CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $600 million.

On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had net income of $1.81. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.61 per share.

The airline posted revenue of $13.63 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $13.55 billion.

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