United Airlines sweetened on Tuesday a voluntary exit package for frontline employees like flight attendants and gate agents, saying it needed “a lot more people to sign up” to avoid involuntary layoffs in October, according to a staff email seen by Reuters. The email, sent 48 hours before a June 18 deadline, said that although “thousands” have signed up for the voluntary exit package so far, the number is not enough. United extended the deadline to July 8.
