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And, you know, as we've said in this interview, like our bookings are just we're setting one record after another as we come into the year.
So we feel pretty good that our guidance is solid.
And as long as things stay like they are, we're going to wind up being conservative as we get through the full year.
I think I've done enough.
You certainly ask interesting questions.
You know, actually, you look across the full year, the first three quarters were really good for United in a lot of macro volatility that happened for the aviation industry.
That demonstrates the resilience of our revenue diverse brand loyal business model.
But you look to the fourth quarter, it's even more exciting because as the economy is starting to get back to a solid footing, at least for aviation, demonstrates a lot of upside.
We think we're going to be able to grow earnings for the full year, even in this environment.
So it really is creating value for all of our customers, all the way from basic economy to winning much higher market share and the brand loyal customers.
Really is a great resilient strategy when times are difficult, but a lot of upside as the economy recovers here in 4Q.
Well, as we've talked about before, Lisa, the airline industries are a pretty good real-time indicator of the economy.
And we saw for much of the first half of the year economic stress and ticket prices were lower as a result of that.
But as we got into the third quarter, bookings at least for future travel, the economy started to pick up, bookings started to pick up.
And as we finished the quarter, we've set records each of the last several weeks on
Most corporate revenue that we've ever booked in a single week and a number of records, particularly in business travel, really kind of strong across the board, though.
Internationals come back stronger.
The period has extended.
Premium is obviously stronger than main cabin.