down over the next three trading days? Make a free call and see what other readers think. Points are play money with no cash value.
Get these market calls by email
The week's biggest market-moving stories, Congress trades and Trump posts, with the tickers they touch. Free, one email a week.
Free. We only use your email to send the digest, never sell or share it, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe link. See our privacy policy.
The carrier said that to protect customers’ information and comply with regulations, it was barring the digital assistants from logging into accounts and managing reservations.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-5.0% 30d
U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- UAL United Airlines Holdings-1.1% 8d
United Airlines Holdings (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- DAL Delta Air Lines+10.5% 30d
Delta Air Lines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- AAL American Airlines Group+5.4% 30d
American Airlines Group (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- LUV Southwest Airlines+16.1% 15d
Southwest Airlines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JETS | -6.01% | +0.05% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| UAL | -6.67% | +1.74% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DAL | -6.50% | +0.57% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| AAL | -8.17% | +0.53% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LUV | -4.51% | -0.39% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
The carrier said that to protect customers’ information and comply with regulations, it was barring the digital assistants from logging into accounts and managing reservations.
Source: The New York Times
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | three days earlier | +0.53% | final price |
| AAL | five days earlier | -8.17% | final price |
| DAL | three days earlier | +0.57% | final price |
| DAL | five days earlier | -6.50% | final price |
| JETS | three days earlier | +0.05% | final price |
| JETS | five days earlier | -6.01% | final price |
| LUV | three days earlier | -0.39% | final price |
| LUV | five days earlier | -4.51% | final price |
| UAL | three days earlier | +1.74% | final price |
| UAL | five days earlier | -6.67% | final price |
This story
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
How solid “United Airlines Blocks A.I. Agents From Booking Flights” looks
12 out of 100
“United Airlines Blocks A.I. Agents From Booking Flights” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.