United Airlines posted better-than-estimated fourth-quarter results and gave a bullish current-quarter outlook on the back of increased consumer demand for premium travel.

United Airlines (UAL) has reported full-year and fourth-quarter 2024 financial results. The company had full-year pre-tax earnings of $4.2 billion, with a pre-tax margin of 7.3%; adjusted pre-tax earnings1 of $4.

United Airlines on Tuesday forecast a stronger-than-expected profit in the current quarter, after its earnings topped Wall Street estimates in the fourth quarter on robust travel demand and improved pricing power.