United Airlines today denied a news article by the Florida Sun Sentinel that the company had filed for bankruptcy. In what seems like a case of reporting on the sinking of the Titanic six years after it happened, the Florida Sun Sentential foolishly & mistakenly referred from and basing their article on a six year old press release of the airlines 2002 filing.

United Airlines has called for the Florida Sun Sentential to retract their article which the paper is yet to do.

In a press release from United Airlines they quote the following, “United continues to execute it previously announced businesses plans to successfully navigate thru an environment marked by volatile fuel prices and continues to have a strong liquidity”

United Airlines is America’s second largest airline and recently came under fire after announcing and then quietly dropping plans to charge all economy class passengers on transatlantic flights for on board meals. After huge opposition and from passengers along with other airlines not following suite, United quietly dropped their buy on board meal plans.